Posts by Alex

Deliberately releasing a captive bred, captive kept tortoise into the wild is almost universally a bad idea for several reasons: Unless the tortoise is native to the part of the world you live in,...

Small, big, or biggest? If you’re thinking of buying a tortoise you might make assume it is better to buy the youngest tortoise possible, probably because it seems likely that the smaller they...

Backyards offer lots of potential hibernation areas Putting your tortoise into hibernation can be a nerve racking process. I myself have suffered tragedy in this area, when my first pet tortoise...

Remote monitoring of just about anything is big business these days. Whether you use a ‘Ring’ type doorbell camera or have an audio visual baby monitor, our increasingly connected world makes it...

Being asthmatic can be a frustrating and at times miserable experience. I myself have suffered from mild versions of this respiratory condition throughout my life, but particularly during...

Ensuring your tortoise is a healthy weight is important, particularly during the early years of life when they are still growing. Once a tortoise reaches maturity weight monitoring is less...