I recently bought my first tortoise that was a Golden Greek. Little did I know this tortoise was from a bad clutch and was never supposed to live very long. I did all I could to try to get this tortoise healthy but after many visits to the vet they told me there was nothing else I could do...
She is in half aspen, half coconut coir subtrate with some moss in certain areas and plants to hide under. Warm side is kept between 90-100F and cool side 70-80F but she usually spends most of her time on the hot side. She eats organic spring mix with calcium powder sprinkled on top and we use...
Last week our baby golden greek tortoise flipped over twice in her water dish and now her whole shell is soft and her belly is almost all a dark blue or red like she has internal bleeding. Attached is a picture. Does anyone know what's happening?
Thank you so much. :)
Haha yeah we like laying in bed with her sometimes because she gets really active and tries climbing on us.
Thank you Sarah, we worked on the enclosure and had a few attempts and a lot of forum reading research until it was perfect for her. The wet side is usually...
So we got our new little baby a week ago, and now that she's finally settled in, got a name, and has taken some adorable pictures.
Her name is Cleopatra, but Cleo for short. She's a two month old Golden Greek tortoise we ordered off of tortoiseshack.com
Her enclosure is a 60 qts under the bed...
Hi My girlfriend and I are getting a two month old golden Greek female in a few days and I have been kind of thrown into this as we both haven't ever raised a tortoise before and didn't realize that it was so difficult to raise them. She has always wanted a toroise and has raised red ears for a...
I am getting a two month old golden Greek tortoise and I've been reading up on a lot of things, but one I still have a question on is diet. mine will be kept indoors since I live in an apartment right now.
I know the best case is to grow plants and weeds for them to eat, and I did order some...
Yeah we are quite heartbroken since we are already attached to the little guy who we named potato but we aren't ready for a big tortoise yet. It's sad and I hope he gets a good home.