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Tips to Ensure a Successful Tortoise Hibernation

Tips to Ensure a Successful Tortoise Hibernation

Tortoises may enter hibernation during the colder months. If you’re looking for guidance on how to hibernate your tortoise properly, you’ve come to the right place. At Kapidolo Farms, we’re here to share essential tips for ensuring a safe and successful hibernation....
Tortoise Vs Turtle: What’s the Difference?

Tortoise Vs Turtle: What’s the Difference?

Tortoise vs turtle, is there really a difference between them? Technically, tortoises are a subset of turtles. The family Testudinidae (tortoises) consists of around 65 species, which are part of the 11 turtle families encompassing 365 species. However, distinguishing...
How To Prepare A Tortoise For Hibernation

How To Prepare A Tortoise For Hibernation

Tortoises, like many other animals, undergo (brumation) hibernation during the colder months. However, not all tortoise species hibernate. If you’re a first-time tortoise owner, it’s important to check your tortoise’s species to determine if it needs...
How To Overwinter Your Pet Tortoise

How To Overwinter Your Pet Tortoise

Not all tortoises undergo hibernation, but for those that do, some owners prefer to keep them awake during the natural hibernation period. If your tortoise is underweight or newly acquired, it is best to avoid hibernation. If you need guidance on how to overwinter...
A Guide to Caring for a Pet Sulcata Tortoise

A Guide to Caring for a Pet Sulcata Tortoise

Sulcata tortoises make unique and rewarding pets. This guide will help you provide the proper care to ensure your pet Sulcata tortoise lives a long, healthy, and happy life. Also known as the African spurred tortoise, the sulcata tortoise (Stigmochelys sulcata) is one...
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