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Well OK... more like half way through and after.

Joe's appetite is definitely back. After a full blown assault on the clematis he has tucked into the food I provide for him. At the time I took this, it is mid afternoon. He has been grazing all day and has already eaten a mound of food twice the size of his shell.

Yes, that is a standard supermarket lettuce that he's half way through. The one next to it is a half-eaten, large, whole Romaine, but they were all I had left in the fridge and he had been glaring at the kitchen door as he does when he's hungry.

The last picture is all that was left of the standard lettuce... the Romaine disappeared completely.

Joe and the clematis. In the hottest weather, Joe snoozes in the shade under it and snacks as he feels like it :D
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Mid assault on the second load of food
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The remains!
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Joe is a Greek Testudo Graeca Graeca roughly 50 years old. We've had him for over 40 years.

He's about 10.5 inches long and weighs around 6.5lb... although after today's feast that might be nearer 7lb! :D
 

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Nice. Where do they put it? It doesn't look like there is that much room in their shells... :)
 

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Wow, Joe is one great looking tortoise!!
 

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That is a lot of food. I am glad that Joe has his appetite back and looks like he is healthy. One lucky tortoise to have you take care of him!:)
 

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If we took the shell off every tortoise we would realize that these guys are just pigs with shells lol. Joe is a beauty!
 

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Eweezyfosheezy said:
If we took the shell off every tortoise we would realize that these guys are just pigs with shells lol. Joe is a beauty!

Haha love this!!
 

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Ahhhh, so happy to hear he is coming round and feeling his wheaties.... lol :D

By the way.....he is a handsome dude ;)
 
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