This short booklet has been produced by the Tortoise Trust and the Jill Martin Fund for Tortoise Welfare and Conservation to help you to avoid some of these common problems and to help you keep your …

Most pet tortoises are captive bred and include tropical species with different habitat and care requirements. Tortoises come from different climate zones throughout the world. It is imperative that …

There are several species of tortoises, all with their own unique husbandry needs. Please research your individual species for specific requirements that may differ from the more common tortoise species. …

Bring your tortoise to see the vet every September for a pre-hibernation exam and to get feces checked for parasites. When the weather becomes cooler in the fall, the tortoise will prepare for hibernation. …

A tortoise’s sex can only be seen when it reaches a certain size. However, there are other ways to tell if a tortoise is male or female: by their shells and by their tails. Females generally have flatter plastrons …

ost reptiles. The New York Turtle and Tortoise Society recommends that the combined shell size of all tortoises present should not exceed a quarter of the floor surface area available to he tortoises. …

All CTTC chapters can provide desert tortoises and permits. Keeping a desert tortoise successfully in captivity requires understanding their needs and some pre-planning, resulting in an easy to keep …