i found a baby tortoise in my backyard🥺 pls HELP
hi, i found a baby tortoise in my backyard this afternoon and since none of the neighbors own him and don’t know where he/she came from, i’ve decided to keep him. since i never owned s tortoise or a reptile or anything like that i would reeeally really appreciate any advice🥺 i would love to keep it, i think it is pure fate that brought him/her to me.
it’s very small and i don’t know how old it is. i’ve asked chatgpt a loooot of questions because i really have noone to ask so all help is welcome🥺
p.s. i’m not holding it like that, the picture is just for size reference
EDIT:
i called the vet and they said that it definitely escaped from someone’s backyard or something. yes, it is native, but it’s natural habitat isn’t here in the continental croatia at all, it is most likely somebody’s pet tortoise’s baby that escaped. it was good that i rescued it because the crows would have attacked it. it’s natural habitat is in Dalmatia, at the seaside. it is only a few months old. since this is not their natural habitat and it would actually be dangerous to release her in the wild, they said that i could either give it to the rescue service or keep it so i have decided to keep it. everybody say hi to Leyla!🐢💕🥗🥬✨
also i would love some advice for keeping it, which uvb lamp is the best etc🥺