Tortoises are reclusive and aloof pets. However, tortoises can be affectionate animals in their own way, so you can get them to care about you if you do the right […]

Tortoises may sustain injuries when dropped during handling and falling from high places. After all, most tortoises are active climbers who often attempt to scale rocks, walls, trees, fences, and […]

Tortoises are oviparous vertebrates, producing eggs (not live young) to propagate the species. Instead of becoming pregnant, female tortoises become gravid. A tortoise can become pregnant (gravid) once she’s reached […]

Curious tortoises need lots of space to move around to explore. This means a tortoise’s enclosure size should be at least 3 times the length of its shell and 4 […]

Asexual reproduction is impossible because eggs laid without mating with a male will be unfertilized. Even if mating has occurred, the egg will form and be laid because eggs can’t […]

While it’s easy to tell when most animals are happy, the same can’t be said for reptiles like tortoises. Deciphering a tortoise’s subtle body language can be challenging if you […]