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Small Tortoise Species: 6 Types of Tortoises That Stay Small
If you’re looking for small tortoise species that won’t outgrow your home, you’re making a smarter decision than most new tortoise owners. In popular culture, tortoises are often portrayed as gentle giants—and species from the Galápagos Islands certainly live up
Diet & Nutrition
Russian Tortoise Diet: Complete Food List and Feeding Guide
Getting the Russian tortoise diet right is absolutely critical for keeping these popular pets healthy long-term. In their natural habitat, Russian tortoises are opportunistic feeders battling against rocky terrain and harsh, arid landscapes. This feast-or-famine existence with constant foraging means
Healthcare
Unhealthy Tortoise Poop: What It Looks Like and What To Do About It
When you’re new to keeping tortoises, you quickly learn that monitoring your pet’s bathroom habits is part of responsible care. Your tortoise’s poop tells you a lot about their overall health, and knowing what unhealthy tortoise poop looks like can
Diet & Nutrition
Tortoise Safe Plants: Complete A-Z Guide to Edible and Toxic Plants
Knowing which tortoise safe plants you can use in your enclosure is absolutely essential, yet it’s one of the most overlooked aspects of tortoise care. Live plants are a vital part of any tortoise’s natural habitat, and the more you
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Sulcata Tortoise Size: What Every Owner Needs to Know Before It’s Too Late
If you’re reading this before buying a sulcata tortoise, congratulations—you’re one of the few people doing research before making a 70-plus-year commitment to an animal that will outgrow every enclosure you own for the next decade. If you’re reading this
Healthcare
The Ultimate Tortoise Diet Guide: What to Feed Desert, Forest and Mediterranean Tortoises
The most common questions we get at The Tortoise Resource Center are about appropriate tortoise diets, and for good reason—getting nutrition wrong is one of the fastest ways to cause serious, often permanent health problems. That’s actually why we created
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Do Tortoises Make Good Pets? Exploring the Pros and Cons
Tortoises have exploded in popularity over the last decade or two. Years ago, hobbyists would have considered themselves lucky to see a single wild-caught tortoise for sale at the local pet store. But these days, modern reptile lovers have access
Diet & Nutrition
Sulcata Tortoise Food List: What to Feed Your African Spurred Tortoise
One of the trickiest things to nail down as a new sulcata tortoise owner is what to feed them. Even experienced keepers continue researching and fine-tuning their sulcatas’ diets for years because getting nutrition right is absolutely critical for these
