As with any pet, the food you provide your turtle or tortoise plays a significant role in determining how long and well it lives. Mistreatment and malnutrition are major causes of distress for...

I struggled with temperature during the first few months of my tortoise-keeping journey. I talked to different keepers, and they all managed to come up with different suitable temperature ranges. I...

Turtles are shy and harmless reptiles. They prefer spending time quietly away from other animals. They can get easily stressed and scared. You will be amazed to know what can scare a turtle. Too much...

You may have seen a couple of videos where turtles or tortoises attack black colors shoes on the internet. In the videos, tortoises show indifference to other colors but attack a black object. So, do...

Tortoises may be slow, but they indeed are active. You will catch these creatures playing in the pen from dawn to dusk. But what if the tortoise shows inactivity? What can be the...

Do not be disgusted by your tortoise's poop. The feces of the pet actually tell a lot about its health. Allow me to introduce a few points. A well-formed and firm brown or greenish poop indicates...