Authored by Chris Leone Garden State Tortoise GREEK TORTOISE (Testudo graeca ssp) Naturally found in North Africa, southwest Asia and southern Europe, the Greek tortoise inhabits a variety of spaces. Rocky hillsides, Mediterranean scrub, forests, fields and meadows are all occupied by the tortoises according to subspecies. Some habitats are particularly arid. A highly domed […]
Authored by Chris Leone Garden State Tortoise Hermann’s Tortoise Captive Care Essentials Hermann’s Tortoise Size Variation Size varies with Hermann’s tortoises. Typically, the eastern subspecies tops out between 6” for males and 8” for females (4.5-6” for the Dalmatian variant). Smaller examples from areas like southern Greece and huge specimens (9 to 11”) from places […]
Authored by Chris Leone Garden State Tortoise Hermann’s Tortoise (Testudo hermanni) To date there are two recognized and/or accepted subspecies after a recent attempt to elevate them to the rank of full species level(“Eurotestudo”, 2006) failed. This will most likely be revisited in years to come with a different result based on the high degree […]
