Your Greek tortoise can't tell you the basking spot has drifted cool, or that it's not fit to hibernate this winter. baskr watches the pattern across your logs, temperature, humidity, weight and feeding, and shows you what needs attention before it becomes a problem.
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Greek Tortoise
Basking too cool
Averaged 29°C vs the 32–35°C it needs. Check the basking lamp.
Basking spot
32–35°C · 90–95°F
Cool side
20–25°C · 68–77°F
Humidity
40–60%
Ideal ranges for Testudo graeca, the same targets baskr scores your logs against.
Basking and warm figures are surface temperatures at the spot; cool and ambient are air. Measure with a probe or infrared thermometer at the animal's height.
Diurnal
Active by day
North Africa, southern Europe & the Middle East
Wild climate. Mediterranean and dry-country; warm dry summers, cool winters, with European types hibernating.
Why the care is what it is. This is why baskr targets a 32 to 35°C basking spot, strong UVB and a dry weed diet, and helps time a safe hibernation for healthy European-type adults.
Logging is the input. The product is spotting when a single off reading becomes a pattern worth acting on.
32–35°C (90–95°F)
A cool basking spot undercuts appetite and digestion.
20–25°C, in a dry, draught-free setup
Cold, damp conditions risk respiratory infection.
40–60%, drier than tropical species, humid hide for youngsters
Too dry while growing pyramids the shell; too damp risks infection.
Steady, and a healthy weight before any hibernation
An underweight or unwell tortoise should not be hibernated, check with an experienced vet.
Weeds and greens, high fibre
Fruit and rich foods cause runny droppings and harm.
A gradual seasonal slow-down in cool months (European types)
baskr separates a normal pre-hibernation dip from off-season illness to act on.
Safe to include
Avoid
A weed lawn kept fairly dry is ideal, this is a Mediterranean grazer, not a fruit or salad tortoise.
Staples
Occasional / treats
Never feed
Supplements. Calcium (a cuttlebone plus light dusting) and UVB.
Good to know. A high-fibre weed grazer. Fruit and rich foods cause runny droppings and long-term harm.
The right kind of kit, pick brands you trust.
UVB lighting
A high-output 10–12% T5 HO tube (Ferguson zone 3–4) over the basking zone, replaced every 12 months.
Basking heat
A basking lamp to reach 32–35°C over a solid spot, on a thermostat.
Thermostat
Controls the heat safely.
Thermometer + hygrometer
To track the basking zone and keep damp in check.
Cuttlebone / calcium
A cuttlebone to gnaw supports shell and beak.
A controlled hibernation method
For healthy adults: a monitored fridge or cool cellar method, done with veterinary guidance, never a cold garage guess.
Grounded in your own logs and the ideal ranges above, plain language, never a diagnosis.
Basking spot averaged 29°C this week, below the 32–35°C a Greek tortoise needs. Check the lamp.
Cold and damp readings together, a respiratory-infection risk. Dry and warm the enclosure and watch breathing.
Weight has dropped ahead of the cool season. Don't hibernate an underweight or unwell tortoise, check with an experienced reptile vet first.
Enter your own readings for an instant care score, the same check baskr runs for you every day.
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A quick guide, not a diagnosis. Ideal ranges vary with age, morph and setup, and individual animals differ, so confirm anything critical with an experienced keeper or a reptile vet.
Healthy European-type adults do, done in a controlled way and after a vet check. Some North African types don't, so confirm your subspecies. Never hibernate an unwell or underweight tortoise.
Edible weeds, leafy greens and grasses, a high-fibre, dry-country diet. Avoid fruit and high-protein foods, which cause digestive upset and shell problems.
No, but they're closely related Mediterranean tortoises with very similar care. They differ in shell and scale detail and in exact range, and both are popular, hardy starter tortoises.
Small: usually 15–25 cm as adults, so they're manageable, but they can live 50+ years, so it's still a long commitment.
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Start freeLast reviewed August 2026. General husbandry guidance, not veterinary advice, and ranges vary with age, morph, subspecies and setup. Confirm anything critical with an experienced keeper or an exotics vet.