ID please

[monkey_toad]

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Thank you

[sandy]

Can you tell us what it says on the paperwork please, it will give us a better idea what
speices you have?

[piglet]

Hi
how old is your tortoise aswell please it may be difficult to id correctly as it does look mishaped but we can try if you give us some more details on age and where it was bought from
Darren

[monkey_toad]

She was given to me as a hatchling and is 9 years old, so we dont know what sub species only that she is a testudo graeca.
I have only fed her on weeds, dandelion etc all her life although I left home about 5 years ago and left her with my mum as she has a large garden and tortoise enclosure and I moved to a flat. I know my mum occasionally feeds her lettuce even though I have told her many times not to. I only live 20 mins away so go back every weekend to see her.
She has a cuttle fish and has Nutrobal twice weekly and still has some pyramiding? What else can I do?

Many thanks
Hannah

[piglet]

Hi Hannah
Is she hibernated as if she is kept awake this will ad to over growth.
Hannah i think your tortoise could possibly be a testudo g g from north africa but because of her broad shape theres a chance she may well be a hybrid between ibera and graeca .
Darren

[sandy]

I agree with Darren, I think she is a graeca graeca, but has a particulaly wide body for a GG.
You can over feed even on the correct foods, I know I have done it myself a long time ago.
One of the reasons I try to impress on new keepers, I dont want them to make the mistakes I have in the past.
If your tortoise has acssess to a largish garden with plenty of plants to eat, I wouldnt give her
any extras, as this will encourage over growth.
Defintily female<g>.