TPG
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One of the most effective ways we have found to encourage people to not buy wild-caught tortoises or those bred in the deplorable, cramped tortoise farms abroad, offered by pet shops, tortoise centres, garden centres, tortoise shops etc, is to link people with genuine UK Breeders who will provide healthy tortoises and, through experience, offer the correct advice.
To this end we have compiled a list of hand-picked genuine UK breeders, who can be accessed through the Tortoise Protection Group's website.
If you are looking to purchase a healthy tortoise and would like the best advice, please do ensure you don't purchase wild-caught or farmed tortoises and use a private genuine UK breeder.
Please beware, many "self-proclaimed" breeders aren't what they proclaim to be.
Those that advertise 1,2 3,4, left or those that have an abundance of adult/older Tortoises and are "selling a few of their older tortoises" (particularly Horsfields) should be avoided.
The tortoises are not sold by the Tortoise Protection Group. We are run 100% by volunteers and are a non-profit group
For a list of UK Breeders, kindly follow the below link for more details:-
http://www.tortoise-protection-group.org.uk/site/176.asp
Many Thanks
To this end we have compiled a list of hand-picked genuine UK breeders, who can be accessed through the Tortoise Protection Group's website.
If you are looking to purchase a healthy tortoise and would like the best advice, please do ensure you don't purchase wild-caught or farmed tortoises and use a private genuine UK breeder.
Please beware, many "self-proclaimed" breeders aren't what they proclaim to be.
Those that advertise 1,2 3,4, left or those that have an abundance of adult/older Tortoises and are "selling a few of their older tortoises" (particularly Horsfields) should be avoided.
The tortoises are not sold by the Tortoise Protection Group. We are run 100% by volunteers and are a non-profit group
For a list of UK Breeders, kindly follow the below link for more details:-
http://www.tortoise-protection-group.org.uk/site/176.asp
Many Thanks