Tortoise Facitilies
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Tortoise Facilities

The UK’s First Bio Security Quarantine Facility for Tortoises

There are currently no government regulations or requirements to quarantine tortoises,

However the tortoise market has seen a massive growth over the past decade. With this in mind, Zoological International Limited recognised the need for a more professional approach to breeding and husbandry of these reptiles and, therefore, designed and built facilities for holding and raising them to the highest standard of animal welfare. 

By doing this, we have become the first self-regulated high spec bio security quarantine facility for tortoises in the UK.
Our Legal Framework

State-of-the-Art Facilities

Optimal Conditions for Breeding Tortoises

After investing heavily, we now boast state-of-the-art facilities, housing up to 8,000 hatchlings at any one time. With 9 dedicated self-contained isolation rooms and 80 enclosures per room, we have a total of 720 enclosures in full current operation. 

Each room has its own inlet/outlet thermostatically controlled ventilation system to minimise cross-contaminants via air movement. Overhead thermostatically-controlled heat lamps in each enclosure control the temperature for both day and night settings and create optimum natural conditions for each species. 

Lighting is set-up and controlled by timers to give the correct day/night photo period and to provide the correct levels of U.V.A and U.V.B. To create a semi-wet area of bedding, essential for hatchlings to be able to bury into and absorb moisture, micro-water sprinkling systems were installed at one end of every enclosure.

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