Greek Tortoise - The Golden Tortoise

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Under the CITES law, this tortoise is legal to own thus in some countries, registration is still needed. This Greek tortoise are native to Yugoslavia, Ukraine, Turkey, Tunisia, Syria, Spain, Russia, Libya, Morocco, Moldova, Lebanon, Jordan, Iran, Italy, Greece, France, Egypt, Cyprus, Bulgaria, Algeria and Albania. The color of Greek tortoise is typically brown to dark tan. Greek Tortoise is small with most reaching only about 8" (20 cm), though there are occasional specimens reaching up to 12" (30 cm). Their coloration of is that not overly bright, but it is changing and attractive.

This tortoise is low-maintenance that is why this is one of the excellent pets you may have. Leafy veggies such as Romaine lettuce and kale are their primary diet plan. They may also eat carrot peelings though they favor Romaine best. They will not normally eat spinach and ice berg lettuce. You must have cuttlefish bone at all times. When your tortoise is big and matured enough, it will wander around your yard and will consume as much as weeds it can eat.

These tortoises are still considered as wild caught, that is why they can harbor parasites and have other stress and environment related problems. As they are also tend to have dietary and respiratory illnesses, they are not advisable as for first time keepers as their pets. Greek Tortoises are shy, so provide a secured shelter to give these tortoises a feeling of protection. As shy animals, most tortoises will not have fun being handled. They will often hide into their shells and stay tightly wedged in with their large, scaly legs covering their heads.

Greek tortoise is herbivorous grazers just similar to cows. It's a must too to take them in a bath to four times a week. After bathing them, make sure you have paper towels ready at hand because tortoise poop where they exactly are so always be ready to wipe. When you are done bathing and drying your tortoise, do not forget to wash your hands with warm water and soap because tortoise is a carrier of salmonella. Many of these tortoises are wild-caught, so you need to be worried about parasites and other stress and environment related problems.

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