Category: Keeping a 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...

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...

As tortoise owners we learn pretty quickly how important it is to include calcium in the diet of our pets. It’s a vital component in the metabolic process that ensures healthy bone and shell...

Okay, so I know what you're thinking, why would you possibly want to crossbreed tortoises? Well for the most part you definitely wouldn't, however it's an interesting hypothetical question, so let's...

Never mind the tortoise and the hare... We’ve written before about keeping tortoises alongside other animals; in particular cats and dogs. Accounts on this vary, but the general consensus is...

We’ve all heard of dogs and rabbits being neutered, but what about tortoises? As a tortoise owner neutering your pet isn’t usually something you need to worry about unless you have multiple...