Species Identification
Tortoise You Can Buy in the UK
Species Commonly Offered for Sale in the UK
Suitability Rating
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Hermanns Tortoise ***
(Testudo hermanni)
Art 10 Certificate { SSC } Supplied
Hibernates, grows 16-24cm -
Marginated Tortoise ***
(Testudo marginata)
Art 10 Certificate { SSC } Supplied
Hibernates, grows 30-38cm -
Spur-Thighed Tortoise ***
(Testudo graeca)
Art 10 Certificate { SSC } Supplied
Hibernates, grows 16-25cm -
Horsfield Tortoise ***
(Testudo horsfieldii)
Certificate of Legal Acquisition Supplied
Hibernates, grows 16-22cm -
Leopard Tortoise **
(Stigmochelys pardalis)
Certificate of Legal Acquisition Supplied
Don’t Hibernate, must be maintained all year round with heat, grows 25-40cm -
Red Footed Tortoise **
(Chelonoidis carbonaria)
Certificate of Legal Acquisition Supplied
Don’t Hibernate, must be maintained all year round with heat, grows 25-35cm -
Indian Star Tortoise **
(Geochelone elegans)Certificate of Legal Acquisition Supplied, doesn't hibernate, must be maintained all year round with heat, grows 16-24cm
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Sulcata Tortoise *
(Centrochelys sulcata)Certificate of Legal Acquisition Supplied, doesn't hibernate, must be maintained all year round with heat, grows up to 100cm. This species we have given a suitability rating of just * due to the size it grows.
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Egyptian Tortoise *
(Testudo kleinmanni) Art 10 Certificate { SSC } Supplied, doesn't hibernate, must be maintained all year round with heat, grows up to 12cm. We have given * due to its difficulty in captive husbandry, not for beginners
