How to Mate Sulcata Tortoises?
How to mate sulcata tortoises? Sulcata tortoises can usually mate the entire year but their breeding season happens during autumn when the temperature in the morning is a bit cooler. How to mate sulcata tortoises? In the wild and even in captivity, males court females...
How to Care for Tortoise Shell?
How to care for tortoise shell? You can have your sulcata tortoise get used to you by just carrying them around while they’re still young, just keep them around the house or with other same species so that your pet can be socialized. How to care for tortoise shell? If...
Do Sulcata Tortoises Hibernate?
Do Sulcata tortoises hibernate? It’s a misconception that all turtles hibernate. Yes, some tortoise varieties, like Russian tortoises, hibernate throughout winter months, but other species, like Sulcata tortoises do not naturally hibernate. Do Sulcata tortoises...
Can Tortoises Catch a Cold?
Can tortoises catch a cold? To an individual catching a cool or obtaining pneumonia, tortoises as well as turtles are susceptible to establishing respiratory infections. Can tortoises catch a cold? While our animal turtles do not have play days with other turtles that...
Tortoise Prolapses
What is a tortoise prolapses? The small opening (sometimes called cloaca) in a tortoise’s scutes just under its tail leading to the animal’s reproductive system, the rectal area and the bladder is where tortoise prolapses can take place. Tortoise prolapses is when the...About Me:
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