Hmmm. Still seems 3 pounds might be a bit light weight for that size tort but I don't have a Greek so maybe they aren't as tall as leopards....@tom may be able to answer your question...
Tom would really value your opinion. Got the measurements wrong but posted some moe information on this thread, not sure I am posting things in the right p,aces, but put some pictures of Sheldon up. He's only 8 inches / 21 cm anNo. This does not seem right at all. Either you've over estimated the length or under estimated the weight. Check again?
If your figures are accurate you have a giant sized greek tortoise and it is extremely light weight and should NOT be hibernated.
Yvonne I've posted some pictures on this thread. Would value your opinion. Thanks. Marie
Thanks for the advice will act on that.Hi Marie:
Ok, here's my opinion...
The habitat you have Sheldon in seems an ok size. If it were mine, I would remove all the paper and line it with a sheet of plastic, then add back a substrate he can dig into and you can moisten just a bit. If the sides are tall enough, I'd like about 4" of substrate.
The tortoise looks on the small side, but that's probably due to the care he had before you got him. And he looks thin. There's hardly any meat on his bones.
If this were my tortoise, I would not allow him to hibernate this year, but rather I'd try to fatten him up so he'll be ready to hibernate next winter.
He also looks like he may have suffered MBD at one time or another in his past. To this end, I would make sure he got some real sunshine along with his calcium-rich diet.
Since you're in Ireland, you probably don't have access to Mazuri. Quite a few of our UK members use Komodo Dragon food for fattening up their tortoises. I understand it comes in different types. I'll start a thread in the Food and Diet section asking UK members to help us choose which type to feed tortoises.
Thanks for the advice will act on that.
Marie
Hi Marie:
Ok, here's my opinion...
The habitat you have Sheldon in seems an ok size. If it were mine, I would remove all the paper and line it with a sheet of plastic, then add back a substrate he can dig into and you can moisten just a bit. If the sides are tall enough, I'd like about 4" of substrate.
The tortoise looks on the small side, but that's probably due to the care he had before you got him. And he looks thin. There's hardly any meat on his bones.
If this were my tortoise, I would not allow him to hibernate this year, but rather I'd try to fatten him up so he'll be ready to hibernate next winter.
He also looks like he may have suffered MBD at one time or another in his past. To this end, I would make sure he got some real sunshine along with his calcium-rich diet.
Since you're in Ireland, you probably don't have access to Mazuri. Quite a few of our UK members use Komodo Dragon food for fattening up their tortoises. I understand it comes in different types. I'll start a thread in the Food and Diet section asking UK members to help us choose which type to feed tortoises.
Sorry...I forget that not everyone understands shortcuts. MBD - metabolic bone disease. It's when a tortoise hasn't been fed enough calcium, or he wasn't given the proper sunshine/vitamin d3 to make the calcium work, and the bones and shell were depleted of their calcium.