Resources:
Glass tanks: incorrect tortoise housing Read more
Tortoise vs Turtle Infographic Read more
Healthy Shell Development in tortoises Read more
Abnormal vs. healthy beak growth Read more
Does my tortoise need a buddy or friend? Read more
Is a tortoise the right pet for me? Read more
Is processed tortoise food nutritionally complete? Read more
Basking vs. non-basking tortoises: What’s the difference? Read more
Proper substrate Read more
How to hang a reptile light Read more
How and why to soak a tortoise Read more
Natural, fresh, varied tortoise diets making it easy read more
Sulcata vs. Greek Ibera Read more
Feed your Sulcata correctly! Read more
The truth about Sulcatas Read more
Interested in adopting? How much space do I need? Read more
How to find an exotics vet for your tortoise Read more

Reading List:
Cook, Tess, Box Turtles, A complete guide to Terrapene and Cuora, Neptune City, NJ: T. F. H. Publications, Inc., 2008
Franklin, Carl J. and Killpack, David C., The Complete North American Box Turtle, New Mexico: ECO Herpetological Publishing & Distribution: 2009
Vesjoli, Philippe de and Klingenberg, Roger, The Box Turtle Manual, The Herpetocultural Library, Series 300 , Lakeside, CA: Advanced Vivarium Systems, 1995
Pingleton, Mike, Practical Care and Maintenance of The Redfoot Tortoise Geochelone carbonaria in Captivity, London: Carapace Press, 2001
Pingleton, Mike, The Redfoot Manual, A Beginner’s Guide to the Redfoot Tortoise, Champaign, Illinoise: Art Gecko Publishing, 2009
Baskin-Salzberg, Anita and Salzberg, Alan, Turtles. New York: Franklin Watts, 1996
Bonin, Franck, Devaux, Bernard, and Dupre, Alain, translated by Pritchard, C. H., Turtles of the World, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006
Ernst, Carl H. and Lovich, Jeffery E., Turtles of the United States and Canada, revised and updated with new species names, 2nd edition, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press: 2009
Highfield, A. C., Practical Encyclopedia of Keeping and Breeding Tortoises and Freshwater Turtles, London: Carapace Press, 1996
Highfield, A. C., The Tortoise and Turtle Feeding Manual, London: Carapace Press, 2000
Chitty, John; Raftery, Aidan; Blackwell, Wiley, Essentials of Tortoise Medicine and Surgery, John Wiley & Sons Ltd., 2013
Ebenhack, Amanda, Health Care & Rehabilitation of Turtles and Tortoises, Living Art publishing, 2012.
Hatkoff, Isabella, Hatkoff, Craig, and Kahumbu, Paula Dr., Owen & Mzee The True Story of a Remarkable Friendship, New York: Scholastic Inc., 2006
Hickman, Pamela, Changing the Future for Endangered Wildlife Turtle Rescue, New York: Firefly Books, 2005
McCarthur, Stuart; Wilkinson, Roger; Meyer, Jean, Medicine and Surgery of Tortoises and Turtles, Blackwell Publishing Ltd., 2004
Turtle Conservation Coalition, TURTLES IN TROUBLE The World’s 25+ Most Endangered Tortoises and Freshwater Turtles 2018, Canada: Hemlock Printers, 2018.
Stanford, Craig B., The Last Tortoise, A Tale of Extinction in Our Lifetime, Cambrideg: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2010
Wilson, Richard & Robyn, The Care and Breeding of the African Spurred Tortoise Geochelone sulcata. London: Carapace Press, 1997
Reputable Websites:
Russian tortoise:
- Excellent website with edible/toxic plant list
- Detailed enclosure plans for temporary and permanent housing
Greek tortoise:
tlady.clara.net/TortGuide/guidedl.htm
- Downloadable booklet covers all things Mediterranean tortoise
- Including plant list
World Chelonian Trust:
- Excellent site for species descriptions
- Excellent data regarding import/export statistics of the turtle/tortoise trade
- Excellent care sheets
UV Guide UK
http://www.uvguide.co.uk/index.htm
An excellent site for all reptile keepers wanting to learn more about correct lighting.
Tortoise Trust:
- Excellent care sheets
- EXCELLENT article on the causes of pyramiding disorder