Category: Tortoise Health

Eating slugs or snails will not always be harmful to a tortoise. However, eating too many can cause a protein overdose. Moreover, at times, snails and slugs contain parasites, which can be harmful...

Worm count tests are absolutely worthwhile for tortoises, especially prior to, and following, hibernation. Parasitic infection in tortoises can be fatal, so anything that helps determine if your...

Caring for a blind tortoise can be pretty challenging because a tortoise that cannot see has very different needs to one that can. You must feed them by hand, and manually put them in the right...

Always check that your tortoise doesn't ingest stones Impaction in tortoises happens when the animal doesn’t pass any droppings. As a result it may also show signs of lethargy or stress. Every...

While certainly unusual, irregular scutes on tortoises do not negatively impact their health in any way. They will be as healthy as a tortoise with conventional shell scutes. Irregular scutes are a...

Red marks on your tortoises shell (the carpace) or underside (the plastron) could be a sign of Septicaemic Ulcerative Shell Disease (SCUD) or another form of Septicaemia. If you notice red markings...