TORTOISE CARE 101

***** TORTOISE CARE A complete guide for the beginner to intermediate level reptile keepers that offers step-by-step instructions for setting up your tortoise and keeping him healthy. 

· Introduction 
· Natural History 
· Availability 
· Selecting Your Tortoise
· Size 
· Life Span 
· Sexing Your Tortoise
· Caging 
· Lighting 
· Temperature Needs 
· Substrate 
· Food / Vitamin-Mineral Supplementation 
· Water 
· Handling & Temperament


***** Troubleshooting Issues:


· “My Tortoise Has a Runny Nose”· ”Why is My Tortoise’s Shell Getting Soft?” 
· “My Tortoise Won’t Eat”


***** Also included is a small Gallery of tortoise species:


· Red-Foot Tortoise
· Leopard Tortoise
· Russian Tortoise· African Spurred Tortoise
· Galapagos Tortoise


***** Written by one of the leading authorities on reptiles - Ron Tremper – who has kept tortoises for over 50 years.


***** Also by this author: LEOPARD GECKO PRO, LEOPARD GECKO CARE, SNAKE CARE, HERP SHIP