Category: Keeping a Tortoise

It’s no surprise that tortoises sometimes end up on their backs; those big lumbering shells are like the equivalent of carrying a hod of bricks around, or at least it looks like it! If the ground...

To the uninitiated it might seem silly that someone who owns multiple tortoises could be surprised when they find one of them has not only laid some eggs, but that those eggs go on to...

Shop bought salad leaves and vegetables are okay for tortoises, especially the organic stuff, but you really can’t beat home grown fresh weeds and flowers if you can get them. The trouble is you...

For a really great resource on feeding your tortoise with plants grown in your yard or garden, check out this book available on Ebay. It has been a fantastic resource for me over the years,...

If you’re a tortoise lover there’s a good chance you’re a lover of other animals as well. If so you might be wondering if your tortoise can happily interact with your other pets, making you...

I’ve got to be a little bit careful discussing what the ‘easiest’ breeds of tortoise to look after are, for the simple reason that there isn’t really one. All tortoises require a significant...