Slime and Squeaky tortoise

[TeamZissou]

really?

Yup, sure looks like it. Here's a guide that shows you how to tell the difference between babies of Greeks, Hermanns, Marginatdes, and Egyptians, which are all Testudo tortoises. If you look at the plastron (bottom) of your tortoise, it should have splotchy speckles rather than larger black spots.

Which Baby Tortoise Do I Have? - A Pictorial Guide

Which Baby Tortoise Do I have? -A Pictorial Guide to Differentiating Baby Mediterranean Tortoises By Chris Leone “HermanniChris” www.gardenstatetortoise.com www.hermannihaven.com BabyTortoisesHatching by GardenStateTortoise, on Flickr We’ve come a considerable distance in understanding...

tortoiseforum.org

There are many subspecies of Greeks. Here's a site that has a great guide on all of them:

Greek Tortoises | hermannihavenhome

www.hermannihaven.com

And the page on the Mesopotamian (Testudo graeca terrestris):

Mesopotamian Tortoise | hermannihavenhome

www.hermannihaven.com

 

[scrib._.blz]

What is the coco substrate? Do you have a picture you can post?

I found it online in one of our shopping malls here. I'll take a screen shot

 

[scrib._.blz]

Yup, sure looks like it. Here's a guide that shows you how to tell the difference between babies of Greeks, Hermanns, Marginatdes, and Egyptians, which are all Testudo tortoises. If you look at the plastron (bottom) of your tortoise, it should have splotchy speckles rather than larger black spots.

Which Baby Tortoise Do I Have? - A Pictorial Guide

Which Baby Tortoise Do I have? -A Pictorial Guide to Differentiating Baby Mediterranean Tortoises By Chris Leone “HermanniChris” www.gardenstatetortoise.com www.hermannihaven.com BabyTortoisesHatching by GardenStateTortoise, on Flickr We’ve come a considerable distance in understanding...

tortoiseforum.org

There are many subspecies of Greeks. Here's a site that has a great guide on all of them:

Greek Tortoises | hermannihavenhome

www.hermannihaven.com

And the page on the Mesopotamian (Testudo graeca terrestris):

Mesopotamian Tortoise | hermannihavenhome

www.hermannihaven.com

thanks!

 

[TaylorTortoise]

I cannot find orchid bark or coco coir. All I can find online is coco substrate. Should I go to a local pet store and check if they have tortoise friendly substrates?

Yes! I would go to the pet store and get substrate there. You can read on the bags and they will tell you coco cor, etc repti bark.

 

[scrib._.blz]

Yes! I would go to the pet store and get substrate there. You can read on the bags and they will tell you coco cor, etc repti bark.

ok so coco coir, reptile bark and orchid barks are the best?

 

[TaylorTortoise]

thanks!

You are doing a great job gaining all the knowledge you can for your tortoise! We are proud.

 

[TaylorTortoise]

ok so coco coir, reptile bark and orchid barks are the best?

Correct, Any local pet store should have it. If you go in the reptile section, most substrate is fine for tortoises. They will provide repti bark, orchard bark, coco cor, blocks of substrate that you put in water to make into a substrate for the cage. Whatever you get should be just fine! You’re doing great!

 

[scrib._.blz]

Yes! I would go to the pet store and get substrate there. You can read on the bags and they will tell you coco cor, etc repti bark.

one last question. Should I still keep the lamp for him? I have checked and I think it says that it is 40 w

 

[scrib._.blz]

You are doing a great job gaining all the knowledge you can for your tortoise! We are proud.

thank you! My tortoise would have been dying if I didn't get any of your guys' help!

 

[scrib._.blz]

one last question. Should I still keep the lamp for him? I have checked and I think it says that it is 40 w

some people were saying that he would cook and die.

 

[harrythetortoise]

I found it online in one of our shopping malls here. I'll take a screen shot
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I looked and it looks like it is used for planting... I wouldn't use it. Ask if your pet store has "Zoomed reptibark" (or can you search online?)

 

[scrib._.blz]

I looked and it looks like it is used for planting... I wouldn't use it. Ask if your pet store has "Zoomed reptibark" (or can you search online?)

ok! I have to go eat now. Maybe I'll come online later!

 

[harrythetortoise]

ok! I have to go eat now. Maybe I'll come online later!

Enjoy your meal!
As for the light, ask your parents if the one you have is "incandescent" bulb.
Get a thermometer gun and check if the temperature under the bulb at the level of your tortoise is around 95F degrees.

 

[Chefdenoel10]

ok! I have to go eat now. Maybe I'll come online later!

Hi! Welcome to the forum!! Glad you came!
I sooooo hope you can get your parents to come on here and get some info for you to help you raise your tortoise. Here are some pictures of things I think would help you for now.
Also, I am putting you guys on my prayer list tonight! Until you tell me he is not sick any more. I am sending you all the luck in the world ?!!!!!
Keep soaking him in warm water and keep his temps up.
YOU ARE DOING A GREAT JOB!!!!!!
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[Chefdenoel10]

Hi! Welcome to the forum!! Glad you came!
I sooooo hope you can get your parents to come on here and get some info for you to help you raise your tortoise. Here are some pictures of things I think would help you for now.
Also, I am putting you guys on my prayer list tonight! Until you tell me he is not sick any more. I am sending you all the luck in the world ?!!!!!
Keep soaking him in warm water and keep his temps up.
YOU ARE DOING A GREAT JOB!!!!!!
????????????????????????????????????

 

[scrib._.blz]

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thanks but i think that my parents might not allow me to shop on amazon, but thanks anyways for the options. If I can't find the things I needed maybe I ll just shop on amazon!

 

[scrib._.blz]

Enjoy your meal!
As for the light, ask your parents if the one you have is "incandescent" bulb.
Get a thermometer gun and check if the temperature under the bulb at the level of your tortoise is around 95F degrees.

I don't have a thermometer gun. but I'll ask my parents for an incandescent bulb but is there another way to check the temperature?

 

[Chefdenoel10]

I don't have a thermometer gun. but I'll ask my parents for an incandescent bulb but is there another way to check the temperature?

You could try a thermometer in the cage.?
Like lie it on the floor.. and see what it says.

 

[harrythetortoise]

I don't have a thermometer gun. but I'll ask my parents for an incandescent bulb but is there another way to check the temperature?

Any digital thermometer would do!

 

[scrib._.blz]

You could try a thermometer in the cage.?
Like lie it on the floor.. and see what it says.View attachment 319348

oh I have that one! Should I put it under my lamp, or in my cage? Here is a picture of the cage