Pet Turtles And More

Where do your pet turtles live?

Turtles come in many sizes (and grow!) and in many varieties. Thus, they can be housed in a variety of ways standard and creative ways as well. Most commonly, I believe, they are housed and live in an indoor aquarium. But is this assumption correct?

Red Ear Slider and Ouchita Map Turtles George & Jorge

Reader Rew shares pictures of his pet turtles, George and Jorge, in their tanks. George is a 3 year old red ear slider turtle: George was found at a flea market in MS. At the time Rew knew nothing about properly taking care of pet turtles and so Geor

The changing turtle plastron pattern

Most pet turtles (I’d say they’re mostly aquatic turtles) have beautiful plastron shell patterns that change as the turtle get older, bigger, and matures. Continuous shell shedding and growth ensures that the belly part of the shell (the