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Care of Aquatic Turtles As Pets
How to Take Care of Turtles
How to Determine the Sex of a Turtle
How to Take Care of a Land Turtle
The Best Care For a Box Turtle
How to Take Care of a Wild Turtle
How to Care For a Desert Tortoise
Facts About Turtles
Turtle Food Facts
Turtle Eating Habits
Turtle Disease Symptoms
What Is the Behavior of a Turtle?
How to Tell Age of Turtles
My Turtle Won't Eat
How to Save the Sea Turtles
Setting Up a Turtle Tank
How to Clean a Turtle Tank
Long Neck Turtle Care
How to Clean Turtle Shell
Mini Pet Turtles
How to Take Care of a Snapping Turtle
How to Take Care of a Painted Turtle
Proper temperature, water quality and feeding are important aspects of maintaining the health of semi aqua… More
Snapping turtle may sound dangerous, but they can actually be really good pets if you know how to take car… More
Painted turtles require a 20-gallon tank filtration system, heat lamps and a rock or log. Take care of a p… More
Land turtles should be taken outside on occasion because heat lamps can't simulate UV rays. Take care of l… More
Turtles are beautiful creatures to have as pets, but when they get sick, it can be simply mind-boggling ab… More
So your little one dragged home a turtle and you have no idea how to take care of it. Relax, turtles are p… More
Box turtles pull all of their body into their shell when they are scared to protect from predators. Take c… More
Long-neck turtles, also know as snake turtles, can't pull their head into their shell. Learn to care for l… More
Wild turtles are protected by state laws that govern their adoption and care. Get more information about w… More
To care for red slider, keep them outside in the backyard. Discover how to care for red slider pet turtles… More
Snapping turtles are dangerous and should always be grabbed by the back of their tail and held away from t… More
Land turtles burrow in dirt to escape the heat. Get tips for caring for land turtles and tortoises from th… More
The desert tortoise is sometimes referred to as a desert turtle, but there are big differences between a t… More
Learn how to identify the signs of a healthy turtle when purchasing or adopting a pet turtle in this free … More
Learn to recognize and identify the signs and symptoms of a sick turtle in this free how to video clip.… More
Summary: Land turtles burrow in dirt to escape the heat. Get tips for caring for land turtles and tortoises from the owner of a reptile store in this free pet care video.
"Hi. I'm Tim Cole with Austin Reptile Service and I've been keeping reptiles and amphibians for over forty years. And we're here to talk about keeping land turtles or tortoises. I'm holding a Hingeback Tortoise. And this is in a covered pen that is outside. And they burrow into the soil to get out of heat. We've also got some shade provided here. We've got a shallow pan of water that they can get in and out of. And they are fed a variety of veggies several times a week. But, being outside, they're getting full use of the natural sunlight, which provides UV light and a heat source that they desperately need. This is a good way to keep any of your land turtles, as long as you're in the part of the country that temperatures are within the parameters that they want. This is actually an African sub-species, but they do perfectly well here in central Texas for most parts of the year."
eHow Article: How to Take Care of a Land Turtle
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