Correct tortoise husbandry requires thorough homework and careful planning to prevent future health issues and potential poor tortoise welfare.
Tortoises (taxonomic order Testudines, formerly Chelonia) are a familiar reptile to many. Though a common pet in the 1950s and ’60s, bans on wide-scale wild imports coupled with the realisation that tortoises required more specialised care than simply wandering the back garden in summer and hibernating in a wooden crate in the shed in winter turned tortoise keeping into a specialist hobby.
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