All of the information in the video was taken from www.reptilesmagazine.com/Care-Sheets/Turtles-Tortoises/Greek-Tortoise/ . They have many other care sheet and I highly recommend that you check them out. They have care sheets about reptiles as well as amphibians.
@wegdhass55876 жыл бұрын
We might be getting one of these!
@TasosG101103 жыл бұрын
i already have one thats really big
@hillbillyartscrafts43676 жыл бұрын
need to feed them on slate rock cuz they are getting some beaks on them
@olgasimet70166 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! I am planning to get a tortoise, and this video helped me so much out! I love your videos and you keep up the good work!
@TheGreatPetShop6 жыл бұрын
I'm so glad I could help! Good luck with your tortoise!! (^_^)
@merunasmedonas24176 жыл бұрын
Olga Simet same
@cangaroofive6 жыл бұрын
Don't get a tortoise if you plan to treat it like GREATPETSHOP. It will be a very sick, poor tortoise. Please if you want to get one, get real information. THE GREAT PET SHOP is a Tortoise KILLER
@austing.86822 жыл бұрын
Down in the forest we'll sing a chorus! One that everybody knows 🎶
@NightFlutter5 жыл бұрын
your advices are good but why your torts are pyramiding?
@TheGreatPetShop5 жыл бұрын
NightFlutter they came to me anemic so it damaged them permanently
@arielsmith96742 жыл бұрын
Woahhhh
@lajoslajos5001 Жыл бұрын
OK. VIVA Earth And Water And Sea Tortoise./Turtle./Turtles 2020.-2021.-2022.-2023. USA.🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂
@santosleeli6 жыл бұрын
Nice video! You mention store-bought greens should only be offered sparingly. Does that mean their main diet should be weeds? What if housing indoors for part of the year?
@thetortoiseguy6449 Жыл бұрын
Right on! 👍🐢❤️
@imgettingayorkiesoexcited41564 жыл бұрын
I live in Greece and i have tons of these turtles and i know how to care of them...so i can safely tell u that u succesfully failed to make him happy and take care of
@acrylleak43404 жыл бұрын
Tell us what the best way to take care of them then.
@imgettingayorkiesoexcited41564 жыл бұрын
@@acrylleak4340 well those tortoises are very very comon here..they love eating vegetables and fruits and they need a quite large area because they get stressed easily and that leads to psy hical provblems like spinnig around themelvs lol..also some of them love eating cat food for some reason xD..they need uvb and uva lights as other tostoises and alot of calcium to conserve their colors and the good shape on their shell..if u keep them on indoor tanks i recomend dirt or some kind of hay for the bottom..keep in mind that they like to eat alot and they need alot of calcium...also..these species breed like crazy between 3-8(9) eggs ..it depends on their age..if u plan to keep males with females a good ratio would be at least (2) 3-5 females per male(never put 2 males together in the same encloser if it is small..feel free to ask whatever u want
@nicholaspesa6964 жыл бұрын
ImGettingAYorkie so excited what would I have to feed a hatchling. Like a daily feeding routine?
@seriousorganizer4 жыл бұрын
@@imgettingayorkiesoexcited4156 just because someone loves to eat something doesn't mean it's good for them. You're an idiot to suggest cat food
@vickymarinou62713 жыл бұрын
It's sad that it's illegal to keep these animals as pets in Greece
@nmartin55518 ай бұрын
Thanks for a great video! I really think I want a tortoise, but it may not be realistic. I appreciate education.
@eunice81166 жыл бұрын
This tortoise look like his shell is pyramiding?
@cangaroofive6 жыл бұрын
Yes because of the owner who has no idea how to treat a tortoise. They're sick. Don't listen to her advice.
@eunice81166 жыл бұрын
@@cangaroofive I beleive pyramiding is due to too much calcium dust given on their foods mixed with the fake uv sunlight together this cant be good for them, i very very rarely give mine anything thats they wouldn't find in the wild, people don't go around adding calcium dust over vegetation in the wild! And my tortoises shells are beutifull no pyramiding thank heavens ive had them since they were tiny as a small matchbox now they are huge.
@eunice81166 жыл бұрын
@@cangaroofiveWow that's so cool, Excellent 😉 i am so sure it's the calcium powder "overdose that gives them pyramiding"
@Mikewakelyn5 жыл бұрын
@Dominus Providebit Isnt it a lack of UVB rather than an excess of calcium that causes it? Not being able to metabolise the calcium through vitamin D3 deficiency caused by low UVB exposure?
@evie71414 жыл бұрын
cangaroofive well, that’s not true at all. The people they got them from permanently damaged it.
@joycewhitney38526 жыл бұрын
Love your videos! We just built a tortoise table and it’s inside for our montana winters. What is the best bedding for easy care indoors. We have a horsfield tortoise. Id love your thoughts. The care belongs to my 12 yr old...
@lajoslajos5001 Жыл бұрын
OK. VIVA Earth And Water And Sea Tortoise./Turtle./Turtles 2020.-2021.-2022.-2023. USA.🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂
@kristoffer8165 жыл бұрын
your tortoise is not healthy the shell should be round and smooth. not bumpy
@PierresWildAdventure4 жыл бұрын
Bleach is gud for u ok mr biologist
@datboi31364 жыл бұрын
@@PierresWildAdventure He is right tho
@yomamasofat53103 жыл бұрын
No greek tortoise are like this only
@kristoffer8163 жыл бұрын
@@yomamasofat5310 no. The bumby shell is caused by improper care. Look it up for yourself.
@BigZ693 жыл бұрын
@@yomamasofat5310 I have a greek tortoise sitting 2 feet from me. And ill tell you for a fact that nearly every tortise in existence should not look like a Lego, and yes including the greek. Mines Very smooth
@livvyslife14185 жыл бұрын
Is that 21 Pilots in the intro?
@TeamHatchet644 жыл бұрын
Your tortoise shell is pyramiding! This is dangerous for them. They are getting too much protien intake. Please get a vet looked at them as soon as possible!!!
@seriousorganizer4 жыл бұрын
too much protein or not enough vitamin D/sun?
@TeamHatchet644 жыл бұрын
@@seriousorganizer pyramiding is when the shell grows too fast do to too much protein in their diet. Yes vitaminD can contribute to pyramiding, but the shells on them don't look as brittle as a D deficient tortoise. What these tortoises nead is more calcium and maybe even a lighter diet depending on the situation. Hydration isn't the only thing they need for their shells.
@teagybprankz3 жыл бұрын
There turtle is a rescue and she saved it. the tortoises shell is permanently messed up
@miamaverick81366 жыл бұрын
This helped me so much! Thank you.
@lajoslajos5001 Жыл бұрын
OK. VIVA Earth And Water And Sea Tortoise./Turtle.6Turtles 2020.-2021.-2022.-2023. USA.🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂
@vanessachristella36336 жыл бұрын
Hello, what substrate did you use for the heated inside space? thanks
@TheGreatPetShop6 жыл бұрын
i used bark but I usually switch from bark to pellets and back.
@VivienneJu Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much your videos are helpful
@TheGreatPetShop Жыл бұрын
Glad to hear that!
@panosxristof79485 жыл бұрын
Hey guys. I adopted a Greek baby tortoise that day.Its the cutest thing alive but i have a question. From a research i did i found out they need light. I asked in a pet shop and the employee there told me its not nessecary so i didnt got her light. I had her for a couple of hours without light and she didnt move a muscle. Then when i was worrier i put her house bellow me desk light and suddenly she became so active. So did the employee doesnt know his job or i am doing something wrong?
@raymiller76145 жыл бұрын
OMG yes it needs a light! Please google Greek Tortoise Care sheet for a detailed description of what is needed. Then please call that pet store and get that employee fired!
@panosxristof79485 жыл бұрын
i did check out everything on the internet and i got a light.I will go to the store and i am planing on starting a fight with that guy.His job has to do with living creatures for Gods sake.He is so cute(i think its a he) and seems pretty happy except the fact that somehow he escaped his house which is 15cm(sorry i dont know how much this is in inches) and i found him wandering around lol
@seriousorganizer4 жыл бұрын
@@panosxristof7948 they need a uvb light for artificial sun rays & they need a heating light. The heating light is what keeps them active, so they are not cold & the uvb keeps them healthy with vitamin D.
@vickymarinou62713 жыл бұрын
They need light from the sun (not through a window) in order to stay healthy. Otherwise a UVB light.
@fannitrainedstars5 жыл бұрын
Awasome video. I have 3 tortoise.😊
@Jdjdjsksndjs4 жыл бұрын
They give me one newborn tortoise yesterday and I don't know what to do csn you tell me some important things to do?
@fannitrainedstars4 жыл бұрын
@@Jdjdjsksndjs You need to give it water and you need to sprinkle it every day. You need to buy a UV lamp beacuse they need warm. And you have to give fresh green everyday. I hope I helped. Good Luck!😊🐢❤
@RoGameReview Жыл бұрын
Lol they live in the wild in some small place of Romania, never tought you can keep them as pet. I found two today on a hill, they feel very heavy when lifted, like 1,5 kg
@Gnomeo866 жыл бұрын
Great video! Which subspecie is the tortoise that appears most often in the video?
@TheGreatPetShop6 жыл бұрын
Marko Markov testudo graeca graeca
@barbarannop17995 жыл бұрын
I was just wandering if it is possible for them to live and walk freely in the house/room, and not live in a cage?
@chris-cr1wn5 жыл бұрын
you should let them free roam in your house 30 mins every day or so.
@seriousorganizer4 жыл бұрын
they can't do that all of the time, if it's inside, because they need important sunlight/vitamin D lighting....as well as good heat provided...
@teagybprankz3 жыл бұрын
If they have correct lighting and ur ready to clean up poop then go for it
@gmwhinn48222 жыл бұрын
so i am thinking about getting a tortoise and one question it might be dumb, but am i able to get them to be playfull. is it maybe the way i raise them. since i dont know if this might sound rude but just a box in my room with high maintenance. i want it to have a good life but i just want it to be playfull and i wish i could do an outdoor pen but i live in ireland which is not hot and rains alot and i have a dog next door that constantly barks through the fence. so i mostly dont know about the housing. also i have a dog but it is a seperate garden i would lime this to be a longterm pet but is it worth to get when i am in highschool
@TheGreatPetShop Жыл бұрын
They aren’t the classic playful pet but can definitely be interactive and bond with you. Whether it’s worth it or not is up to you! 😊
@Yaya-bd7ml6 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@bencaldwell99316 жыл бұрын
My tortoise would bang on the edge of his cage because he could see through when we first got him so we build him wooden cage.
@zoltanbujtor23406 жыл бұрын
Did you put any object to the edge of his cage? He might just want to go around it. My tortoise did the same and this helped.
@joycewhitney38526 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@jenniferbeasley23976 жыл бұрын
Your tortoise looks like it has an over grown beak .
@TheGreatPetShop6 жыл бұрын
Jennifer Beasley perhaps, but I've trimmed it in the meantime
@tameliarushton75216 жыл бұрын
verry helpful
@zenithgreyz30175 жыл бұрын
So this is a Testudo turtle from petsmart? So they need 85F at all time pretty much? So you cant let the little fellor in they yard in the spring summertime in missouri? Won' t that be too wet for a testudo ? I only know about 3toed box turtles. But I was looking at the small Testudo at Petsmart. He was so cute or she. BUT i do not know how to take care of a tortoise.
@dustinplee50675 жыл бұрын
I have one baby red eard slider and one baby Mississippi map turtle and a 5 inch red eard slider and one tortoise and one ball python and one box turtle and three leopard geckos and two green anoles and one long tailed grass lizard all in my small bedroom
@AshknFX6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video. How to know it it's greek. I have a video of mine
@sjuuldeleeuw35172 жыл бұрын
Can i put them in a aqaurium with islands to go on
@TheGreatPetShop Жыл бұрын
No, tortoises can’t swim.
@TasosG101103 жыл бұрын
if you have a greek tortoise then why dont you speek greek?
@datboi31365 жыл бұрын
I have greek tortoise living in my yard , you don't have to feed them , they eat weeds that grow , and in winter they hibernate . That shell isn't round like my tortoise's , its because overfeeding , this ruins their bone structure , so sad seeing that animal treated bad
@seriousorganizer4 жыл бұрын
pyramid is not overfeeding, it's not getting enough vitamin D sunlight however people get rescues where it's already pyramid.....learn.....& not all greek tortoises are the same.....Greek tortoise of other nature do not hibernate in the winter. They are awake 365 days
@nmartin55518 ай бұрын
Where do you live that your tortoise can stay outside year round?
@georgiajuliettatahliambour82885 жыл бұрын
Hello can you tell us how to recognise the gender ?
@TheGreatPetShop5 жыл бұрын
GeoMar Family that's a great request! I will include in a future video
@seriousorganizer4 жыл бұрын
the tail
@adminbosskiller40104 жыл бұрын
Make sure not to give to many vitamins, or else the shell will start to pyramid
@The5ixx5 жыл бұрын
I have heared of putting your tortoise into the fridge. What does it do and is it necessary?
@seriousorganizer4 жыл бұрын
is this an actual question. Would you put YOURSELF into the fridge?????
@user-yr5pz6xt2w4 жыл бұрын
Serious Organizer, Some tortoises can and have to hibernate so you can keep them in the fridge. Get your fact rights first. Do you even own a tortoise yourself ?
@JULES-ux9qw4 жыл бұрын
Can They eat hay?
@addedpole4 жыл бұрын
No
@__benbtw__57914 жыл бұрын
Y does this have 55 dislike
@cangaroofive6 жыл бұрын
Aren't you aware your tortoises are already SICK? WTF is this. Wish you were a tortoise in your next life, at a place where tortoises are treated like in YOUR HOUSE.
@seriousorganizer4 жыл бұрын
you're a moron. do you know how many people get rescues, which she stated a million times. don't judge BEFORE YO KNOW THE FACTS...once a tortoise is pyramid it CANNOT GO BACKWARDS
@valentinmoebius74906 жыл бұрын
how old are your tortoises?
@TheGreatPetShop6 жыл бұрын
they are around 3 years old each.
@user-wr3do3gr9b6 жыл бұрын
TheGreatPetShop how much years can they live
@zoltanbujtor23406 жыл бұрын
@@user-wr3do3gr9b 30 on average
@sidramohyuddin254 жыл бұрын
Music is good.
@chrissk60135 жыл бұрын
That is not a Greek tortoise.
@itsaboutgeography2 жыл бұрын
I think this isn't a greek tortoise?!
@TheGreatPetShop Жыл бұрын
There are a lot of Greek tortoise subspecies. This just might not be the one you are used to! 😊
@itsaboutgeography Жыл бұрын
@@TheGreatPetShop aw, exuse me i didn't know thank you to make me know that ☺
@bencaldwell99316 жыл бұрын
We use shredded newspaper as bedding lmao!
@seriousorganizer4 жыл бұрын
you're laughing at something no-one else uses?
@streamlabs54573 жыл бұрын
Schildkröten haben aber nicht auskennen
@teedek7635 жыл бұрын
there is one Sulcata, not greek turtle. And his beak is deforming, cut it.
@TheGreatPetShop5 жыл бұрын
Lansing tdk there are actually two Greeks and one sulcata. And their beak has been trimmed
@boylaitym14996 жыл бұрын
Do Greek tortoises hibernate
@Tony.7956 жыл бұрын
Yes, if you live in a temperate area you need to let them hibernate to keep them healthy. Keeping them inside, even only several months a year is bad for them. Keep them outside on natural soil and feed them wild weeds. If you dont want to let them hibernate outside you can prepare a fridge for that purpose.
@hannahgray99204 жыл бұрын
Ummm Greek tortoise love to be handled and cuddles
@user-lq3mq4pj2b5 жыл бұрын
한국인 손-ㅋㅋ
@chocoflavoredcookies56496 жыл бұрын
firstborn child commmmmmmmmment
@hiimdisorganized80534 жыл бұрын
ur tortoise has bad pyrimyding
@TheGreatPetShop4 жыл бұрын
I dedicated a video to comments like that. If u are interested check it out here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jMybY7ypsriofGQ.html
@bossphan88876 жыл бұрын
i feed my toitoise with rice and dog food , they still eat
@TheGreatPetShop6 жыл бұрын
Boss Phan that's the worst diet I've ever heard in my life. Of course they are going to eat it still. They don't starve themselves
@bossphan88876 жыл бұрын
TheGreatPetShop am asian , all my pet i feed them with rice even my fish too , they still fine and healthy
@mangamangobrush82856 жыл бұрын
Boss Phan they should not be eating grains it can't hurt them really bad you should not have a tortoise
@bossphan88876 жыл бұрын
Manga mango brush where u got that information , from the scientific , dont be so stupid , they just products stuff and selling to u to make profit for their own , that why they come out with bullshit knowledge to brain wash u , to my own knowledge all the animals can eat rice , the cheapest foods to feed ur animal ,i feed my dog with rice , my fish with rice ,my toitoise witb rice , they been with me many years still fine ,,still active i can tell
@bossphan88876 жыл бұрын
i am asian , my main food is rice , white people said rice not good , but my ancestors live longer and healthy with bad food they said , come on man , u seen all the war happened , now u still believe on scientific told , give me a fucking break
@joycewhitney38526 жыл бұрын
Love your videos! We just built a tortoise table and it’s inside for our montana winters. What is the best bedding for easy care indoors. We have a horsfield tortoise. Id love your thoughts. The care belongs to my 12 yr old...
@TheGreatPetShop6 жыл бұрын
Joyce Whitney when I kept my tortoises inside, I used to house them with coconut fiber and top soil but you could also use wood pellets or even aspen shavings although they don't hold humidity well. You can also use reptile bark that does a good job at keeping humidity. If you want, you can even add some spagnum moss for them to have a humid hide. I hope this was helpful and good luck with taking care of your tortoise (^_^)
@Tony.7956 жыл бұрын
Let them hibernate in winter. Greek tortoises have no business being indoors at any given time. Keeping them indoors leads to uneven growth and health problems down the line, look it up.
@cangaroofive6 жыл бұрын
THERE IS NO INDOOR FOR A TORTOISE. Don't listen to this lady. She's killing the poor turtles. CRAP, she talks.
@PierresWildAdventure4 жыл бұрын
Tony Hunziker how tf is a tortoise gonna hibernate and survive a winter in Montana? You’re trying to bash the video but you’re just sounding like a clown
@PierresWildAdventure4 жыл бұрын
cangaroofive there IS INDOOR FOR A TORTOISE if you live in Montana. Crap you talk