My tortoise usually never try to bite, she's really peacefull and I can easily touch her head and mouth. But recently I noticed that sometimes when I feed her by hand, she smell my finger and want to pick it.
I noticed it happens only after I washed my hands. I know tortoise have a very good...
I live near Montreal, in Quebec province, Canada, our climate is not really tortoise friendly, but there are some tortoise keepers, and I am one of them since a few month, after searching for as much information possible.
It is possible to keep a tortoise mostly inside, some species are better...
Love it!
But on my side I have a problem, in Quebec we speak french, and in our language turtle and tortoise is the same, we all call them tortue... if my kids ask me this question, I'm done, I will have to explain... the game... :p
I love big tortoises, having an aldabra would be a dream, I also love sulcata.
But my little favorite is the greek, the one I chose to keep. Reasons I chose the greek and chose it is her cuteness, but lifespan, small size and fully herbivore.
I'm also a young father of 2, and our tortoise is only 6 months old now, and with proper care she should outlive me easily. I always dreamed of having a long living tortoise, but also one other reason we have it now is that my daughter always loved turtles and tortoise since she's a baby. Now...
When I got my tortoise in january I had to make a 1h30 drive, and I live in Canada where temperature is very cold (was -15 that day).
Of course I have heating in the car, but to make the travel easy, the breeder put the tortoise in a small plastic container with hay to protect her. Then he put...
Thank you Rosemary! We are proud to have this little cutie. I already love tortoises, but owning this gentle and peaceful greek makes me found her more beautiful everyday :)
My tortoise just liked mazuri a bit when I got it, but then I offered more greens (leaves) and she really prefer greens and don't eat full mazuri.
The solution I found to complete her diet with the mazuri is to soak the pellet a bit in water to soften it, then I crush it with my fingers and mix...
Thank you very much Grandpa Turtle!
I try my best for my english, I live in a bilingual country, and being almost bilingual is a huge advantage, I love both languages and teach both to my children :)
Hi everyone!
I'm a new member on this forum but also a new tortoise owner, and I think I found here the best forum to learn and share about these wonderful animals :)
My name is Simon, I live in Canada, near Montreal in the Quebec province. If my english seems strange sometimes, please...