Lethe- New Greek Adoptee

LV426 · 02-07-2006, 05:32 AM

Ok so I adopted a greek today that needed a new home. She's a heavy girl but has some issues. First off her beak is way overgrown and the trimming that was done on it was badly done so she has some beak issues. Second her skin sloughs off like she's had a bad sunburn and is now peeling. Here are some pics, I also wanted to know what subspecies she is if anyone wants to hazard a guess.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y11/LV-426/Lethe2.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y11/LV-426/Lethe3.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y11...heplastron.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y11/LV-426/Lethe1.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y11.../Lethebeak.jpg

**egyptiandan64** · 02-07-2006, 03:29 PM

She looks good Rachel, except for her beak. That shouldn't be too hard to fix. She's a Libyan greek.

Dan

LV426 · 02-07-2006, 04:55 PM

I filed her beak down some last night with a nail file. She was really good about it. I just held her head and filed it and she sat there and hardly struggled at all. She even opened her mouth while I was doing it and held her mouth open. I didn't file down too much because I didn't want to make her mouth tender. I got it filed down at least to her chin and evened up the sides some. She looks better. I figure I will just file a bit more down every week until it looks normal. She ate like a horse too. I think she ate almost a whole head of red leaf lettuce and about 15 dandelion plants.

Now I need a big male to match her.

02-07-2006, 10:16 PM

looks like a lybian to me aswell

piglet · 02-07-2006, 10:21 PM

Hi Rach
Beautful marked tortoise
Darren

**Eire_Ade** · 03-07-2006, 11:19 PM

Hi Rach,

She is a lovely tortoise, she should come on really well with the lots of loving care that you are already giving her.

It would be great to see pictures showing the progress of the filing down of her beak.

Ade

Henry-flash · 04-07-2006, 07:09 AM

Really nicely marked tortoise I love libyans.

02-07-2006, 05:32 AM	#1
LV426 Junior Member Egg Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 33	Lethe- New Greek Adoptee Ok so I adopted a greek today that needed a new home. She's a heavy girl but has some issues. First off her beak is way overgrown and the trimming that was done on it was badly done so she has some beak issues. Second her skin sloughs off like she's had a bad sunburn and is now peeling. Here are some pics, I also wanted to know what subspecies she is if anyone wants to hazard a guess. http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y11/LV-426/Lethe2.jpg http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y11/LV-426/Lethe3.jpg http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y11...heplastron.jpg http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y11/LV-426/Lethe1.jpg http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y11.../Lethebeak.jpg __________________ They say there is more to life than tortoises, "they" have never had a tortoise.

02-07-2006, 04:55 PM	#3
LV426 Junior Member Egg Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 33	I filed her beak down some last night with a nail file. She was really good about it. I just held her head and filed it and she sat there and hardly struggled at all. She even opened her mouth while I was doing it and held her mouth open. I didn't file down too much because I didn't want to make her mouth tender. I got it filed down at least to her chin and evened up the sides some. She looks better. I figure I will just file a bit more down every week until it looks normal. She ate like a horse too. I think she ate almost a whole head of red leaf lettuce and about 15 dandelion plants. Now I need a big male to match her. __________________ They say there is more to life than tortoises, "they" have never had a tortoise.

03-07-2006, 11:19 PM	#6
Eire_Ade Super Moderator Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Ireland Posts: 8,422	Hi Rach, She is a lovely tortoise, she should come on really well with the lots of loving care that you are already giving her. It would be great to see pictures showing the progress of the filing down of her beak. Ade __________________ Ade ----------------------------------------------- Y.O.B 1971 (40 years young! ) My Tortoises :- Dug (Testudo Graeca Ibera Terrestris (Syrian), Penny, JJ (JennyJack), Buttons and Gem (Testudo Graeca Ibera)

04-07-2006, 07:09 AM	#7
Henry-flash Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Cheshire Posts: 9,304	Really nicely marked tortoise I love libyans. __________________ Peter Keeping: Testudo hermanni, Testudo graeca (graeca & ibera ), Testudo horsfieldi, Astrochelys radiata, Malacochersus tornieri and Kinixys belliana. The North West Tortoise Group

02-07-2006, 03:29 PM	#2
egyptiandan64 Super Moderator Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: USA Posts: 14,171	She looks good Rachel, except for her beak. That shouldn't be too hard to fix. She's a Libyan greek. Dan

02-07-2006, 10:16 PM	#4
pmullen Guest Posts: n/a	looks like a lybian to me aswell

02-07-2006, 10:21 PM	#5
piglet Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,976	Hi Rach Beautful marked tortoise Darren

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