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Keeping a turtle tank clean is a key issue for many people and is separate to the issue of just regular cleaning. Keeping an aquatic tank of fish, aquatic frogs, …

Turtle puns fit into any conversation. Whether you are shopping for turtles or are just known to be the turtle guy or gal, there is never a bad time for …

Over the years keeping a box turtle as a pet has become a lot more popular. This is generally because these reptiles are gentle and low maintenance. Box turtles compared …

DIY Tortoise Table Tortoise tables are quite easy to build and offer many advantages over glass enclosures. A DIY tortoise table, or for that matter, any tortoise table or vivarium …

Regardless of their tough shells, turtles have several predators that hunt and harm them. All types of chelonians (including freshwater turtles, sea turtles, and land tortoises) have predators. While turtles …

Can turtles live without a shell? No, turtles cannot live without a shell. Why you ask? While there are several reasons, the main one is that the shell is an …

Extinct turtles There are many extinct turtles and this list is just a highlight of the top 8 most popular. If you’re wondering, well how could they have gone extinct, …

Rarest Tortoises All around the world, tortoises are depicted as gentle peaceful creatures and for the most part, this is true. These slow deliberate creatures belong to the family Testudinidae …

Rarest Turtles The rarest turtles on the planet are obviously hard to come by and many times kept by zoos, while other organizations are breeding these turtles in captivity. Some …

African Tortoises There are many African tortoise species endemic to the continent of Africa. According to IUCN, there are still 22 extant African tortoises although 16 of these are threatened …