While adult turtles need large tanks, hatchling turtles can be temporarily kept in turtle tank setups designed specifically ...

I’ve always loved turtles. Since I was about 10 years old, I spent many summer days on foot or on my bike exploring streams and farm ponds near my home in southeastern Pennsylvania. Some days I’d get ...

Turtles are often unfairly maligned as fish killers that ruin the ecosystems of our ponds, rivers, and streams. The facts are that many turtles are omnivores and consume large amounts of aquatic ...

This one-ton turtle once ruled South America’s rivers — until a changing planet proved too much for even the largest ...

Q: I have two aquatic turtles, a red-eared and a map turtle, in a 20-gallon-wide aquarium with a UV lamp. I use commercial dry pellets and tiny little pieces of no-fat turkey bologna, but could I have ...

Turtles have lifespans that can surpass some humans, drawing awe as more and more people adopt the hard-shelled animals as pets. They can enjoy long lifespans with proper care and adoration from ...

Desert tortoises, as their name suggests, don't encounter many large bodies of water. But surprisingly, all turtles, even desert tortoises, can hear better underwater, recent research finds. "If a ...

Long regarded as one of the longest-living pets you could ever own, turtles surprise many pet owners with how long they can live. Whether you have a red eared slider or a map turtle, these reptiles ...