It’s a subject that comes loaded with a fair amount of contention: When should tortoises (if ever) be kept outside, especially in colder northern climates such as the UK? Most literature...

As great as they are, tortoises aren’t really known for being affectionate creatures. For one thing a large part of their anatomy is made up of a hard shell, hardly the cuddliest thing in the...

People often think of tortoises as a lazy man’s pets; you don’t have to take them for walks, they don’t require any kind of training, and they don’t really need any physical attention of...

Tortoises are great for a ton of reasons; with the right set up and care routine they’re easy to manage, they’re not noisy, they don’t produce respiratory allergens, watching them eat and...

Tortoises require light sources to provide both heat and ultraviolet light. Both are important, but the key distinction is that the UV light should pretty much fill the entire space in the...

Tortoise are often thought of as a lazy man’s (or woman’s) pet, but nothing could be further from the truth. Whilst it’s true they don’t need anything like the level of physical...