Testudo graeca graeca habitat, Southern Spain There is a trend in some places to keep tortoises (and other reptiles) in entirely...

The question of what to feed in winter if for some reason it is necessary to keep Mediterannean tortoises active for health reasons,...

They promise much, but do they deliver, and might they even harm? This Stigmochelys pardalis (Leopard tortoise) was raised on a diet of...

"Too much calcium causes bladder stones". We'll get straight to the point and give you an answer: No. Certainly not under normal, typical...

Can you rely on general climate information to know what your tortoise needs? This is a fairly quick and simple one to deal with. We...

Sand gets in your eyes... or causes impactions... but does it really? Testudo graeca graeca in Southern Morocco in a sandy habitat As...

A data logger is a small device that can measure, and record continuously, temperature, relative humidity, or both at the same time....

One rather incredible ability that tortoises possess is that of regenerating and re-growing not only the outer keratin scutes where...

A new series on busting common internet and social media myths about tortoises.