"One is that it is a pet tortoise that possibly escaped and made its way on to what were the ruins of the great earthquake," he said. A likelier possibility is that it was a tortoise from the ...

means more baby tortoises than adoptive families. Add to that a 50-plus-year lifespan and the result is hundreds of tortoises surrendered to the state every year. The reptile pet trade can be ...

Social media sensation Tiptoe's last moments in his enclosure are caught on video as the family evacuates just in time.

Feeding turtles and tortoises right means mimicking their natural diet; the wrong foods, even common ones, can be harmful.

Whether you’re a proud tortoise owner or taking care of a playful aquatic turtle, understanding what your reptile buddy can ...

“You can go beneath raven nests on power poles and see piles of dead baby tortoises that were ... it may be spread by people releasing sick pet tortoises into the wild, Henen said.