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.

We might be getting one of these!

@TasosG10110

3 жыл бұрын

i already have one thats really big

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!

@TheGreatPetShop

6 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad I could help! Good luck with your tortoise!! (^_^)

@merunasmedonas2417

6 жыл бұрын

Olga Simet same

@cangaroofive

5 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

Woahhhh

@lajoslajos5001

Жыл бұрын

OK. VIVA Earth And Water And Sea Tortoise./Turtle./Turtles 2020.-2021.-2022.-2023. USA.🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂

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.🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂

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?

need to feed them on slate rock cuz they are getting some beaks on them

Down in the forest we'll sing a chorus! One that everybody knows 🎶

Thanks so much your videos are helpful

@TheGreatPetShop

Жыл бұрын

Glad to hear that!

Right on! 👍🐢❤️

Thanks!

verry helpful

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.🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂

Hello, what substrate did you use for the heated inside space? thanks

@TheGreatPetShop

6 жыл бұрын

i used bark but I usually switch from bark to pellets and back.

Thanks

Great video! Which subspecie is the tortoise that appears most often in the video?

@TheGreatPetShop

6 жыл бұрын

Marko Markov testudo graeca graeca

your advices are good but why your torts are pyramiding?

@TheGreatPetShop

4 жыл бұрын

NightFlutter they came to me anemic so it damaged them permanently

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

Thanks for a great video! I really think I want a tortoise, but it may not be realistic. I appreciate education.

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.

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! 😊

Is that 21 Pilots in the intro?

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?

@raymiller7614

5 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!

@panosxristof7948

5 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

@seriousorganizer

4 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.

@vickymarinou6271

3 жыл бұрын

They need light from the sun (not through a window) in order to stay healthy. Otherwise a UVB light.

Awasome video. I have 3 tortoise.😊

@katerinapol1004

4 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?

@fannitrainedstars

4 жыл бұрын

@@katerinapol1004 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!😊🐢❤

Thanks for the video. How to know it it's greek. I have a video of mine

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-cr1wn

5 жыл бұрын

you should let them free roam in your house 30 mins every day or so.

@seriousorganizer

4 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...

@teagybprankz

3 жыл бұрын

If they have correct lighting and ur ready to clean up poop then go for it

This tortoise look like his shell is pyramiding?

@cangaroofive

5 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.

@eunice8116

5 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.

@eunice8116

5 жыл бұрын

@@cangaroofiveWow that's so cool, Excellent 😉 i am so sure it's the calcium powder "overdose that gives them pyramiding"

@Mikewakelyn

4 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?

@evie7141

3 жыл бұрын

cangaroofive well, that’s not true at all. The people they got them from permanently damaged it.

Can i put them in a aqaurium with islands to go on

@TheGreatPetShop

Жыл бұрын

No, tortoises can’t swim.

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

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.

@zoltanbujtor2340

5 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.

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

@acrylleak4340

4 жыл бұрын

Tell us what the best way to take care of them then.

@imgettingayorkiesoexcited4156

4 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

@nicholaspesa696

4 жыл бұрын

ImGettingAYorkie so excited what would I have to feed a hatchling. Like a daily feeding routine?

@seriousorganizer

4 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

@vickymarinou6271

3 жыл бұрын

It's sad that it's illegal to keep these animals as pets in Greece

how old are your tortoises?

@TheGreatPetShop

6 жыл бұрын

they are around 3 years old each.

@user-wr3do3gr9b

5 жыл бұрын

TheGreatPetShop how much years can they live

@zoltanbujtor2340

5 жыл бұрын

@@user-wr3do3gr9b 30 on average

I have heared of putting your tortoise into the fridge. What does it do and is it necessary?

@seriousorganizer

4 жыл бұрын

is this an actual question. Would you put YOURSELF into the fridge?????

@user-yr5pz6xt2w

3 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 ?

your tortoise is not healthy the shell should be round and smooth. not bumpy

@PierresWildAdventure

4 жыл бұрын

Bleach is gud for u ok mr biologist

@datboi3136

4 жыл бұрын

@@PierresWildAdventure He is right tho

@yomamasofat5310

3 жыл бұрын

No greek tortoise are like this only

@kristoffer816

3 жыл бұрын

@@yomamasofat5310 no. The bumby shell is caused by improper care. Look it up for yourself.

@BigZ69

3 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

Hello can you tell us how to recognise the gender ?

@TheGreatPetShop

4 жыл бұрын

GeoMar Family that's a great request! I will include in a future video

@seriousorganizer

4 жыл бұрын

the tail

Can They eat hay?

@addedpole

4 жыл бұрын

No

Your tortoise looks like it has an over grown beak .

@TheGreatPetShop

6 жыл бұрын

Jennifer Beasley perhaps, but I've trimmed it in the meantime

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

@seriousorganizer

4 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

@nmartin5551

5 ай бұрын

Where do you live that your tortoise can stay outside year round?

Music is good.

Make sure not to give to many vitamins, or else the shell will start to pyramid

if you have a greek tortoise then why dont you speek greek?

Y does this have 55 dislike

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!!!

@seriousorganizer

4 жыл бұрын

too much protein or not enough vitamin D/sun?

@TeamHatchet64

4 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.

@teagybprankz

3 жыл бұрын

There turtle is a rescue and she saved it. the tortoises shell is permanently messed up

We use shredded newspaper as bedding lmao!

@seriousorganizer

4 жыл бұрын

you're laughing at something no-one else uses?

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Do Greek tortoises hibernate

@Tony.795

5 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.

there is one Sulcata, not greek turtle. And his beak is deforming, cut it.

@TheGreatPetShop

5 жыл бұрын

Lansing tdk there are actually two Greeks and one sulcata. And their beak has been trimmed

That is not a Greek tortoise.

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 ☺

firstborn child commmmmmmmmment

Ummm Greek tortoise love to be handled and cuddles

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.

@seriousorganizer

4 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

ur tortoise has bad pyrimyding

@TheGreatPetShop

3 жыл бұрын

I dedicated a video to comments like that. If u are interested check it out here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/iJqfkruxfbWqfJM.html

i feed my toitoise with rice and dog food , they still eat

@TheGreatPetShop

6 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

@bossphan8887

6 жыл бұрын

TheGreatPetShop am asian , all my pet i feed them with rice even my fish too , they still fine and healthy

@mangamangobrush8285

5 жыл бұрын

Boss Phan they should not be eating grains it can't hurt them really bad you should not have a tortoise

@bossphan8887

5 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

@bossphan8887

5 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

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...

@TheGreatPetShop

6 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.795

5 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.

@cangaroofive

5 жыл бұрын

THERE IS NO INDOOR FOR A TORTOISE. Don't listen to this lady. She's killing the poor turtles. CRAP, she talks.

@PierresWildAdventure

4 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

@PierresWildAdventure

4 жыл бұрын

cangaroofive there IS INDOOR FOR A TORTOISE if you live in Montana. Crap you talk