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link to Tortoise Injuries: Prevention, Treatment, & Aftercare

Tortoise Injuries: Prevention, Treatment, & Aftercare

Your tortoise getting injured probably isn’t something you want to think about very much, and why would you? It’s not nice to think that our shelled friends might ever come to any...

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link to Tortoise Shell Pyramiding: Knowing the Signs

Tortoise Shell Pyramiding: Knowing the Signs

What is Pyramiding? A tortoise’s shell is made up of a series of polygonal shaped plates known as ‘scutes’. In a normally developing shell the scutes grow in such a way that they form a...

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Preventing Metabolic Bone Disease or Soft Shell Syndrome

What is Soft Shell Syndrome? As we know tortoises have some very specific requirements in order to stay healthy. They need heat in order to give them the energy they require to digest food, and...

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link to Why Tortoises Get Worms: Prevention & Cure

Why Tortoises Get Worms: Prevention & Cure

Why do Tortoises Get Worms? Just like any wild animal, or indeed pet, tortoises don’t adhere to the same levels of hygiene that we do, and nor should they. Can you imagine toilet training a dog...

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