Feeding turtles and tortoises right means mimicking their natural diet; the wrong foods, even common ones, can be harmful.

Whether you’re a proud tortoise owner or taking care of a playful aquatic turtle, understanding what your reptile buddy can ...

Based on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service data, Tara Easter, a University of Michigan doctoral candidate who studies the trade, estimated the commercial export trade for mud turtles in the United ...

How to take care of a pet turtle. Fish experts and food sellers Pisces Pros said turtles need a tank that can hold at least 40 gallons of water with a heat lamp. The enclosure must have dry and ...

Turtles are not always compatible with other types of pets. Make sure your pet turtle has an enclosure where it will be safe from other pets and activities in your home. Turtle habitats.

Turtles Make Good Pets—for Well-Informed Pet Owners In general, a turtle tank should have at least 10 gallons per one inch of the turtle’s shell. For many turtles, that can equal a minimum of ...

But beware — keeping turtles as pets can be a complicated responsibility. Before you bring that shelled cutie home, be sure to do your homework, or you and the turtle may suffer.

Tiny pet turtles, some of them the size of a quarter, are to blame for six ongoing salmonella outbreaks that have sickened nearly 200 people and counting — mostly children.

If you’re looking for a unique, low-cost pet that enjoys a relaxed lifestyle, a pet turtle or tortoise may be for you. Skip to ... Pet talk: Turtles and tortoises as pets.

Swimming in two plastic bins inside a brightly lit and sterile quarantine room at a Rhode Island zoo, 16 quarter-sized turtle hatchlings represent a growing worry for conservationist Lou Perrotti.