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"When we were little,' the Mock Turtle went on at last, more calmly, though still sobbing a little now and then, `we went to school in the sea. The master was an old Turtle--we used to call him Tortoise--'`Why did you call him Tortoise, if he wasn't one?' Alice asked.
`We called him Tortoise because he taught us,"
From "Alice in Wonderland" by Lewis Carroll
The focus of this web site is the captive indoor husbandry of tortoise hatchlings. I wish to stress that all of the opinions that are stated here are my own. Also that the maintenance of tortoises outdoors is superior to indoor no matter how detailed the environment. Unfortunately many of us do not live in California, Florida, Texas, South Africa or Southern Europe. This is what works for me. I have no intent of implying that another's methods are inferior or will not work.
There
are various sections on this site that will become obvious as you wander.
The base document for much of what you find here is "Basic
Setup". This page specifies the minimum basic setup necessary for the
successful maintenance of hatchling tortoises. Linked to that document
are further sections devoted to tuning this setup for arid, temperate and
high humidity loving species.
As you wander further you will discover links to
pages devoted to diet, health
and daily care, the construction of an easy to build micro
climate humidity booster, a section on
outdoor
husbandry and a gallery of young shelled
beasties. You will also find a page of links
to sites that I find particularly useful. If you chance upon the Bits
from The Bridge page you will find an actual sequence of a tortoise
hatching. Another page you may encounter if you tarry here is my page of
favorite poems that I have collected over the years.
And lastly pages of useful information I have gleaned from various
folk that I have found particularly helpful as I have advanced in my Chelonian
knowledge.
Tortoises have evolved over millions of years to fit into
highly specialized environments. The best advice I can give anyone
interested in tortoise husbandry is to search out all the information you
can on these environments. Develop your understanding of your charge's
needs and tune your husbandry to best duplicate its natural environment.
Darrell Senneke - Last update November 9, 2002 - General edits and updates
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