I've tried that time and once again with my Greek tortoise but....it just would NOT EAT and few are those who have been able to understand this point, I regret to say. I am expected to make it "starve" and it then is expected to eat what I offer and not what it wants. I CANNOT be so HARD-HEARTED, no matter what the concequences. (I do know that torts can fight hunger).No idea what it is, but make sure you feed him nutritious greens instead of that rommaine and iceberg lettuce.
I've tried that time and once again with my Greek tortoise but....it just would NOT EAT and few are those who have been able to understand this point, I regret to say. I am expected to make it "starve" and it then is expected to eat what I offer and not what it wants. I CANNOT be so HARD-HEARTED, no matter what the concequences. (I do know that torts can fight hunger).
Hello everyone!I've recently become an owner of little Bobik and I need a help for identifying his species. All I know he arrived from Morocco.
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That's what I was thinking but to scared to say Greek Tortoise because I hate being wrong.It is without a doubt a Greek tortoise and yes definitely fits all the traits of the North African variants such as those seen in Morocco, but unfortunately, as babies, they all look almost identical. I do believe you have a T. graeca graeca but that's not to say it isn't actually T. g. soussensis or T. g. marokkensis.
Time will tell as it grows but care for those is all pretty much the same. Follow the advice you're being given and keep in mind that although these animals require rather arid conditions as adults, humidity and hydration are CRUCIAL at this stage of life.
Thank you Gillian!A warm welcome to the forum!
Very sorry, I do not know. But it's a very cute little tort. GOD bless.
Thank you HermanniChris! How do I keep him hydrated?He doesn't like water at allIt is without a doubt a Greek tortoise and yes definitely fits all the traits of the North African variants such as those seen in Morocco, but unfortunately, as babies, they all look almost identical. I do believe you have a T. graeca graeca but that's not to say it isn't actually T. g. soussensis or T. g. marokkensis.
Time will tell as it grows but care for those is all pretty much the same. Follow the advice you're being given and keep in mind that although these animals require rather arid conditions as adults, humidity and hydration are CRUCIAL at this stage of life.
Thanks TomWhat you have there is most likely the Moroccan variant of the Greek tortoise. Testudo gracia. I don't know all my Greek subspecies, but that is my guess based on appearance and origin.
@HermanniChris is much better versed in subspecies ID than I am.
Chris, Can you lend some knowledge for us here?
My Bobik wasn't eating anything but iceberg salad but I gave him broccoli and spinach again today and he enjoyed it!I've tried that time and once again with my Greek tortoise but....it just would NOT EAT and few are those who have been able to understand this point, I regret to say. I am expected to make it "starve" and it then is expected to eat what I offer and not what it wants. I CANNOT be so HARD-HEARTED, no matter what the concequences. (I do know that torts can fight hunger).
We are in LondonWhere are you ? Are you somewhere in the USA?