Unless you subscribe to a fairly radical approach to caring for hatchling and juvenile tortoises then you’ll probably agree that keeping them indoors in a properly set up tortoise table or...

Being the weird and wonderful animals they are unfortunately makes tortoises a target for thieves, especially older and larger specimens, given their significant monetary value. It is...

What is Pyramiding? A tortoise’s shell is made up of a series of polygonal shaped plates known as ‘scutes’. In a normally developing shell the scutes grow in such a way that they form a...

Having a suitable reptile thermometer is essential for monitoring temperature. I use this simple model by Exo Terra. It's cheap and does the job perfectly We all know that maintaining a...

Why do Tortoises Get Worms? Just like any wild animal, or indeed pet, tortoises don’t adhere to the same levels of hygiene that we do, and nor should they. Can you imagine toilet training a...