Buying a Pet Turtle

Turtles might not be the high-energy pets that cats and dogs are, but they require just as much care to their environment and diet to live long and happy lives. Turtles are among the oldest reptile species, and when cared for properly, a turtle can have a very long lifespan. This should definitely be taken into account if you’ve considered owning a turtle or giving a turtle as a gift.

If you’re looking for tips and advice about turtle ownership, our expert Sarah Tingle offers a wealth of information on basic turtle care, including feeding tips, safe handling procedures and much more. In this series of free video clips, you'll learn everything you need to know about owning a turtle, including where to purchase or adopt a turtle, how to identify a healthy turtle, and tips on setting up the ideal lighting and temperature for your turtle's environment.

"Hi, my name is Sarah, I’m here at Pet Land in Pembroke Pines tonight, and on behalf of expertvillage.com, I’m going to speak with you a little bit about purchasing and owning a pet turtle. When you’re looking to purchase or adopt a turtle, you can check with a reptile rescue organizations in your area, and they may know of someone that has turtles that are in need of good homes. You can also check with wildlife rescue organizations in your area, they may sometimes have non-native species that are in need of good homes. One other place that you can look into on getting a turtle at are local pet stores, they should have a larger sized turtles available for sale. If they have smaller sized turtles, that is illegal, although sometimes pet stores will sell smaller sized turtles under the premise that those turtles are supposed to be used for research or educational purposes only. It is generally recommended that you get a larger sized turtle that is anywhere from 3-4 inches large, because the smaller turtles tend to be much more stressed out and tend to be more prone to disease and illness. So once again, it is very important that you get a larger sized turtle when you are looking to obtain a pet turtle. On behalf of expertvillage.com, I would like to thank you for letting me speak to you about your pet turtle. If you would like more information on the hospital that I work at you may visit our web site at www.extracareanimalhospital.net. If you would like more information on Pet Land in Pembroke Pines, you may visit their website at www.petland.com."