Hello everyone! This is my first post. I just picked up this little guy a couple of weeks ago from craigslist. I have since named him/her Lenny.. I am glad I did because he was not under a proper lighting and all he was being fed were greens with no grass. I have changed up his diet and given him proper UV lighting. He seems to be doing great eating well and weather permitting we get some natural sun a few times a week.
My question is what is he exactly? He was sold to me as a golden Greek but I just recently have seen pictures of Hermanns that also look like him. It does not show in pictures but his skin and parts of his shell have distinct pinkish peach hues. I called the pet shop that the previous owners got them from and they said they just get whatever in from breeders and sell it how its sold to them, the owner themself does not seem to be a great expert by any means. Any ideas on what species he is exactly? I bought him in part as an act of mercy as I have seen too many tortoises raised under improper conditions. I don't care what he is but would like to know in case I need to tweak his conditions a bit.
My question is what is he exactly? He was sold to me as a golden Greek but I just recently have seen pictures of Hermanns that also look like him. It does not show in pictures but his skin and parts of his shell have distinct pinkish peach hues. I called the pet shop that the previous owners got them from and they said they just get whatever in from breeders and sell it how its sold to them, the owner themself does not seem to be a great expert by any means. Any ideas on what species he is exactly? I bought him in part as an act of mercy as I have seen too many tortoises raised under improper conditions. I don't care what he is but would like to know in case I need to tweak his conditions a bit.
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