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Asian Forest Tortoise — Fact Sheet

Manouria emys · Asian Forest Tortoise

📋 At a glance

Adult size45-60 cm
Lifespan50-80 years
SubspeciesM. e. emys and M. e. phayrei are encountered; match size and climate details to known origin.
OriginHumid forest and hill forest from South Asia into Southeast Asia.
ActivityDiurnal
DifficultyExpert
Legal statusCITES: Appendix II; EU: Annex B; local rules still apply

🏠 Housing

  • Use deep leaf litter, soil, cypress mulch, and clean forest-floor materials over a draining base. Provide open walking lanes, planted or visual cover, several full-body shelters, and barriers that resist pushing and digging.

🌡️ Temperature

  • Basking spot: 30-32°C
  • Warm zone: 24-29°C
  • Cool zone: 22-24°C
  • Night: 20-24°C

🥬 Feeding

  • Feed a broad plant-heavy diet: broadleaf weeds, grasses, edible leaves, squash leaves, hibiscus, mulberry, plantain, and seasonal browse. Some forest-food variety can be useful, but keep the diet high-fiber and controlled for calories.

🩺 Common problems

  • Common failures are dry housing, shallow substrate, small pens, dirty soaking water, weak barriers, obesity, shell trauma, and poor quarantine of imported animals.