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planning an outside enclosure / garden for our Greek Spur Thighed tort and I would just like to ask for plant ideas that are safe, provide nutrients and shelter for him. the list below are supposed to be safe but if you know otherwise or other plants please let me know. thanks Malva...

Hi there! We have two 2 year old greek spur thighed tortoises that we purchased at the same time and are siblings. the vet says they are both female but i dispute this and think only one may be female (the largest). The larger one has, for the past few months, been ramming the smaller one...

hi! i was going to come and ask about hibernation so this thread is great! my question: we have two 8month greek babies and we were unsure as to whether it is vital to hibernate them or if it is a choice. if it is a choice we would rather not as we are nervous about the high fatality rates...

they are greek spur thighs :)

Hi, For the past 6 month we have owned two baby tortoises. They seem very healthy and are enjoying their little lives so far. But, how much should a tortoise grow every month? On average both torties grow 10g a month... does this sound about right??? thanks

hi...one more quick question if that is ok.... for people whose torties shed...how long does it last for before the skin is back to normal and how quickly does it return? eg does it happen the same time every year, or intermittently...? any replied would be most appreciated...many thanks xxxxx

they have a look of indian star as well....they are so gorgeous...ours are spur thighed and we love them more than anything...you can so see how people fall in love with tortoises! X

thank you so much....i will hold off feeding the vit a foods every day then....sounds like you are all right, that this is just a regular shedding issue. i just wonder why the vet told me that though..he has tortoises of his own...surely he should know this?! making me wonder about changing...

hi! thank you so much for all taking the time to reply! we have only started this vitamin A thing today as for the last few days when the skin has been flaking we have assumed as you have told us, that this is just a normal replacement of old skin cells. the skin underneath is perfectly...

thanks very much! your replies have put our minds at rest somewhat! we did ring the vet this morning though and they said that it was a vitamin A deficiency and so we should feed them butternut squash along with red peppers and red chillies every day....hmmm yeah we bath them at least twice a...

Hi. Me and my boyfriend have two baby spur thighed torts and one of them has recently started to lose small particles of his soft skin (mainly around the face and neck). the skin is flaking off as a sunburnt piece of skin would, with seemingly healthy skin underneath. we wondered if anyone...