Dear tortoise friends,I am delighted that you are interested in Mediterranean tortoises and are looking through this husbandry guidebook. This book is particularly aimed at beginners in tortoise-keeping, including children. But the experienced keeper will probably also benefit from valuable and practical suggestions. My book should be regarded as a basic guide for keeping Hermann´s tortoises, Spur-thighed tortoises (Greek tortoises or Moorish tortoises), Horsfield´s tortoises (Russian tortoises, Central Asian tortoises, Steppe tortoises, Afghan tortoises or Four-toed tortoises) and Marginated tortoises.I caught the ´tortoise bug´ in 1999, and was immediately enthusiastic about getting to know these fascinating animals. My initial husbandry of tortoises was good, although less than perfect - but nowadays, my animals live in large outdoor enclosures with many rocks, hills and plants. The focus of this book is the keeping of tortoises in a naturalistic way. It is very important to me that...