If you own a tortoise, you may have heard about the importance of soaking them. Soaking is a crucial part of tortoise care, and it provides numerous benefits to your pet. Tortoises need to stay hydrated, and soaking helps keep their skin and shell in good condition. It also helps their internal organs function properly. …
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Are you curious about how to determine the sex of your tortoise? Determining the sex of a tortoise can be challenging, but there are several methods that can be used to help you identify whether your tortoise is male or female. Knowing the sex of your tortoise is important for proper care and breeding purposes. …
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Many people are aware of the dangers of sunburn for humans, but what about animals? Specifically, can a tortoise get sunburned? The answer is yes, tortoises can get sunburned and it can be a serious issue for their health. As cold-blooded animals, tortoises rely on basking in the sun to regulate their body temperature. However, …
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Owning a pet tortoise comes with many joys but there are times when they can frighten us with something you have never seen them do before. When I saw my pet tortoise peeing seethrough liquid I was frantically researching as my belief at the time was tortoise pee white urates. In most cases, a tortoise …
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Tortoises are one of the few pets that can live for a very long time. However, in order to keep them healthy and active, it is important to take care of their diet as well as their habitat. One common concern among tortoise owners is when they notice blood in their pet’s urine. This blog …
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There are many questions that we have about our pet tortoises here we are looking at their blood. Just like our blood we never really want to see it as in most instances you will only see it when the skin is broken. So we have all the answers to your questions about tortoise blood …
When buying your first tortoise you will have discovered all the equipment that is needed to keep your tortoise healthy. You have your enclosure and then an array of lamps but why do we need all this lighting equipment? Tortoises are cold-blooded reptiles that need an external heat source to warm their body temperature. Wild …
When your tortoise has any health issue is can become quite upsetting as owners. Tortoises are hardy reptiles, but that doesn’t mean they don’t have problems. One common problem with tortoises is the inability to open their mouth. It can be very upsetting to see, but what should we do when it happens? And is …
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When caring for reptiles, it is essential to learn about illness and diseases that they can be susceptible to, and Metabolic Bone Disease (MBD) is one we need to know about in tortoises. With tortoises, we often call MBD as Soft Shell Syndrome, and despite the belief, it is caused by calcium deficiency, this is …
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Caring for a tortoise is relatively easy to care for when you consider them to other reptiles. However, not understanding their care needs can cause your tortoise many problems that can be slow to show themselves. A tortoise’s shell pyramiding will not be noticed overnight and can take months to show signs. A tortoise’s shell …
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