Welcome for the Newcomer

My Dearest,
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Last Saturday a newcomer joined herself into a family of 2 torotises, it consisted of originally a Greek Tortoise (5 years old, Male) and a India Star Tortoise (5 years old, Male), this family is currently 3. The newcomer is a Greek Tortoise as well (approximately 3 years old, a Female Greek Tortoise). In fact, Greek Tortoise is also called Testudo Graeca or Golden Greek Tortise. Testudo Graeca is small with most reaching only about 8" (approximately 20cm), though there are occasional specimens reaching up to 12" (30cm).

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(The newcomer was offered a family name "Golden Girl", this followed the Male one "Golden Boy")

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The coloration of this has a bright yellow background with a few dark markings on its carapace, the length of carapace is 4.5". Unlike the male Greek having many dark markings. The people saying that the Golden Greek tortoises are very attractive animals, the most attractive one, I think, is .......the coloration of Greek Tortoises have got many variations, all in dark, partly dark and all in yellow,they require warm and dry environments like other tortoises. This tortoise is shy, so I will provide some shelters to give her a feeling of security, it maybe a plastic grotto, a wooden cage or another type of enclosure.

(As greek tortoises are shy animals, this one is like most tortoises, she doesn't enjoy being handled, she will often retreat into her shell and stay tightly wedged in with her scaly legs covering her head)

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I put Golden Girl in the accommodation together with Golden Boy and Little Baby (the India Star). In general, it can be not difficult to explain why the Male one (Golden Boy) has been attacking or hitting at the newcomer's carapace since then she joined this family, the answer is most obvious, they are falling in love and will copulate. Hitting at female tortoise's carapace is a sign to express the male tortoise having interest in her.
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(Left above with 4.5" long is Golden Girl, behind her having 5" is Little Baby, and at Right below is Golden Boy having 5.5 inch long)
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As of this minute of this hour of today, the male one has been attacking the female one, actually it is not attack, is a sign, is an expression.

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Best Regards

Ken Ngan Chi Keung