Conservation status
''C. solus'' is threatened by traffic on roads, habitat destruction, and poaching for the pet trade. As the trade in collected ''Chersobius '' species is strictly illegal and any captive specimens are systematically registered in noncommercial studbooks in South Africa and Namibia, any commercial sale of ''Chersobius'' tortoises is almost without exception strictly illegal. Another threat comes from introduced species, such as domestic dogs and pigs.In captivity
''C. solus'' does not generally survive well in captivity unless some effort is made to supply specimens with their natural food, that is, endemic plants from the Cape/Karoo regions.Corton, MistyReferences
Chersobius Reptiles described in 2007 Endemic fauna of Namibia Reptiles of Namibia Taxa named by William Roy Branch Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{turtle-stub