Turtles & Tortoises
If you want to know about turtles or tortoises and how to care for them, Turtle Times is the leading website for all things turtles.
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Musk Turtle Diet: Complete Feeding Guide
Musk turtle diet is the simplest of any common pet aquatic species — they’re carnivores, the protein ratio barely shifts…
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Cooter Turtle Diet: Complete Feeding Guide
Cooter diet is where most cooter health problems start — specifically, where keepers fail to make the protein-to-plant shift as…
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Sideneck Turtle Care: Species Guide & Husbandry
Sideneck turtles are the wider family that includes the snake-necks Priya covered separately — but the broader Pleurodira suborder contains…
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Diamondback Terrapin Care: Brackish Tank & Diet Guide
Diamondback terrapins (Malaclemys terrapin) are the odd ones out in North American turtle keeping — the only species that lives…
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Wood Turtle Care: Outdoor Pen, Diet & Husbandry Guide
Wood turtles (Glyptemys insculpta) are one of the most distinctive species in the trade — sculpted, almost geological-looking shells with…
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Spotted Turtle Care: Tank Setup & Diet Guide
Spotted turtles (Clemmys guttata) are the species most readers describe as “the prettiest small turtle in the trade.” Jet-black carapace,…
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Reeves Turtle Care Guide: Tank Setup & Diet
The Reeves turtle (Mauremys reevesii) is the species we recommend most often to UK and European keepers who want a…
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Box Turtle Diet: Complete Feeding Guide
Box turtle diet is where most box turtle health problems begin. The species sits awkwardly between aquatic-turtle and tortoise feeding…
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Snapping Turtle Care: Tank, Diet, Outdoor Pond Guide
Snapping turtles are the species we’re most cautious about recommending. They’re long-lived, they grow enormous, they can deliver a serious…
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