When it comes to caring for small animals, many people incorrectly assume that the smaller the pet means the smaller the work. In reality, caring for a tortoise can require a lot of space, time, and ...

They’re not fluffy, they don’t play fetch and they certainly don’t roll over. But there is such a thing as a lap tortoise. What’s more, pet tortoises can wag their tails, will plod on up to greet you ...

KOKOMO, Miss. – Myrtle, a cherished pet tortoise, has been reunited with its family in Mississippi weeks after disappearing during a deadly tornado outbreak in March. “He’s been through a lot,” said ...

Learn about the moderate risks, conservation concerns, and long-term care responsibilities of keeping an African sulcata ...

Exotic animal veterinarians Ericka and Jay Johnson, who first met while doing a wild tortoise survey, knew their pet tortoise Tom Shelleck had to be part of their Arizona wedding Exotic animal ...

Rocky, a 100-pound tortoise, is not actually the first Los Angeles tortoise to be reunited with his family amid the fires ...