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Should Tortoises Have a Heat Mat

Should Tortoises Have a Heat Mat? – We Debate the Pros & Cons

Housing / By Thomas Marshall

You may or may not be surprised that heat mats are one of the hottest debated subjects between tortoise owners, no pun intended. However, if you are worried about your tortoise being cold, you will be on the lookout for solutions most people will stumble upon the idea of a heat mat. You should avoid …

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Why Turtles Swim but Tortoises Don’t

Here’s Why Turtles Swim but Tortoises Don’t

Behaviour / By Thomas Marshall

People started to ask why turtles swim, but tortoises don’t after a viral video circulating the internet. It involved a woman believing she was saving a turtle that turned out to be a tortoise by putting it into a local lake. The name turtle is used widely by people to describe our hard-shelled friend’s weather …

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Do Tortoises Require Ventilation

Do Tortoises Require Ventilation? The If’s and the How’s

Housing / By Thomas Marshall

At times there are little things as tortoise owners we may overlook that affect our tortoise overall health. Something that we all take for granted is the fresh air we breathe, but how vital is fresh ventilated air to our tortoises. Tortoises require ventilation to give them a good amount of well ventilated fresh air. …

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Discover Which Tortoises Have the Longest to Shortest Lifespan

Discover Which Tortoises Have the Longest to Shortest Lifespan?

Ailments / By Thomas Marshall

Tortoises are known for their immense lifespan, with some of the shortest living tortoises being 20 years, right up to some of the longest living tortoises going over 200 years. The shortest living tortoise has near double the lifespan of dogs. If you are looking to purchase a new tortoise knowing how long it will …

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All the Documentation That You Will Need to Travel With Your Tortoise

All the Documentation That You Will Need to Travel With Your Tortoise

Housing / By Thomas Marshall

Traveling from one country to another with a pet is likely to need you to follow procedures to comply with the law comprehensively. Traveling with a pet tortoise is just the same, and it is worth getting all your paperwork in place before making your travels and below we help you with all the documentation …

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