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Hey gentlemen.
Few days ago, I was out in the street doing some work. While I was on the way back home, I found a small pet shop keeping dogs, rabbits etc. I asked if he had a tortoise, he took one out of the cage (1 year old) and showed it to me. Of course, it was in a horrible condition rabbits over it, in a small dirty cage :S. So, I decided to save it from this inhuman torture, went back home, got money and bought it!!
But when I got him home, he was already ready to eat!
He eats up to 3 whole Roman lettuces per day! He eats cucumber too, he's too open for eating, despite his age which is 1 year only!
My other older turtle which is 5 years, same species ( Egyptian tortoise ) eats about 4 rings of cucumber per day.
Is this normal for a young one or what could be the reason?
Few days ago, I was out in the street doing some work. While I was on the way back home, I found a small pet shop keeping dogs, rabbits etc. I asked if he had a tortoise, he took one out of the cage (1 year old) and showed it to me. Of course, it was in a horrible condition rabbits over it, in a small dirty cage :S. So, I decided to save it from this inhuman torture, went back home, got money and bought it!!
But when I got him home, he was already ready to eat!
He eats up to 3 whole Roman lettuces per day! He eats cucumber too, he's too open for eating, despite his age which is 1 year only!
My other older turtle which is 5 years, same species ( Egyptian tortoise ) eats about 4 rings of cucumber per day.
Is this normal for a young one or what could be the reason?