Category: Turtles & Tortoises
Tortoise Taped To Balloons And Set Aloft Last Summer Has Been Adopted
Russian tortoise was found taped to balloons and hanging in eucalyptus trees in Oceanside, CA. [...]
Pacific Leatherback Sea Turtle Named California State Marine Reptile
Dermochelys coriacea joins the desert tortoise as official state reptiles. [...]
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
Tortoises should stay in, and predators should stay out. Also, as escape artists, tortoises require both a below-ground barrier and something they ca [...]
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
1. Pyramiding
Pyramiding of the carapace scutes is the most common problem with captive African spurred tortoises (Centrochelys [Geochelo [...]
Sulcata Tortoise Breeding
Bonus content from the May 2009 REPTILES magazine article "Spurred Samsons." [...]
Spotted Turtle Care And Breeding Information
The attractive spotted turtle has serious conservation needs. [...]
