Category: Turtles & Tortoises

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Rescued Ploughshare Tortoises To Kickstart Breeding Program In Europe

Rescued Ploughshare Tortoises To Kickstart Breeding Program In Europe

Seized from smugglers in Hong Kong, 13 ploughshare tortoises (Astrochelys yniphora) will be placed in England and the Netherlands. [...]
How To Build A Basic Outdoor Tortoise Pen

How To Build A Basic Outdoor Tortoise Pen

Supplement to the April 2008 REPTILES magazine article "Turning the Tables." [...]
Relationship Between A Pair Of Galapagos Tortoises Ends After 115 Years

Relationship Between A Pair Of Galapagos Tortoises Ends After 115 Years

Bibi, a female, kept attacking Poldi, a male, which resulted in a new enclosure for Poldi. [...]

The Galapagos Versus The Aldabra Tortoise

Bonus content from the May 2012 REPTILES magazine article "Miracle Babies!" [...]
Sulcata Tortoise Health Problems

Sulcata Tortoise Health Problems

1. Pyramiding Pyramiding of the carapace scutes is the most common problem with captive African spurred tortoises (Centrochelys [Geochelo [...]
Sulcata Tortoise Breeding

Sulcata Tortoise Breeding

Bonus content from the May 2009 REPTILES magazine article "Spurred Samsons." [...]
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