Keeping Your Pet Turtle Safe from Other Animals

Video Transcript

" 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. As far as other pets in your household goes, you should not plan on socializing your turtle with those pets. Your turtle can be dangerous to those pets, in that your turtle can transmit some disease to those pets, and those pets can be extremely dangerous to your turtle in that those pets can injure or, even in some cases, eat your turtle depending on the size of your turtle. We have known a number of turtles that were chewed on and more seriously injured, and even killed by cats, dogs and other animals in the household. It is very important for your turtle safety that its tank or enclosure be placed in an area that other animals do not have access to, and that your turtle’s enclosure or tank be secured at all times. 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 web site at www.petland.com. "