Tortoise Care

Tortoise Captive Care


Hermann’s Tortoise | Natural History

Authored by Chris Leone Garden State Tortoise Hermann’s Tortoise (Testudo hermanni)​ To date there are two recognized and/or accepted subspecies after a recent attempt to elevate them to the rank of full species level(“Eurotestudo”, 2006) failed. This will most likely be revisited in years to come with a different result based on the high degree […]


Pancake Tortoise Malacochersus tornieri

Pancake Tortoises | Living the Flat Life

Authored by Andrew Hermes Arizona Tortoise Compound Pancake Tortoises (Malacochersus Tornieri) Soft, flat and flexible are not the descriptive words one would normally used to describe a species of tortoise, unless they are speaking of the unique Pancake Tortoise (Malacochersus Tornieri). As the only tortoise of its genus this amazing animal also displays traits and […]


Reptile Food Chart Guest Article by Dr. Bogoslavsky

Safe reptile foods are always debated about what’s actually safe to feed when it comes to vegetables and fruits thanks to Dr. Bogoslavsky we have that information now available.

Green Turtle Face Drawing