Speke’s Hingeback tortoises are likely the heartiest and most personable of the 6 African hinge- backed tortoise species.

Only growing to about7.5 elevation, they’re an excellent apartment/ condo species.

Also known as the Savanna hinge- reverse

,they are plant in a wide range of rocky to tropical territories from Mozambique to South Africa, including nearly all of Zimbabwe.
and lots of differing color variations
– and breeding sized grown-ups show hints of pinks and blues on their heads andnecks.

There are substantially beasties, but they also appreciate the occasional( once a week) crawler or nonentity

– ours suchlike night dawdlers, along with a regular diet of lettuce and other flora, unheroic & green squash,

tomato, cactus & indeed pumpkin and some mushrooms.

Veritably easy to keep, this friendly little tortoise species is fading in numerous corridor of it’s range,

Geographic range of Speke’s hingeback tortoise 

Speke’s hinge- reverse tortoise is plant in East Africa from Uganda and Kenya south to Swaziland,

coming to Mozambique and Zululand. Its range extends westwards as far as the seacoast of Angola.

Habitat

K. spekii inhabits leas and dry backcountry with rocky areas.

It tends to inhabit further wooded areas during the dry season, and to move out into the leas when the summer rains come.

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spekii feeds on small flowers, leaves, lawn, sauces, succulents and fungi. It also eats draggers and other small pets, having a special preference for millipedes.
Reproduction

Ladies ofK. spekii lay a small clutch of two to four eggs in the summer.

It tends to inhabit further wooded areas during the dry season, and to move out into the leas when the summer rains come.

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Their care and feeding are exactly the same as for normal multicolored Orange Cherry Headed Red Footed Tortoise

which follows

Cherry Headed Red Footed Tortoises are a veritably enough,

slightly lower interpretation of the classic Red Footed Tortoise.

Their head and leg scales are frequently bright red or orange.

Some are born with lighter shells, and others with darker shells.

All Cherry Heads grow up to have bright red/ orange heads & legs.

Orange Cherry Headed Red Footed Tortoise

Plant in limited areas, primarily in the Paraguayan Chaco, and the Brazilian rain timbers,

these emotional tortoises are well sought after in the tortoise world.

Ours are interned born then in the US, and shouldn’t be confused with

the larger significances available.

Husbandry for Cherry Headed Red Footed Tortoises is

basically the same as for standard Red Footed Tortoises- and follows

* Right now, we’re raising a nice group of Cherry heads with outstanding colors
– you can pick your gender,

and you can elect yours from a print if you like. *

Red– footed Tortoises are the occupants of the fantastic Jungles of the Caribbean, central and south America.

They’re relatively intelligent, they’ve good memory and learn fleetly where and when food is available;

They’ve a strong sense of smell, and their sense of touch includes indeed the fewest contact with their shell.

Meadows, clover hay, dark, lush flora,( except for spinach) cactus, carrots and mixed vegetables are each good for Red– footed Tortoises.

Sweet, red fruits are their pets.
Supplements that are high in calcium and low in phosphorus, are stylish for this hearty species.

Red– footed Tortoises do veritably well in community settings.

With a little redundant care, hatchlings thrive with other tortoises.

Shallow, warm water soaking every third day, a warm basking spot and plenitude of food is the key for these enough starter tortoises.

– and once you begin working with them, it’s easy to see why.

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It took a lot of years – but here we go: Platinum Yellow Leucistic Red Foot Tortoise

The Platinum Yellow Leucistic Red Foot Tortoise has no coloration in on it’s shell at all

– nothing but the bright white/yellow you see in the photographs top and bottom.

It’s eyes are jet black, and it’s scales are a very light gray and a striking bright orange.

There have been a few nice hypo Red Foots over the years – but nothing even close to this tortoise…it just may be one in a million…

It’s too early to tell – but it’s plastron gives the impression of a male – either way, imagine the breeding possibilities

– particularly if the trait turns out to be dominant…

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This shockingly light colored tortoise is in excellent health, it behaves just like a normal colored Red Footed Tortoises who’s species description follows:

Red-footed Tortoises are the inhabitants of the exotic Jungles of the Caribbean, central and south America.

They are quite intelligent, they have good memory and learn rapidly where and when food is available; and where shelter and basking is to be found.

They have a strong sense of smell, and their sense of touch includes even the slightest contact with their shell.

Grasses, clover hay, dark, leafy greens, (except for spinach) cactus, carrots and mixed vegetables are all good for Red-footed Tortoises.

Sweet, red fruits are their favorites. Supplements that are high in calcium and low in phosphorus, are best for this hearty species.

Red-footed Tortoises do very well in community settings. With a little extra care, hatchlings thrive with other tortoises.

Shallow, warm water soaking every third day, a warm basking spot and plenty of food is the key for these pretty starter tortoises.

Red-footed Tortoises are one of the most popular species kept the world over

– and once you begin working with them, it’s easy to see why.

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hermann tortoise for sale are one of the most popular tortoise species in the exotic pet hobby. All of the Hermann’s tortoises at Swell Reptiles are captive bred in the UK, however, they naturally roam a wide range across Southern Europe. The species Testudo hermanni is comprised of two main subspecies,

the western subspecies (Testudo hermanni hermanni) and eastern subspecies (Testudo hermanni boettgeri), both of which are considered to be threatened species in the wild.

The eastern Hermann’s tortoise can be found in Greece, Turkey, Albania, Bulgaria, Romania, Macedonia, Kosovo and Serbia, and is considerably larger than the western subspecies. The western Hermann’s tortoise, however, can be found roaming parts of Italy, Sardinia, Corsica, the Balaeric Islands, France and Spain and tend to have light claws, compared with the darker claws of the eastern subspecies.

These tortoises are very tame and will tolerate handling particularly young tortoises, however, handling can become difficult as they grow and they may become stressed when suspended, so they are best interacted with on their own terms whilst roaming and feeding. Hermann’s tortoises can outcompete one another if kept in pairs or groups, often leading to health issues in the smaller or weaker individuals, therefore they should be kept alone.

What type of enclosure should a Hermann’s tortoise have?

Hermann’s tortoises are prone to respiratory infections when kept in a low-ventilated enclosure. Due to this, we highly recommend the use of an open-topped tortoise table over an enclosed vivarium. For some people, an open-topped set-up is not an option, in these instances, a wooden vivarium can be used but you must take additional measures to increase ventilation, for example by drilling holes into the ceiling panel.

Hermann’s tortoises are natural roamers, so will appreciate a large enclosure to roam around. We recommend a minimum enclosure size of 150 x 90xm (5 x 3ft) for a fully grown adult,

although smaller enclosures can be used for a baby tortoise. We do not stock an enclosure large enough to house a fully grown adult,

which is usually required to be a custom-build, however,

they take a long time to get this large, so we have a wide range of options and even full Tortoise Starter Kits to choose from until the time comes.

We recommend always keeping your Hermann’s tortoise indoors,

as it can be difficult to provide all of the correct husbandry parameters to tortoises that are kept in outdoor enclosures,

due to fluctuating temperatures and humidity levels and a general lack of electricity sockets in gardens and outhouses, which can often prevent outdoor tortoises from being provided with heat or UVB. It is for these reasons, that indoor tortoises tend to be much healthier and live longer lives than those kept in an outdoor enclosure.

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indian star tortoise for sale with yellow lines radiating out of the scutes. These pretty species are a high domed tortoise, with males normally quite a bit smaller than the taller, rounder, wide females. Skin color is yellow. Some amount of pyramiding (where the centers of the scutes on the shell are raised, making the tortoises look bumpy) is seen in some wild star tortoises – likely the ones from lower humidity areas.

Habitat:

Hot climates. Humidity is ok for them, but the cage and substrate should not be wet. They do not hibernate, but will go through a winter slow down period during cooler weather and shortened daylengths. As adults, they can safely handle body temperatures as low as 50 degrees at night as long as they are able to heat up into the 70’s during the day. Summer highs up to 120 degrees can be tolerated as long as there is a cooler, shaded retreat the tortoise can get into. Dampness is not a problem in high temperatures (a cool mud hole on a hot day), but in cooler weather the tortoises should be kept dry.

Diet: This tortoise is naturally a grazer, and will wander about nibbling on grass the majority of its natural life. In captivity, star tortoises will graze on grasses as well as leafy weeds and clover (dandelions are a favorite). As babies, we focus more on feeding them a wide mix of leafy greens (spring mix), since they have a harder time eating the more tough grass. Vegetables can be added to the diet for variety, but fruit should generally be avoided.

Adult Behavior:

Adult star tortoises are peaceful, slow moving tortoises. They are un-aggressive towards eachother in most cases, and do little damage to their environment (little or no digging or burrowing). Some individuals can be skittish if spooked, but most will eagerly come to their keepers looking for food once they are comfortable in their environments. They are not very good climbers and make little attempt to escape, so a short, basic wall will contain most of these tortoises.

Our Current Care:

 During cooler weather or indoors, these tortoises are kept indoors on a cypress and/or coco coir substrate with a humid hidebox that they can get into at night. We raise them in cheap, simple plastic tubs that can be purchased at WalMart or Target, generally 3 to 4 square feet in size for babies. Temperatures in the room fluctuate between 75 at night up to 85 during the day, but we keep the hidebox heated to around 80-85 at night with a heat pad beind it, or a red bulb placed overhead.

Diet consists of spring mix greens with many other leafy greens offered in rotation to that (mulberry, endive, grape leaves, hibiscus leaves, diced cactus pad and we use globe mallow leaves pretty regularly). We like to also add moistened Mazuri LS tortoise diet as well as ZooMed’s Gourmet Tortoise Food a few times a week, usually mixed and mashed into the leafy greens. The addition of the commercial diets take care of most or all of the supplementation needs, or you can sprinkle the food lightly with a calcium supplement 2 or 3 times a week and a multivitamin supplement 1-2 times a week. We also throw a pinch of our herbal hay on top of whatever they are eating almost daily, which adds variety and flavor and scent to everything.

The tortoises are removed from their enclosure and soaked in a separate 1/4″ deep pan of warm water daily or almost daily for 30 minutes each time. We don’t generally use water dishes in the enclosures because of the risk of drowning (yes, we have lost babies to drowning when they flipped over in 1/4″ of water).

Being a desert species, they should have intense lighting, and

they need lights on during the day and off at night to maintain a normal day/night cycle. We use full spectrum UVB lights,

which we suggest for the growth of pretty, healthy tortoises, and use a ZooMed Powersun bulb in a small part of the enclosure to give them a “hot spot” around 95-100 degrees that they can get into if they want to warm up.

We don’t use the “closed chamber” method (keeping airflow very restricted to increase humidity to the point that clouds form in the enclosure). It is very risky if/when temperatures get below about 80,

and mold, shell rot, and respiratory problems become a lot more common in those conditions. We keep them open top in the warm area, and enclosed,

warm and humid within the hide (like they would be in the wild). They are free to choose the conditions, temperatures, and humidity levels they want within that setup.

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elongated tortoise for sale are a beautiful species with smooth shells that tend to have a caramel to yellowish-brown color with markings. They are native to damp forest areas and tend to be more active in the early morning, before dawn, or after sunset in the evening. Because of this behavior, their noticeably large eyes are well accustomed to dimmer light levels. To reduce stress, be sure to provide your Elongated Tortoise with plenty of areas for shade. Unlike many other species, the Elongated Tortoise tends to only bask in the cool hours of the morning. So, bright lighting isn’t as necessary and can even be harmful. They are omnivorous but require a more herbivorous diet to stay healthy. If you have any questions, our turtle experts at Passion Tortoise are available to answer any questions you have regarding your Elongated Tortoise or any of our other products.

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yellow footed tortoise for sale .Firstly, yellow foots are medium sized. By tortoise standards, reaching a maximum size of nearly 18 inches in total length.

Secondly may weigh as much as 25 pounds. Average sized adults, however, are in the 8 to 12 inch range.  this designation is somewhat misleading as there are some that never grow beyond 14 inches (34 cm) as adults.  While there are adult yellow foot tortoises Geochelone denticulata that are over 22 inches (55 cm)  and even  28 inches  (70 cm) in length,  these individuals  are fairly rare with most reaching only 16  – 20 inches (40 cm – 50 cm).

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The binomial name of the speckled padloper tortoise for sale is Chersobius signatus. Also alternatively referred to as the Homopus signatus. This is because the speckled cape tortoise used to belong to the genus Homopus but has since been moved to the genus Chersobius. The speckled cape tortoise belongs to the family Testudinidae, which include all tortoises.

Diet

The species are herbivores and feed exclusively on plant material such as chicory, endive, fleaworts (also known as plantains), dandelions and other plants from the genus Taraxacum.

You can complement their diet with soaked heucobs, agrobs, chopped hay, and other fiber-rich components. Their diet can be supplemented with nitrogen-rich plant material such as beans once every week. This is important especially during spring and winter.

Adult speckled tortoises need to be fed every other day, while juveniles need to be fed daily.

Because they are hardly active during the warmer parts of summer and the colder parts of winter, they tend to eat less (usually nothing). However, it is important to still provide them with food, as they may still eat every now and then.

Also, it is important to you feed them using a feeding dish, or a surface without soil. This ensures they don’t ingest soil with can be fatal and even lead to death.

The diet also needs to be supplemented with vitamins and calcium additive designed for tortoises.

Habitat

These tiny tortoises don’t require a lot of room to be comfortable. A single adult of this species can comfortably live in a 5.5 sq. foot (0.5 sq. meter) terrarium. An 11 sq. foot (1 sq. meter) terrarium should be large enough for three adults.

Compacted sandy loam makes the best substrate for an enclosure. Since it is important that the enclosure imitates their natural habitat, you can use rocks, plants, and wood stumps to decorate the enclosure. To create a stress-free and comfortable environment, the terrarium must have several retreats.

If you want to breed these tortoises, the substrate of the female’s enclosure should be about 4 to 8 inches (10 cm) deep. This will allow them to dig a shallow nest for their eggs.

Young speckled cape tortoises require less space. Three hatchlings can live comfortable in a 1.6 sq foot (0.15 sq. meter) enclosure. As with the adult terrariums, juvenile terrariums must have a compact sandy loam substrate as well as places to hide.

Predation

Little is known about the predators of the Chersobius s. The main predators of this species includes dogs, pigs, birds and humans. These dogs and pigs are not endemic to the speckled cape tortoises’ habitat but were introduced by humans.

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