“As prepared as we are, when you’re moving a 175-pound tortoise, you say, ‘Well, where do we bring him? Do we bring him to the beach?’ The house I live in is not the ideal location for Tiptoe.” Tiptoe ...

Almost all the surviving tortoises have now been moved to elevated enclosures by staff and volunteers with Turtle Survival Alliance Madagascar. But prolonged exposure to the wet, cold floodwaters ...

Yards should be escape-proof to allow for the tortoise to exercise and roam freely. Hatchlings are also kept outdoors but in a predator-protected enclosure with only small areas for sun.