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Hello! I posted some photos of the underside of our 1-year-old Greek tortoise, and doing so noted some dark brown/black discoloration and softness on the underside of the shell. I have read a few posts about shell rot, but this is either a really bad case or something else. The shell is as...

Here are some pictures of Grassy's underside. "She" is a year old. Any ideas about gender? I also noticed some discoloration and slightly soft parts of her underside. These have been here for over 6 months - are they anything to worry about?

It's been a while, but we wanted to share a few photos of our one-year old tortoise, Grassy! My daughter insisted on a cake and full-on party, so Grassy was well-celebrated.

Hello again! We have been soaking our little Grassy every day or two, but she has yet to make any poo or pee in the water. Is that normal? I keep reading about how other people's torts make a mess in their water, but ours just seems content to sit there a few minutes, then she starts trying...

Hello all! I have a new 1 month old baby mountain Greek tortoise. I have read all the benefits of being outside in the sun, but we live in Wisconsin. Right now it's sunny but only 55 degrees Fahrenheit. What's the lowest safe sunny temperature for a little tort to be outside?

Hello! After much help (thank you all for your help with my prior posts), we are now the owners of a baby (1 month, 9 days old) mountain Greek tortoise! "Her" name is Grassy, per my daughter. I am going to try to add photos of "her" and the set-up. Any advice/feedback will be appreciated...

Hello! I am anticipating the arrival of a baby greek tortoise on Tuesday and have purchased the tortoise set-up from www.theturtlesource.com. I have tried to call them 3 times and emailed with no response yet. My question is about the heater pad. The pad that was sent says it's just for use...

Hello! Our family is planning on purchasing a Greek tortoise in the coming weeks, and during my research online I came across this forum. I posted on the Greek tortoise thread about how we're looking to buy one. I've read a couple small books on them and read a lot (of partially-conflicting)...

Hello! After much research, our family has decided to buy a Greek tortoise. Our local independent pet store has 1 captive-bred Greek youngster for about $260 who appears pretty healthy. S/He is about 2 inches across right now. We are planning on buying a tortoise habitat set-up from The...