Hey All,
I know I've posted about this once or twice before, but upon carefully inspecting my adult male Greek tortoise today I noticed some discoloration in his scales I could have sworn was not there before, particularly the ones at the top of his head and around his front limbs. Just want to make sure this isn't an issue.
He is very active, eating well, and his eyes seem bright and alert. I've recently changed his substrate (coco coir), so that shouldn't be the issue.
I know the shell is slightly irregular, I got him in 2003 and was told at the time he should be kept on sand in a glass terrarium and fed frozen veggies so that's how he was set up until about 4 years ago. I can assure you he is on proper substrate, has adequate room to roam, and eats a diet of mixed greens, weeds and mazuri.
Finally, I've never gotten a positive ID on him in terms of subspecies, I think the last consensus was Mid range Ibera or Antakyan, but that was without a plastron photo.
Thanks for any help!
I know I've posted about this once or twice before, but upon carefully inspecting my adult male Greek tortoise today I noticed some discoloration in his scales I could have sworn was not there before, particularly the ones at the top of his head and around his front limbs. Just want to make sure this isn't an issue.
He is very active, eating well, and his eyes seem bright and alert. I've recently changed his substrate (coco coir), so that shouldn't be the issue.
I know the shell is slightly irregular, I got him in 2003 and was told at the time he should be kept on sand in a glass terrarium and fed frozen veggies so that's how he was set up until about 4 years ago. I can assure you he is on proper substrate, has adequate room to roam, and eats a diet of mixed greens, weeds and mazuri.
Finally, I've never gotten a positive ID on him in terms of subspecies, I think the last consensus was Mid range Ibera or Antakyan, but that was without a plastron photo.
Thanks for any help!
