Garden Tortoises

Garden Tortoises Tortoise breeders in Somerset. Hermanns and Marginated hatchlings available. We offer some of the healthiest and best value hatchlings available in the UK.

Garden Tortoises have been breeding Mediterranean tortoises for over 10 years and have kept them even longer. Our adult tortoises are all kept free range in the garden and fed only natural weeds. By cutting out the middleman, we can keep the cost of your new tortoise down and supply you the information and insight that you wouldn't get from anyone but experienced breeders. All of our tortoises are

captive bred in the UK and come with the required 'Article 10' certificates. Feel free to message or call us for more information on keeping tortoises, we're happy to help and can supply you with our care advice documents. We like to think the hardest part about buying a tortoise from us, is picking which ones to take home!

21/02/2026

Andy C. HighfieldWe have covered this general topic several times, from various angles, and we have also attempted to set the record straight by answering questions on various tortoise keeping groups and forums over many years. Unfortunately, no matter how many times we provide verifiable, factual a...

🐢🐢 We spotted this tortoise themed pumpkin🎃 Hope you like it too? 🐢
27/10/2025

🐢🐢 We spotted this tortoise themed pumpkin🎃 Hope you like it too? 🐢

🐢🐢Another very useful article from The Tortoise Trust - about food and diet, please have a read 🐢🐢
31/07/2025

🐢🐢Another very useful article from The Tortoise Trust - about food and diet, please have a read 🐢🐢

A wild Testudo hermanni hermanni grazes on low-lying vegetation. Updated Tortoise Trust guidelines for:Feeding Leopard tortoises - Feeding Mediterranean tortoises - Feeding Redfoot and Yellowfoot tortoises - Feeding American Box turtles - Feeding Russian tortoises - Feeding Hingeback tortoises - Fee...

🐢🐢 Here’s a very clear and detailed explanation of why Coco coir is not a suitable substrate for Mediterranean or Russia...
26/07/2025

🐢🐢 Here’s a very clear and detailed explanation of why Coco coir is not a suitable substrate for Mediterranean or Russian tortoises, top soil, the most like their natural environment, is best 🐢🐢

A. C. HighfieldA relatively recent phenomenon (within the past 15 years), apparently driven by advice and recommendations on social media groups and internet forums, is the use of coco coir as a substrate for Mediterranean tortoises and related Testudo species such as the Asian Testudo horsfieldii (...

🐢🐢 Another more positive news finding today, although not telling us anything we didn’t already know - correct environme...
24/07/2025

🐢🐢 Another more positive news finding today, although not telling us anything we didn’t already know - correct environment and enrichment keep your tortoises happy, which is what we all want! 🐢🐢

Tortoises can feel human emotions like optimism and positivity, a study has found.Tests have shown red-footed tortoises experience long-term moods, similar t...

Earlier this year Uzbekistan banned all export of Horsfield tortoises (a good thing for welfare in our opinion), meaning...
23/07/2025

Earlier this year Uzbekistan banned all export of Horsfield tortoises (a good thing for welfare in our opinion), meaning that are far fewer hatchlings available in the UK this year. Possible coincidence, but it’s sad to then see news articles like this. It’s a cruel and reckless thing to do.

A Boston woman is being investigated after allegedly importing an endangered species into the UK.

06/07/2025
🐢🐢 Hello All, we hope you are keeping well. This warm weather means our torts have got off to an early start this year, ...
24/06/2025

🐢🐢 Hello All, we hope you are keeping well. This warm weather means our torts have got off to an early start this year, and we now have Horsfield, Hermann and Marginated hatchlings. Pm for more info thanks 🐢🐢

🐢🐢 Hello all, this might be a cute half term activity for our smaller tort fans 🐢🐢
16/05/2025

🐢🐢 Hello all, this might be a cute half term activity for our smaller tort fans 🐢🐢

14/04/2025

🐢🐢 Easter is fast approaching, but our torts are busy preparing a different kind of egg 🥚 🐢

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