Customer Reviews

Russian Tortoises (Complete Herp Care)

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I thought this book would be more detailed in scope than it was. In fact, I think the website http://www.russiantortoise.org/ is in some ways more informative than this book. I would still recommend purchasing it if you want to absorb as many viewpoints as you can. I feel the author was writing a primer, and not an extensive book on the subject of tortoises. This would be an excellent book for the newbie to tortoises, but for one who has cruised the internet on the tortoises, it may be a disappointment, but it is still worth owning.

I really enjoyed this book!
We have a new Russian Tortoise and needed a beginner's guide of how to house, feed and care for our tortoise. The pictures are wonderful in the book and the author took the time to point out different thoughts, controversial ways and the "why's" of caring for your tortoise when it's not in its natural habitat. I would recommend this book to those wanting to know more about their new pet. My children enjoyed the pictures and the chapters are thorough, yet not exhaustive. For the family needing more than what the pet store gives you, this book is the perfect solution.

My family bought this book at the same time as our Russian tortoise. The book is an in general book on several tortoise species. I am very disappointed in the lake of information this book has.

I got this book, and found its information very basic, and the book very short. You can find all the same information via google in about 15 minutes. It tends to repeat itself many times to try to reinforce the same points. Probably good for a child, but not worth buying for an adult looking to get into tortoise care. It also is not just about russian tortoises, but rather the 5 tortoises of the Mediterranean group. It glances over all of the, and then adds a little more for Russian tortoises, but its stil extremely lacking.

This is a book for the real beginner, however it is written in a very distracting and abstract way that even a beginner would find very little substance in this book.
it has repetitive and often incorrect information, very disappointing.

This book has a lot of good info in it. There of course, is more info out there on the web, but this is a good place to start...and for a good price. You should always gather info from several experts, no one knows everything!

This is a great resource and a wonderful book for any tortoise owner to have!

My nine-year-old son and I read this book together and found it to be a wonderful resource for information on Russian tortoises. The book is full of useful info -- very thorough, but it was easy enough for anyone new to this species (like us!) to understand. We also really enjoyed the photos. We'd recommend this title to anyone thinking about buying a Russian tortoise.