Howdy everyone. Been a snooper on and off of these forums for the past year or so, maybe poking around once a month for a few minutes. Anyways, I just moved into a nice new apartment with a nice amount of space and added a bachelorette to my bachelor's pad.
I have been a long time owner of various box turtles when I was a kid, having as many as 8. I lived in the South and accumulated most of them by picking them up out of the middle of the street as we drove down on our way to errands or whatever. I had a large area in my backyard where I kept them and even had several clutches of babies.
Here I am over 10 years later getting back into the shelled reptile addiction. I just brought home yesterday a Golden Greek Tortoise. As much as I would have loved to have gotten a Sulcata. I know their needs and Since I dont know if I will have a house in the next few years to be able to house it outside in ITS backyard...I decided to get something smaller.
Bought the Golden Greek from an exotic pets store that specializes in..well exotic pets. None of this cat and dog and hamster kinda stuff. The Golden Greek is a female about 2.5-3 years old and still has at least 2 inches left to grow I would guess. Shes about the size of a good sized fist.
Got her home and I know shes pretty stressed from the 45 minute drive home and being in a totally different environment. Right now I have her in a 3' x 1.5' tupperware bin until next weekend when my friend and I plan on building a turtle box for her. Also wanted her to be in a simple enclosure to keep an eye on her health. I did notice late last night right before bed that she has a bit of a runny nose (bubbles...but not a consistant thing) so basically I'm keeping an eye on it pretty closely. I'm making sure that her enclosure is nice and warm (on her warm side) so that she can try to kick this runny nose with some nice dry warmth and vitamins. She has eaten some since I brought her home (went to the food herself). She has used the bathroom, and after giving her a short soak and putting her on the tile she let loose a nice pee.
Anyways, keeping her health under watch and keeping her environment pretty simple until she gets settled and gets some food and a few more bowel movements through her. I'll try to get a few pictures added here this evening.
I have been a long time owner of various box turtles when I was a kid, having as many as 8. I lived in the South and accumulated most of them by picking them up out of the middle of the street as we drove down on our way to errands or whatever. I had a large area in my backyard where I kept them and even had several clutches of babies.
Here I am over 10 years later getting back into the shelled reptile addiction. I just brought home yesterday a Golden Greek Tortoise. As much as I would have loved to have gotten a Sulcata. I know their needs and Since I dont know if I will have a house in the next few years to be able to house it outside in ITS backyard...I decided to get something smaller.
Bought the Golden Greek from an exotic pets store that specializes in..well exotic pets. None of this cat and dog and hamster kinda stuff. The Golden Greek is a female about 2.5-3 years old and still has at least 2 inches left to grow I would guess. Shes about the size of a good sized fist.
Got her home and I know shes pretty stressed from the 45 minute drive home and being in a totally different environment. Right now I have her in a 3' x 1.5' tupperware bin until next weekend when my friend and I plan on building a turtle box for her. Also wanted her to be in a simple enclosure to keep an eye on her health. I did notice late last night right before bed that she has a bit of a runny nose (bubbles...but not a consistant thing) so basically I'm keeping an eye on it pretty closely. I'm making sure that her enclosure is nice and warm (on her warm side) so that she can try to kick this runny nose with some nice dry warmth and vitamins. She has eaten some since I brought her home (went to the food herself). She has used the bathroom, and after giving her a short soak and putting her on the tile she let loose a nice pee.
Anyways, keeping her health under watch and keeping her environment pretty simple until she gets settled and gets some food and a few more bowel movements through her. I'll try to get a few pictures added here this evening.