Hi, My Grandmother owned a petshop in the 80s and was given this tortoise at some point while there so he is at least 40 years old. The person who handed him in said they had found him on a railway line and worried about him getting crushed.
My grandmother just left him to live in her garden (southeast UK) and he has hibernated every year. She fed him on a diet of lettuce and cucumber, fortunately had access to lawn weeds such as dandelions and clover.
My Grandmother has now passed away so I have become the proud owner.
I don't want to change his lifestyle too drastically as he seems very happy and healthy despite his lack of proper care. I've cut back on the lettuce and cucumber and increased on weeds and as we are not having the warmest summer here in the UK, I've bought a heat lamp which I've installed inside my conservatory which he has full time access too.
Anyway, that's all I know about him. So can anyone tell me anything else about him by his appearance? Like, species, age, health ect..? Literally know nothing about him so any info will be appreciated. It seems there's a lot of knowledgeable people on here. Xx
My grandmother just left him to live in her garden (southeast UK) and he has hibernated every year. She fed him on a diet of lettuce and cucumber, fortunately had access to lawn weeds such as dandelions and clover.
My Grandmother has now passed away so I have become the proud owner.
I don't want to change his lifestyle too drastically as he seems very happy and healthy despite his lack of proper care. I've cut back on the lettuce and cucumber and increased on weeds and as we are not having the warmest summer here in the UK, I've bought a heat lamp which I've installed inside my conservatory which he has full time access too.
Anyway, that's all I know about him. So can anyone tell me anything else about him by his appearance? Like, species, age, health ect..? Literally know nothing about him so any info will be appreciated. It seems there's a lot of knowledgeable people on here. Xx