Turtle Breeds
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Map Turtle Diet: Complete Feeding Guide
Map turtle diet is the area where the snail-cracking adult females separate from the more generalist males. Tom keeps a…
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Yellow-Foot Tortoise Care: Tropical Setup & Diet
Yellow-foot tortoises (Chelonoidis denticulatus) are the larger, more humidity-demanding cousin of the red-foot tortoise — native to Amazon rainforest understory…
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Indian Star Tortoise Care: Setup, Diet, Legal Status
The Indian Star tortoise (Geochelone elegans) is one of the most striking species in captive collections — the radiating yellow…
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Painted Turtle Tank Setup: Complete Guide
Painted turtles are the second-most-kept aquatic turtle in the trade after red-eared sliders, and their tank setup is similar but…
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Greek Tortoise Care: Spur-Thighed Tortoise Guide
The Greek tortoise (Testudo graeca) — also called the spur-thighed tortoise — is one of the Mediterranean group’s most variable…
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Three-Toed Box Turtle Care Guide
The Three-Toed box turtle (Terrapene mexicana triunguis) is the second-most-kept North American box turtle in the pet trade after the…
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Eastern Box Turtle Care: Tank, Diet & Outdoor Guide
The Eastern box turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina) is the most-kept box turtle in the US pet trade and the species…
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Russian Tortoise Care: Horsfield’s Tortoise Guide
Russian tortoises (Testudo horsfieldii, also called Horsfield’s tortoise) are the smallest of the commonly-kept Testudo species and the species we…
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Hermann’s Tortoise Care: UK Keeper’s Complete Guide
Hermann’s tortoise (Testudo hermanni) is the species we recommend most often to UK and European first-time tortoise keepers — legal…
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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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