Every once-in-a-while, your turtle or tortoise may sneeze. Generally, this is nothing to worry about and may be a result of food or substrate irritating the animal’s airways. It can …
How do you clean a turtle shell? Well that’s a great question bu first let’s talk about why you would clean a turtle shell. Cleaning a turtle shell is usually …
One of the most common questions we get at All Turtles is How can you tell if your turtle is a male or female? Most times when you are purchasing …
Pyramiding in tortoises is the abnormal excessive upward growth of the scutes (the scutes make up the outer part of the tortoise’s carapace). The growth ends up looking like pyramids …
Shell rot is a shell infection in turtles and tortoises. It is also called ulcerative shell disease, and severe aquatic turtle cases may overlap with septicemic cutaneous ulcerative disease. Shell …
A hissing turtle is usually nothing to worry about. Turtles don’t hiss to intimidate or to threaten. Hissing is down to an involuntary action – retracting into their shell. The …
What can be done to fix a cracked shell? The first thing that comes to mind when someone mentions a turtle is the shell. This portable body armour is both …
A good tortoise setup gives your tortoise enough floor space, the right heat gradient, daily UVB exposure, safe substrate, hides, fresh water, and conditions that match the species. Some tortoises …
Turtle tank setup is one of the most important parts of keeping an aquatic or semi-aquatic turtle healthy. A proper setup gives your turtle enough water to swim, a completely …
Box Turtle Setup Box turtle setups are more terrestrial than water based with the exception of one species. They can be housed indoors or outdoors. Although box turtles (Terrapene) are …