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All animals smell, even turtles. Just like your dog or your cat, turtles do have a smell. This smell isn’t strong and in the wild most turtles usually have a …

Telling your pet turtles appart when there are two of the same species can be a little tough sometimes. If the turtles are different species, it’s obviously much easier. In …

Not all plants are safe for box turtles. These include plants you feed to the box turtles and plants you have within the enclosure. In this article, we will look …

Training a turtles to stop biting is possible with some techniques. Different turtles have different temperaments. Some turtles are aggressive (or should I say defensive as these only attack when …

Austwickia chelonae is a very contagious turtle disease that is still poorly understood. Placed in the Dermatophilaceae family of gram-positive bacteria, A. chelonae was named after the late botanist, Peter …

How to build a turtle nesting box All gravid turtles need a nesting site. In fact, the lack of nesting sites is the main reason why most gravid turtles fail …

There is a wide range of semi-aquatic turtles. Some like red-eared sliders need a large aquarium of water and dry land (such as a basking platform). Others such as wood …

Turtle Septicemia, also referred to as sepsis, is a generalised blood infection. Today, we’re going to look at this poorly understood illness. This serious condition can be easy to spot …

An indoor turtle pond is a great way to create a controlled environment for your pet aquatic turtles. By choosing to create a pond rather than using an aquarium setup …

No matter how hard we try to keep them happy and safe, turtles and tortoises do occasionally get sick. As animal parents it’s our job to figure out why, and …