Turtle eating his not-so-favourite Spring Mix while enclosure is being cleaned:
Holding himself up for a bite of Spinach:
..I meant a bite of my fingers:
Exploring the new apartment:
Plastron picture:
Using his water dish his own way even after a bath:
Enclosure:
I've had my Greek tort for close to 13 years now, its turning 16 in a month. I live in Canada, so the weather gets really cold at times, but at the moment it isn't super cold out yet (ranging from 15-20 degrees C). Turtle (my tort's name), has a fairly large enclosure with ReptiBark bedding. The...
Hi guys. I went to my local farmer's market today to get some succulents. It's the first time I go out and shop for them. I live in Canada and I have a Greek tortoise from Morocco, he's 15 now.
I asked one of the farmers if their plants were edible and if they were grown with any chemicals...
I've heard that a basking lamp is important for a tortoise enclosure and that a UVB lamp is important as well. I have a medium sized enclosure indoors and my greek tort is indoors most of the year since I live in Canada and the weather is cold 90% of the year.
How would I go about installing...
I've had this tortoise for 11 years. I admit I've neglect it for most of that time. After a lot of research and spending, I finally was able to build a new enclosure for him. I'm not sure the size is large enough, but unfortunately it's the best I can do. I live in an apartment with my dad...
Thank you for the words of encouragement! People usually think it's ok to neglect a tortoise because it doesn't seem as emotional as say a dog, but it's not true. I've already built an indoor enclosure for my tort out of wood and changed it's diet to something more healthy and nutritious. Turtle...
Thanks guys, I really appreciate the advice! I will be posting much more on this forum, hopefully you guys will see, in the near future, how Turtle will be living in a much better environment.
Here she is holding herself up to get some endives
She can definitely lift herself up. She's actually surprisingly strong for her size. She gets sunlight every day during the summer (Itake her outside) and I have a UVb lamp and bulb for her to bask in every morning. Also, I'm not sure if it's...
I was just wondering what species my tortoise belongs to and if she's healthy and all. I've had her for about 10 years now. Unfortunately, growing up (I got her at 8, I'm 18 now), 99% of the time, I fed her romaine lettuce. I neglected her alot when I was a kid. When I hit my teenage years, I...