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9910 Reasons Not To Buy A Pet Turtle Or Tortoise
It's a little embarrassing to write this article. That's not only because everyone who knows me knows I am a turtle/tortoise nerd, but also because I love turtles and tortoises, to death. You see, although I've read several books on these...
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90The Snapping Turtle.
The common snapping turtle is never a pet - it's an animal with jaws that can seriously injure anyone stupid enough or immoral enough to mess with one. If you are such a moron with such incompetent ideas as to presume that you can handle a snapping turtle by picking one up by the tail - then you deserve any injuries incurred in your foolishness. You will permanently injure the turtle, which deserved nothing of that.
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94Turtle: Legends, Symbolism and Lore
Turtles are interesting creatures and I have a special fascination with them. Find out what their symbolism is, a fun Lakota story, and life lessons that we can learn from Turtle.
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94The "uncommon" Common Snapping Turtles: Chelydra serpentina serpentina
Uncommon and expensive morphs of the common snapping turtle and other interesting snapping turtle facts like how to help them cross a road and turtle soup.
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93The Care of My Baby Spiny Softshell Turtle
For those of you who are interested or already have obtained a baby soft shell turtle, I would like to share my information. For the past fifteen months, I have raised an eastern spiny soft shell turtle since the day it hatched. I have...
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89Releasing My Turtle Back to the Wild: The Controversy
It all started a year and a half ago in late October when my brother and his friend went to our local lake and witnessed newborn turtles popping up from the ground, heading for the lake's shore. My brother and his friend also took witness to the...
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88Aquatic Turtle is Sick: What to do?
Example of the set-up. The aquarium is sitting on a heating pad, a thermometer is placed at the water level, and there's a little cave for him to hide under from the UVB light above. Your turtle is acting strange. Bubbles keep foaming around his...
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86The Natural Aquarium: Make a Small Turtle Tank Habitat
Turtles make wonderful pets when they are properly planned for. With a few supplies, your turtle will live a long, healthy and happy life. This article will teach you just one way to set up a baby turtle habitat. You will of course need to upgrade...
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88How to care for your pet terrapin
Terrapins, or Red Eared Sliders, are common pets in Singapore. I'd like to share my experience and some tips on the Don'ts in terrapin care.
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87Five False Notions About the Pet Turtle
I am just going over a handful of incorrect ideas about turtles as pets. False Notion #1 A turtle is a turtle; they all have the same basic needs. It is true that all species of turtles require UV-B radiation and need to live in an aquatic or...
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