Species

[Gillian M]

A friend of mine came over with SURPRISE me: a tiny little tort. Obviously she does not know that torts do NOT co-exist. I took the tort and gave him/her a warm soak in water immediately.

Here's a pic of the tort.

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What species is he/she? I know one cannot tell the gender of a tort when he/she is so young. What am I to feed him/her?

Your help as well as advise would be highly appreciated.

Thank you.

 

[cmacusa3]

That's exciting Gillian, however the picture failed to show up.

 

[Gillian M]

That's exciting Gillian, however the picture failed to show up.

Oh goodness!! So sorry bout that.

Will try to send it again. Would you please let me know if a pic pops up this time?

Appreciate your answer as well as your help.

 

[Gillian M]

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Hi, @cmac3 . I've downloaded the pic again. Hope it has showed up this time. By the way,he/she is MUCH, MUCH smaller than he appears in the pic.

Any advise/help from YOU would be appreciated.

Thank you.

 

[Markw84]

Definaely a Testudo. Can you post a picture of it with the shell cleaned off so we can see the pattern. And a picture of the plastron too?

 

[cmacusa3]

It looks like a beautiful baby Greek to me.

 

[Gillian M]

Definaely a Testudo. Can you post a picture of it with the shell cleaned off so we can see the pattern. And a picture of the plastron too?

Sure. Just give me some time please.

Thank you.

 

[Gillian M]

It looks like a beautiful baby Greek to me.

That was the first species I had in mind.

 

[tglazie]

Definitely a Greek of some sort, most likely Levantine, though it could possibly be from further east of the Levant. Hard to say without a clean pic and shots of the plastron.

T.G.

 

[Gillian M]

Terribly sorry, I won't be able to take pics of OLI "NUMBER II" now. He/she is in deep sleep and I do not want to disturb him/her.

Apologies.

 

[Yvonne G]

Hi Gillian: What a cute little baby. We have a very good care sheet for Greek tortoises, written by HermanniChris, and he really knows his stuff. How lucky you are to have this precious little thing.

 

[cmacusa3]

How's the new tortoise today?

 

[Gillian M]

How's the new tortoise today?

He/she is fine thank you. Mind you, I've been worried about space issue. Oli's enclosure which is not all that big has occupied a large part of the room it is in. Moreover the flat is small as is. And last but not least torts cannot co-exist.

What an issue!

 

[Gillian M]

Hi Gillian: What a cute little baby. We have a very good care sheet for Greek tortoises, written by HermanniChris, and he really knows his stuff. How lucky you are to have this precious little thing.

Thanks Yvonne.

 

[Gillian M]

Hi @Markw84 . Here's a pic of the plastron. Hope it is clear.

 

[Gillian M]

And another pic.

Any comments, advise, help would be highly appreciated.

Thank you.

 

[Markw84]

Hi @Markw84 . Here's a pic of the plastron. Hope it is clear.

This picture is quite blurry, and the second picture did not post at all. But, as Tglazie said above, it is a greek tortoise. If you want to know more on subspecies, clear pictures with the little guy clean would be necessary as well as a look by @HermanniChris

 

[cmacusa3]

He/she is fine thank you. Mind you, I've been worried about space issue. Oli's enclosure which is not all that big has occupied a large part of the room it is in. Moreover the flat is small as is. And last but not least torts cannot co-exist.

What an issue!

The good news it's so small and will not require a big enclosure for a while. I think for small torts of this size they feel more safe and secure in a smaller environment.

 

[Gillian M]

The good news it's so small and will not require a big enclosure for a while. I think for small torts of this size they feel more safe and secure in a smaller environment.

Very reassuring words.

Thank you.

 

[Gillian M]

This picture is quite blurry, and the second picture did not post at all. But, as Tglazie said above, it is a greek tortoise. If you want to know more on subspecies, clear pictures with the little guy clean would be necessary as well as a look by @HermanniChris

Sorry about that.

Will try to post it again.