Can you help to tell me what subspecies are these Greeks? I also want to know its origin home and whether it need hibernation in the winter.
Thanks a lot.
Number 1 Greek:
the ones in North Africa, such as t.g.gracae, Libyan and Tunisia, don't need hibernation, they need always be in a warm dry environment.
Other Greeks in north area, like t.g Iberia, need hibernation definitely.
The Middle East ones, including many golden ones, are said to need only a short time...
You can put another tortoise beside him if you have one. This can make the new one feel safe more. I don't want to mix tortoises, so I just put them in different opaque plastic box, from which they can see each other.
RE: Sex & sub-species
I didn't see it also, but I think it is tg.floweri, so usually it should have a black color spot in the middle of its tail. And this subspecies usually smaller size than Tg.terrestris.
What subspecies it is is often not important. But you need to know whether it...
RE: Sex & sub-species
It is a smaller size subspecies than Tg.terrestris, the Tg.floweri, which has a black color spot in the middle of its tail.
You bought her at petsmart? There are so many golden ones recently.