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Pandemic pet fever? Now has never been a more important time watch for those who have impulse bought a pet during pandemic. Although many will research and look after their pet well, others are in desperate need of extra non judgemental support. Th

Caution! 🚨 Small tortoises palm size and smaller are particularly vulnerable to predation from dogs, cats, birds, rats, mice etc. Never leave even the kindest pet dog with a small unprotected tortoise. This photo shows the sad result of a dog bite

Feeding time at HQ 🌺 Many of the tortoises 🐢 that come to us are used to mainly junk food lettuce and need training onto a healthier balanced diet. Due to this we blend a variety of romaine, baby gem with fresh weeds, fresh flowers, prealpen cobs

#tortoisetuesday Sunny is a pale North African spur tortoise approx 60 years old. Most likely from southern Morroco originally. He’s come to club for rehoming through no fault of his own. Tortoises can live 80-100 years. Sunny being a slightl

#tortoisetips Opuntia cactus can be sliced and served to tortoises as a healthy food stuff. Fab winter feed when weeds are more scarce. It’s naturally rich is calcium fluid and even calcium. Large spines can be snipped off with nail clippers.

Thank you! 😀 Amazon gift support is as new thing for us and we have been blown away by the generosity of others. Last week we received 10 new UV and heat bulbs for the centre. This represents a huge saving for the winter season leaving us more to he

🐢 Look who is hiding?! Sterilized top soil and a coco coir brick offer a great moisture restraining substrate for tortoises to Burrow in as this baby Herman’s is demonstrating. This natural behaviour allows a tortoises to regulate its temperat

#tortoisewelfaretips 🐢 Beak trimming is a common task for tortoises which come to us at the Centre. Although soft diet or lack of calcium can contribute to an over or under bite, some tortoises are just prone to it and need a shape and a polish fr

Although this image may be distressing, it shows a valuable message. 🐢 Prolapse in tortoises can happen particularly with young animals and the elderly. Straining from dehydration, lack of vitamins / calcium or compacted gut being a common reasons.

Help where's my tortoise?! ⚠️🐢 The club have seen a huge rise in lost and found tortoises this summer. Be sure to check out our website where you will find loads of helpful tips and advice on keeping your pet safe and contained, and in the worst c

Predator reminder🚨: in the season of plenty, be vigilant of rodent populations as well as foxes (city foxes being the bravest and most likely to have a go at a tortoise). Although prevention is always better than cure with tortoises, they are great

He's found his forever home! A successful rehome of a young adult Redfoot tortoise this month. Redfoots are a South American tropical tortoise which do not hibernate. They enjoy shady insulated shed accommodation as adults with orchid bark, high hu