Tortoise Trust Guide to Tortoises and Turtles

by A.C. Highfield

Detailed introduction to keeping tortoises and turtles for beginner to advanced level pet owners by one of the world's leading authorities on the subject.

60 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 2004

About the author

Andrew "Andy" C. Highfield is a regular contributor herpetological journals in both Europe and the U.S. with over 60 scientific papers and articles published on the subject of tortoises. He is technical adviser to a number of zoos and conservation projects. A co-founder of both the Tortoise Trust and the Tortoise Survival Project, he has engaged in extensive fieldwork in the Mediterranean where he has embarked upon a full taxonomic survey and revision of the genus Testudo. He served as the international director of the Tortoise Trust and author of Keeping and Breeding Tortoises in Captivity (1990); Practical Encyclopedia of Keeping and Breeding Tortoises and Freshwater Turtles (1996); The Tortoise and Turtle Feeding Manual (2000); and Keeping a Pet Tortoise (2009).

Reviews

[alexis tanton · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very good 👍

Full of facts on keeping and breeding tortoise.good section on first aid and and what to look out for it your tortoise is unwell