Giant tortoises — particularly the sulcata ... For example, in California, it is illegal to purchase, sell or breed desert tortoises — however, you can adopt them but only if they were born ...

After years of living pet-free (save one vicious betta fish), my family and I decided to adopt a captive desert tortoise. Fittingly, it was a slow and steady process. In Arizona where we live ...

Like Tiptoe, a Giant Tortoise who had to be carefully moved when it looked like the worst was about to happen. We can only imagine how scary things were for Tiptoe's owner, Caitlin. Moving a Giant ...