Category: Keeping a Tortoise

Whether it’s the first or fiftieth time you’ve done it, putting your tortoise into hibernation is always a nerve racking process. From making sure the tortoise is sufficiently plump enough to...

It's more or less the norm to keep a single tortoise as a pet, I don't tend to think of them as sociable creatures that live alongside others of their own kind, and indeed there are several good...

It isn't usually necessary to trim a tortoise's nails; however restrictive living conditions in captivity can prevent their nails from wearing down naturally. In this case it may be necessary to trim...

If you are travelling from one country to another with your tortoise there are likely to be certain procedures and rules that you must adhere to in order to do so legally. The greatest concern for...

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,...

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...