tunisian spur-thigh

  1. A

    Outdoor garden safe for a small tortoise?

    Greetings Tortoise Forum! I am seeking advice about housing a Tunisian tortoise outdoors. I do not have one yet, I am simply in the enclosure planning stage. I live in a southern CA city on the coast that thankfully has a similar climate to Tunisia, so I think a Tunisian tortoise would do well...
  2. tazpjm

    NAIL CAME OFF

    Hi, I was playing with my tortoise and I noticed her nail gone. I have no idea how it happened and what to do. Please help.
  3. tazpjm

    No movement in back leg

    Hello, My 3 year old tortoise isn’t moving the right back leg. I checked it today and it looks fine to me but she still isn’t moving it. Her leg was fine yesterday so i don't know what happened. She isn’t dragging it per se but there is very little movement. I am very worried, and I wanted to...
  4. S

    Silly question about spur thighed tort

    Possibly something I should already know here.. but Colin is a spur thighed tort (Tunisian)- does the come under the Mediterranean tortoise category? Wikipedia says spur thighs do, but last time I checked Tunisia was in Africa 😅 Also how different is an African tortoise diet to a...
  5. K

    New Greek Tortoise Mom

    Hey everyone! I’m sure I’ll have a lot more questions even though I’ve done hours of research in the past 4 days. I was at an expo and fell in love with my little girl. But I will be the first to admit it was an emotional buy and I was no where prepared for it! Please no hate I am doing my best...
  6. tazpjm

    Travelling tortoise

    Hello, I'm going to go away for a month this December and I dont know whether or not I should bring my tortoise. Where I'm going is cold and I worry about her neing sick, but I also cant find a pet hotel or a babysitter. Is there anything I can do?
  7. S

    Miracle Gro 4-in-1

    Hi, I am a teenager who recently came into possession of a Tunisian tort. This is my first time owning one, so forgive me if this is a silly question. My dad is very fond of the garden, and has been trying to get the lawn nice again for the last few years. He uses a product called Miracle Gro...
  8. tazpjm

    unknown species

    This is my 2 year old tortoise and i have been really confused as to what species, I cant tell if shes a Tunisian, Egyptian, or Hermann's tortoise.
  9. J

    Tunisian Spur-Thigh (t.g. Nabeulensis)

    Looking for certificated, captive bred Nabeul. Thanks in advance and best regards.
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