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Tortoise For Sale
Posted: 14/02/2014 by TPGDarren

Please DO NOT purchase a tortoises from:-

  • Pet Shops
  • Garden Centres
  • Tortoise Centres
  • Tortoise Shops
Many of the above dealers promote "captive bred" tortoises, what they don't tell you is that they are usually bred on deplorable tortoise farms abroad and are imported into the UK for the pet trade. Unfortunately, many any often offer wild-caught which can have a devastating affect on wild populations.
The UK Captive Bred Tortoises listed For Sale are not sold by the Tortoise Protection Group, but are bred by a carefully selected list carefully selected UK Breeders/enthusiasts. We hope you will choose to obtain your tortoise from a caring UK Breeder rather than a dealer. Our list of genuine breeders cover a wide area; from Kent to Dorset to Scotland. You should ensure the appropriate Article 10 certificate is in place when purchasing Annexe A listed tortoises.

If you are looking for your first Tortoise, the TPG recommend either 

These are the original "garden tortoises", though we now have much more information on how to care for these properly in order to provide as good a quality of life as possible in our care. For information please see our species specific care sheets under our header section "The Tortoise". 
Another popular choice is the Horsfield, though great care should be taken when keeping these tortoises as they do tend to not only dig, but are very competent at tunneling.

Here is a link to our list of carefullt selected recommended breeders:-

http://www.tortoise-protection-group.org.uk/site/176.asp?thissection=44

HTH

 
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