Maybe because of wrong husbandry?Unlikely Egyptian cos it's as flat as a pancake
Maybe because of wrong husbandry?Unlikely Egyptian cos it's as flat as a pancake
Egyptian being kept as pancake??Maybe because of wrong husbandry?
Nope, Doc said unlikely as she is defecating well.
Doc did a fecal float and found large amount of pathogen.
Thanks for the well wish.Good, you've got the 'why' figured out now. I hope your tort gets better soon.
thanks for the identification Chris! I am curious as I have another smaller greek with different appearances.Certainly not an Egyptian tortoise. It's a Greek, T. g. terrestris. Any tortoise can grow flat almost as sort of a reverse pyramiding. Can happen when hydration is achieved but proper diet is lacking. I've seen this more commonly with Burmese star tortoises.
Both torts are beautiful. Just beautiful!!!!thanks for the identification Chris! I am curious as I have another smaller greek with different appearances.
1. the smaller guy is 4 toed but the bigger one has 5.
2. bigger guy has a movable hinge on the plastron (signature of a greek) but not the smaller guy. plastron markings are also different.View attachment 131302 View attachment 131303
3. bigger guy has a black beak.
why is that so?