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tortoisetrust
Jun 30, 20241 min read
How arid-habitat tortoises survive
Extreme heat. No water. No food. How do they do it?
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tortoisetrust
Jun 1, 202419 min read
The Climate Frame Terrarium UPDATED
With natural UV-B and Infra-Red Super-effective outdoor housing for tortoises in colder climates Lumisol UV-B transmitting sheet on...
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tortoisetrust
May 11, 202424 min read
Captive Care of the Russian Tortoise Testudo horsfieldii
The Horsfield's tortoise: Testudo horsfieldii (GRAY) 1844 - History in the pet trade, ecology and biology, captive breeding,...
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tortoisetrust
Apr 28, 202430 min read
Feeding Tortoises: Avoiding Dietary Disasters
A wild Testudo hermanni hermanni grazes on low-lying vegetation. Updated Tortoise Trust guidelines for: Feeding Leopard tortoises -...
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tortoisetrust
Apr 12, 20245 min read
Understanding Humidity for Tortoise Keepers
Measuring Relative Humidity and Temperature Temperature, lighting and humidity are critical environmental factors that profoundly affect...
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tortoisetrust
Apr 4, 202415 min read
The Tortoise Myth-Busters: Episode 7
Fruit for Arid Habitat Tortoises - 'Treat' or Tragedy? A Centrochelys sulcata gorges on ripe water melons... what are the risks in this?...
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tortoisetrust
Mar 30, 202418 min read
Dietary Fibre in the diet of the Herbivorous Tortoise Testudo graeca graeca in Spain: Some implications for captive husbandry
Faecal pellet from wild Testudo graeca graeca revealing incredibly high long-fibre content. It has long been recognised that dietary...
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tortoisetrust
Mar 24, 202424 min read
The Tortoise Myth-Busters: Episode 6
Do semi-arid habitat tortoises use 'Humid hides' in the wild? Are they necessary in captivity? Does the 'closed chamber' method have any...
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tortoisetrust
Mar 19, 20243 min read
Do wild tortoises get overgrown beaks, and if not, why not?
A very common question among keepers... answered. Captive Testudo hermanni boettgeri (Eastern Hermann's tortoise) with a typically...
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tortoisetrust
Mar 16, 20245 min read
Calcium levels in substrates, graze plants, and UV-B distribution in Mediterranean tortoise habitats
A brief introduction to some field measurements in mid-March, taken in Almeria, Southern Spain. In this video, we also briefly discuss...
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tortoisetrust
Mar 10, 202415 min read
Tortoise Shell Deformities: A View from the Inside
Why avoiding growth deformity is so very important A typical example of not only raised scute growth (commonly known as 'pyramiding') but...
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tortoisetrust
Mar 5, 20245 min read
Natural and Artificial Nest Sites for Terrestrial Tortoises & Semi-terrestrial Turtles
A Testudo graeca graeca lays her eggs. Failure to provide adequate nesting sites in captivity can have serious consequences for heath,...
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tortoisetrust
Feb 22, 202410 min read
The Tortoise Myth-Busters: Episode 5
Post-Hibernation Anorexia (PHA) All-too-often a 'diagnosis' of PHA is arrived at without sufficient understanding of what this actually...
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tortoisetrust
Feb 18, 20242 min read
Wild Tortoises and Winter Temperatures
For many years now, a continuous period of 14 years, we have carefully collected temperature data from literally right next to...
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tortoisetrust
Feb 17, 20243 min read
Testudo ibera in Turkey
For those interested in the general ecology, physical characteristics and behaviours of Testudo (graeca) ibera - of which more in a...
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tortoisetrust
Feb 17, 20247 min read
Tortoise Trust Online Course
In 2002 the Tortoise Trust launched the world's very first online course on tortoises and turtles. It is now 2024 - and it's back! Fully...
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tortoisetrust
Jan 29, 20247 min read
The Outdoor Factor? Natural healing from trauma in tortoises
A massive trauma and a wild T estudo hermann i found in a field in Greece. The tortoise was active, feeding, and had clearly sustained...
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tortoisetrust
Jan 6, 20243 min read
Nocturnal Activity in Mediterranean Tortoises
“Nocturnal activity in the terrestrial tortoises is practically nonexistent. Although some hot desert species like the spurred tortoise...
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tortoisetrust
Dec 9, 20234 min read
Habitat Enrichment for Tortoises - Do we underestimate their real needs?
Testudo graeca graeca habitat, Southern Spain There is a trend in some places to keep tortoises (and other reptiles) in entirely...
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tortoisetrust
Dec 1, 20237 min read
Winter Feeding - A Practical Guide - Revised
The question of what to feed in winter if for some reason it is necessary to keep Mediterannean tortoises active for health reasons,...
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