Andrew Hermes is the creator of Arizona Tortoise Compound and is 100% dedicated to the captive care and breeding of over 38 different tortoise species/subspecies. Continuing to learn and better himself as a tortoise care taker, Andrew is an active member in the tortoise community by contributing to many different tortoise organizations, rescues, forums and captive tortoise breeding efforts. He participates in AZA Studbooks and SSPs, and has set up an adoption program to rescue and rehome native Arizona Desert Tortoises (Gopherus morafkai). Articles written by Andrew can be found in Reptiles Magazine, theTurtleRoom and at TortoiseForum.org. Andrew is a member of the Turtle Survival Alliance, Turtle & Tortoise Preservation Group, The Turtle Conservancy & Behler Chelonian Center, and Arizona Herpetological Association as well as TortoiseForum.org. You can contact him directly at Andy@arizonatortoisecompound.com
