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On the WCT list, Jean posted a picture of a baby she bought in the city she lives in (Yradh, Saudi Arabia). She doesn't know what it is, but they sell them in pet stores there. I'm leaning towards marginated. Can anyone here help her?



Yvonne

emysemys@pacbell.net Wrote:On the WCT list, Jean posted a picture of a baby she bought in the city she lives in (Yradh, Saudi Arabia). She doesn't know what it is, but they sell them in pet stores there. I'm leaning towards marginated. Can anyone here help her?



Yvonne

I tried to make the picture a bit bigger. Let's see if this works:

Looks like a Greek tortoise Yvonne Most likely it's a Jordanian greek.

Danny

egyptiandan Wrote:Looks like a Greek tortoise Yvonne Most likely it's a Jordanian greek.

Danny

Thanks, Dan: I thought marginated because of the color. I'll let her know its probably a Greek and give her a care sheet.

Yvonne

emysemys@pacbell.net Wrote:[quote=egyptiandan]
Looks like a Greek tortoise Yvonne Most likely it's a Jordanian greek.

Danny

I'm really surprised, given the number of people on this forum who keep Greeks, that there isn't a care sheet here on the forum for them. I did a GOOGLE search and came up with one from WCT and one from the Tortoise Trust, but wasn't real happy with the info on either of them because it was specifically for other Greeks besides the Jordanian.

Yvonne

Care is basicly the same as any Greek tortoise, other than the Jordanians don't hibernate. They aren't as delicate as Golden greeks either. I would bring them inside or give them an underground hide in Saudi Arabia when temperatures went above 35C.
Feeding and supplementing is the same as are housing conditions.

Danny