Manuel the spur-thighed tortoise resting naturally among long grass on a warm summer morning.

Sunday Morning Musings: Let’s Talk About Petfluencers

Are petfluencers helping tortoises or simply chasing likes? Manuel shares his thoughts on social media trends, what really matters to tortoises, and why natural behaviour should always come first.

Manuels Guide to Humans

How To Behave Like A Civilised Tortoise

Morning, humans. My human made a terrible mistake yesterday. She left her laptop open. Naturally…I had a look. Now first of all… There are some lovely humans on these tortoise groups. Beautiful photographs. Wonderful enclosures. Happy tortoises. Helpful advice. I even spotted a few rather attractive lady tortoises. Imagine my disappointment when I realised they were only on the screen. Anyway… I started reading the comments. Good grief. You lot are savage. One human asks a qu

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Browse Manuel’s Lessons

I’ve organised everything into simple lessons because humans have an extraordinary talent for making tortoise keeping far more complicated than it needs to be.”