Hi could you please post pics of your torts and thier enclosures so I can compare them to mine because i would like to re-design my tortoises enclosure to give him more stimulation.If you have any ideas about keeping him happy through the day please post them.
Your Testudo graeca graeca and its enclosure pics
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The little one is so small... so cute!
Phill said:
Nice table.
Use your imagination. Just add lots of edible plants and a couple more hides in various temperature locations, plus a few rocks to traverse and it'll be a playground.
Some people like the 12" clear planter saucers for water bowls or to grow seedlings or various plants. Plus they are small enough to walk around.
Just to clear up 
Phil your Spur-thighed (Greek) tortoise isn't Testudo graeca graeca. You have a Testudo graeca ibera. They come from south eastern Europe, Turkey and Russia. Where does it say he's from on your Article 10?
Danny
Phil your Spur-thighed (Greek) tortoise isn't Testudo graeca graeca. You have a Testudo graeca ibera. They come from south eastern Europe, Turkey and Russia. Where does it say he's from on your Article 10?Danny
Just a reminder, Phill has asked to see pictures of your enclosures for your GREEK tortoises, guys.
Lets help him out and show him how we keep our Greek tortoises, huh?
(Sorry, Phill, I don't have any Greeks)
Lets help him out and show him how we keep our Greek tortoises, huh?
(Sorry, Phill, I don't have any Greeks)
Yup he's a T.g.ibera Article 10's never list subspecies, just species.
Danny
Article 10's never list subspecies, just species.Danny
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Hi:
I'm sorry that no Greek keepers have posted pictures of their habitats for you to look at. Have you gone through the enclosure section here at the forum?
I don't know much about the Greek specie, but to me your habitat looks pretty nice. Plenty of room and different levels to provide an interest for him. The only thing I would change would be to add a substrate instead of the newspaper. Maybe some aspen? I don't think he'd eat that, and its not messy.
Take a look at this thread. It was posted about a Greek tortoise:
http://tortoiseforum.org/thread-5276.html
I'm sorry that no Greek keepers have posted pictures of their habitats for you to look at. Have you gone through the enclosure section here at the forum?
I don't know much about the Greek specie, but to me your habitat looks pretty nice. Plenty of room and different levels to provide an interest for him. The only thing I would change would be to add a substrate instead of the newspaper. Maybe some aspen? I don't think he'd eat that, and its not messy.
Take a look at this thread. It was posted about a Greek tortoise:
http://tortoiseforum.org/thread-5276.html
lito said:
Looks pretty cozy. Except for the ramp that the way mine is set up. Ready for my first Greeks.
If you have ever eaten paper think about how it will pass through a mini GI track. Sometimes it doesn't. Like a baby pets will try to put everything in their mouth.
As Yvonne mentioned, substrate is needed. As I have learned from this forum and breeders, it is needed to hold moisture to keep the shells smooth. Eco Earth seems to the favored choice. Everyone has their preference.
This is a little OT, but you might consider that Lito got those stones because he was a little dehydrated. Being on newspaper could add to the dehydration. They might have been cause from the food he ate, but the dry newspaper could have also contributed.
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emysemys said:
my vet doesn't think that lito was dehydrated as he was urinating this whole time. i asked the vet. lito was continuously passing urate and there was no sign that anything was wrong until his penis prolapsed. also my vet recommended the newspaper as substrate. i had previously used either small rabbit food (the pellets) or millet seed. the vet told me that lito would not find the newspaper appetizing and would not eat it. but thank you for the information. i have been hearing a lot of different options for substrate and i have heard pros and cons for most of them. i have been told that mulches (any) should not be used because if eaten the tort could get really sick from a splinter. i have heard that sand should not be used because it gets into the eyes and tail. i have heard that newspaper is bad because of the dyes... i don't think that there is any perfect substrate that everyone will agree with.
you could always try paper towel i cant think of anything wrong with that
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