Our new little Greek tort is rediculously shy. He pulls into his shell whenever a person comes within 10 feet of him! The only way I can get any pics of him with his head out, is to use the zoom of my camera, and heaven forbid the camera makes a clicking sound.
There is just NO WAY I'm going to be able to trim his beak - he pulls so far into his shell, and then covers his face with his legs... he'll just have to shed it on his own - I provide rocks and a cuttlebone, so hopefully it will take care of things eventually.
Boo has lost a little bit of weight (15 grams) since I got him. I refuse to feed him pellet food like his old owner, and he's picky about which greens he'll touch. He's gaining it back now, but I was worried for a bit.
Here are 2 pics of Boo bathing (we soak him for 20 mins in a large cement mixing tub filled with about 1 inch of water - he loves it!). Isn't he pretty? (and so much more handsome without the horrid metal ring the old owners put in his shell!)
There is just NO WAY I'm going to be able to trim his beak - he pulls so far into his shell, and then covers his face with his legs... he'll just have to shed it on his own - I provide rocks and a cuttlebone, so hopefully it will take care of things eventually.
Boo has lost a little bit of weight (15 grams) since I got him. I refuse to feed him pellet food like his old owner, and he's picky about which greens he'll touch. He's gaining it back now, but I was worried for a bit.
Here are 2 pics of Boo bathing (we soak him for 20 mins in a large cement mixing tub filled with about 1 inch of water - he loves it!). Isn't he pretty? (and so much more handsome without the horrid metal ring the old owners put in his shell!)
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