Greek tortoise

"A Greek land tortoise can live up to 100 years old," he said.

Griekse landschildpad

  • Testudo hermanni

    Scientific name

  • West-Europa

    Habitat

  • Grassen, bladeren, bloemen, slakken, kleine insecten

    Food

  • 60 - 100 jaar oud

    Lifetime

  • 2 - 2,5 kilo

    Weight

  • 2 - 12

    Number of eggs

  • 90 dagen

    Incubation time

  • Gevoelig

    IUCN Status

  • Nee

    EEP

Wist je dat?

  • 90

    days it takes for the young to hatch

  • 100

    years, that's how old a Greek land tortoise can get

  • 4

    years, that's how long it takes for the shield to harden completely

A boy or a girl?

The female Greek land tortoise lays her eggs in a hole in the ground. This keeps the eggs well warm. The temperature of the eggs determines whether a male or female will hatch. The warmer, the more females hatch!

Super Shield

When a Greek land tortoise is four years old, its shell has hardened completely. This gives him a good armor in which he can retreat when in danger. Forest fires, cars and poachers remain a threat to these animals.

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