Tortoises .
Moorish tortoise can be confused with the Greek tortoise, a distinctive feature of the second, is a small such a shell of the shell over the tail. They are small in size, about 20 or 30 centimeters. The usual diet of land bugs is drinking water, berries, lettuce, finely chopped vegetables, clover, dandelion,
Turtles, as well as all reptiles, like heat very much, and some of them do not tolerate direct sunlight. They quickly overheat in the sun. The terrarium should be well ventilated, not very high. If there is no suitable terrarium, then you can use a box with a retractable lid and a reinforced bottom, or you can use a conventional box. The lid is necessary in case you have to walk on the street, to protect against heavy rain or scorching sun. To avoid digging, because turtles dig burrows, the lower part of the terrarium needs to be strengthened.
Overland Greek and Moorish turtles fall into hibernation during the cold season. It is not necessary to violate such a natural rhythm, because at this time the functions of the turtle are inhibited. In autumn, when preparing for hibernation, the turtle shows signs of anxiety.
Preparation for hibernation .
The turtle needs help, you need to spend a warm enema cleaning the intestines and put it on a diet, do not overfeed. The bottom of the tortoise's house needs to be covered with fallen damp leaves. When the turtle closes into leaves, place the terrarium in a room where the temperature does not rise above 8 degrees, usually this temperature is in the basement. Once in 10 days you need to leave food in the terrarium.
Snow lies not only in the streets of the city, but also in the fields. And only with the approach of spring our pets, protected by a thick horny shell, begin to wake up. Sleepy eyes look around, pulling out their scaly and wrinkled necks and shaking off their winter stupor. And then the most caring owner begins to think about how to restore the turtle clarity of sight, flexible skin and good appetite.
Need to bathe turtle. To do this, pour warm water into a small bowl and place the turtle there. There must be water in it so that the tortoise can keep its head above the water surface effortlessly. After such bathing wipe the turtle, a cloth that absorbs water well.
Another stage of the "cosmetic session" is oil rubbing. For these purposes, you can use: olive, corn, sunflower oil. In the pharmacy you can buy apricot and peach oil. In a separate container, drip a tablespoon of oil, and add there two drops of vitamin A, it can be purchased at the pharmacy in a liquid form. Use a soft cloth or a piece of bandage to wipe the skin of the turtle. Do not pull her by the paws or head, if she starts to hide them in a shell. It is better for this to show sharpness and dexterity.
Check with the turtle if its claws are not very grown. They should be shortened with special pliers. You need to be careful, and not to hurt them, it is better not to finish the nails. And, if this happened, then the claw that bleeds, it is better to sprinkle with potassium permanganate.
Tortoises can grow a "beak", it must also be pruned. In the eyes of a turtle to drip a drop of children's eye drops. If the eyelids do not stick together, the eyes are clean and clear, then you can not bury. And now the remainder of the oil, you need to polish the shell. This procedure does not add a turtle health, but the cosmetic effect will be visible on the shell.
Power .
Turtles should be fed every day, and after the turtle reaches a year-old age, it is fed once in 2 days. Turtles need calcium, so you need to put a piece of school chalk in the terrarium. From vegetables, turtles are given spinach, parsley, beets. And also leaves of peas and peas, young beans, salad, pumpkin, zucchini, cucumbers. All solid vegetables are cut into small pieces. Beets and carrots need to be peeled. In summer and spring, the diet for turtles can be varied with the colors of mother-and-stepmother, the colors of red clover. With pleasure they eat turtles of sprouted wheat. You can give pieces of boiled or raw meat, those leftovers that are not eaten, you must immediately remove.
In conclusion, we will say that in order to properly care for turtles, you need to be guided by advice on how to care for land tortoises, and then your turtle will live more than one new season.