pterry
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Hi all, a friend knows I have a sulcata and asked me if I could take on a tortoise from someone else. I said yes just because it seemed they had nowhere else to go and recieved her today. She’s a tiny little Greek tortoise, fortunately she came with her annex certificate so it’s not as dubious as the whole thing could’ve been.
She seems active enough, went straight for the veggie plate as soon as I popped her into the tortoise table. I’ve had a little research up but want to just double check some things.
I’m only referring to her as ‘she’ just because they said she was female, but she’s only 5 and it might be a bit too early to tell, she’s quite small. How big do Greek tortoises get about? I was told nothing about her, not even her species, just her name and age and her papers said she’s been imported from Turkey (we’re in the UK).
Her face is looking pretty dang crusty. I’m going to give her a warm bath after she’s stopped gorging herself on her food. Her beak is looking a bit worse for wear too. Is there anything here I should be worried about in particular, or is it just a case of rehydration + providing enough crunchy grasses for her to wear the beak on? I only have experience with my sulcata and from what I’ve seen, Greek tortoise care isn’t much different, but I want to be sure I’m doing things right.
She seems active enough, went straight for the veggie plate as soon as I popped her into the tortoise table. I’ve had a little research up but want to just double check some things.
I’m only referring to her as ‘she’ just because they said she was female, but she’s only 5 and it might be a bit too early to tell, she’s quite small. How big do Greek tortoises get about? I was told nothing about her, not even her species, just her name and age and her papers said she’s been imported from Turkey (we’re in the UK).
Her face is looking pretty dang crusty. I’m going to give her a warm bath after she’s stopped gorging herself on her food. Her beak is looking a bit worse for wear too. Is there anything here I should be worried about in particular, or is it just a case of rehydration + providing enough crunchy grasses for her to wear the beak on? I only have experience with my sulcata and from what I’ve seen, Greek tortoise care isn’t much different, but I want to be sure I’m doing things right.