Pogle 66 Wrote:I'm Pogle 66, with my 10 year old son, I care for 2 Greek spur thighed tortoises, 4 years old, who have been rescued from an inappropriate home, where they were fed tinned dog food
we are reading up on how to help their recovery best, but hope to get lots of good advice from people who keep tortoises

Hi Pogle: You and your son are welcome additions to our little family here on the forum. Please be sure to read our section on Greek tortoises. There's a wealth of info there for you. Poor little tortoises! It may take you a while to wean them off of tinned dog food and onto a good diet. But don't give up. It can be done.

Yvonne

Welcome to the forum Angie and Pogle and son.
Looking forward to seeing pics of your shelled ones and hearing of their adventures.

thanks for the welcome
Shelley and Lambogrhini seem to have plenty of energy but very small appetites
they eat a few weeds, but can happily ignore food
they are outdoors in the day and in at night
diet of weeds and cuttle fish
constant access to shallow dish of water
baths every couple of days
should I worry that they eat so little?

thanks

Pogle 66 Wrote:I'm Pogle 66, with my 10 year old son, I care for 2 Greek spur thighed tortoises, 4 years old, who have been rescued from an inappropriate home, where they were fed tinned dog food
we are reading up on how to help their recovery best, but hope to get lots of good advice from people who keep tortoises

Hi Pogle: You and your son are welcome additions to our little family here on the forum. Please be sure to read our section on Greek tortoises. There's a wealth of info there for you. Poor little tortoises! It may take you a while to wean them off of tinned dog food and onto a good diet. But don't give up. It can be done.

Yvonne
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Pogle 66 Wrote:Shelley and Lambogrhini seem to have plenty of energy but very small appetites
they eat a few weeds, but can happily ignore food
should I worry that they eat so little?
thanks

You probably should post this "eating" question on the Greek forum, or a food forum, so that more folks who keep Greeks have the opportunity to help you. I don't know anything about the Greek tortoise.

Yvonne

I found this website from a posting on Craigslist.com. I am in the Denver area... Parker, Colorado. So excited to be here.
I have a 7 year old African Spurred Tortoise, Bam Bam (33 lbs) that is my buddy and I adore. It is getting a little cool here at night, so he is going to come inside today for the winter. We have a good relationship and I am looking forward to a long, long lifetime with him.
Thanks for the invite. Debbie

Iluvmydoxy Wrote:I found this website from a posting on Craigslist.com. I am in the Denver area... Parker, Colorado. So excited to be here.
I have a 7 year old African Spurred Tortoise, Bam Bam (33 lbs) that is my buddy and I adore. It is getting a little cool here at night, so he is going to come inside today for the winter. We have a good relationship and I am looking forward to a long, long lifetime with him.
Thanks for the invite. Debbie

Hello,

Welcome to TFO!! Glad you found us.. Your sully is very cute, How long have you had him?? Welcome.

Hi Debbie: I love your forehead light!! Makes it easy to see a "dug-in" sulcata and use two hands to get him out, huh? Welcome to the forum. There are quite a few Sulcata keepers here and we're glad to have you as a new family member.

Yvonne

Welcome to the forum Debbie and Bam Bam. Glad you found us here.

emysemys Wrote:

Pogle 66 Wrote:Shelley and Lambogrhini seem to have plenty of energy but very small appetites
they eat a few weeds, but can happily ignore food
should I worry that they eat so little?
thanks

You probably should post this "eating" question on the Greek forum, or a food forum, so that more folks who keep Greeks have the opportunity to help you. I don't know anything about the Greek tortoise.

Yvonne

this is really kind of you to give me some guidelines about using the site, I'm feeling my way round at the moment, but I'm keen to get it right and appreciate all expert input.

Hi I am new and just in the researching stage. I have always wanted a Tortoise but have always put it off. I have the property but not sure about the weather. From Ontario, Canada. I am sure I could work something out re inside for winter and outside for summer and warmer weather. I was looking at the Leopard and/or Sulcata variety but I am thinking they are going to be way too big to take care of when wintering inside when they get older. So I am looking at something that does not grow to be quite as heavy. I could handle 50 lbs. but not 100 lbs.

So I will sit back and read some more about what other varieties are out there. I wasn't planning on getting a tort that hibernates and I really don't know what is involved with a hibernating species, will have to read up on that also.

Are there any varieties that max out at no more than 50 lbs?

Thanks,

JourneyTort

Hi Journey Tort and welcome to the forum. There are plenty of folks who keep tortoises where the winters are quite cold. It can be done...its just a little harder and a little more expensive (heaters and lights, etc). Just remember, whatever kind you finally decide upon, they all need the sun occasionally to keep them healthy and strong. Any tortoise SHOULD NOT have to live in the house 24/7 for the rest of its life.

Yvonne

Hi JourneyTort welcome to the forum. Greek, Russian, Marginated, Hermanns, Redfoots, Spiders, Stars are all torts smaller then 50 lbs. Some do hibernate. Some are herbivores and some are omnivores. Some are desert dwellers and some are rainforest dwellers and others are in between. A place to start your research would be http://www.chelonia.org/ Lots and lots of reading there and lots and lots of info on different torts. Hope this helps you get started.

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I am Josh. I am the site admin/moderator/what-have-you. I love learning about tortoises and currently care for 2 desert tortoise hatchlings.
Please use this space to introduce yourself (and your tortoises).

Hi, Josh, I'm new here and don't know if I'm posting right. First of all, I want to thank everybody for putting together such a wonderful forum. I have learned so many things.

I am an animal lover and currently have 2 dogs, a 25 year old yellow foot tortoise, a 12 year old 3 toed box turtle, a 2(?) year old Russian tortoise, and 2 mid-age bearded dragons.

My question is this. I am going to try to post two pictures of a turtle/tortoise that I recently saw in my grandson's classroom. The teacher doesn't even know what it is although she's been taking care of this animal for 12 years. My concern is that different species require different care and I want to make sure she's doing the right thing. He's currently on reptile carpet/grass, with a water bowl. They feed him pellets which they put in his water. He has one light on top of his tank. I don't know if it's UVA or UVB.

Could someone please identify this animal for me so I can see what his needs are and see if he's getting the proper care?

Thanks you much.

Janet

Hi Janet,
Welcome to the forum.
The turtle in your Grandson's classroom is an Asian box turtle, Cuora amboinensis. They are a water turtle from Southeast Asia. They need to be in shallow warm water with an easy access land area to bask on.
Here is a very good caresheet for the species http://www.chelonia.org/Articles/Camboinensiscare.htm

Danny

Welcome to the forum Janet.