eHow launches Android app: Get the best of eHow on the go.
Facts About Turtles
Turtle Food Facts
Turtle Eating Habits
Turtle Disease Symptoms
What Is the Behavior of a Turtle?
My Turtle Won't Eat
Identifying Turtle Breeds
How to Take Care of Turtles
Setting Up a Turtle Tank
How to Clean a Turtle Tank
Care of Aquatic Turtles as Pets
How to Clean Turtle Shells
How to Determine the Sex of a Turtle
How Do I Know if My Turtle is Dead?
The Best Care for a Box Turtle
How to Take Care of a Land Turtle
Mini Pet Turtles
What to Feed a Turtle
How to Take Care of a Wild Turtle
How to Take Care of a Snapping Turtle
How to Take Care of a Painted Turtle
What Do Freshwater Turtles Eat?
How to Care for a Desert Tortoise
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 should be taken outside on occasion because heat lamps can't simulate UV rays. Take care of land turtles by providing an area that simulates their natural habitat with tips from a reptile specialist in this free video on turtle care.
"Hi, I'm James Dix from Reptile Rescue Service in Salt Lake City, Utah. We're discussing how to take care of your land turtle, the best way of taking care of one. This is.....in different interpretations on this, some people, a land turtle is everything from a desert tortoise to a box turtle or a terrapin. It just depends, actually, a lot of times, on where it's from and who you're talking to, and what country their from. U.S. or out of the U.S., and such. Okay, well, the best care for, we'll use a box turtle for example, the best care for a box turtle is, when you have it in the house during the winter months and summer comes, it's good to get them outside, 'cause you cannot ever simulate the UV rays from the sunlight with heat lamps or anything like that perfectly. So when summers out, you can put 'em out in a little pen. We use cinder blocks, we bury 'em eight inches down in the ground so they can't dig out, and give 'em a....usually a five by twenty-five foot run. And this gives them an area where they can have shade. Very critical you have shade or a little habitat they can climb underneath to get out of the sun. But this is great for 'em. Eating the wild grasses, and letting 'em roam around and get their appetite stimulated so that they'll be good and healthy."
eHow Article: How to Take Care of a Land Turtle
Copyright © 1999-2009 eHow, Inc. Use of this web site constitutes acceptance of the eHow Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. en-US Portions of this page are modifications based on work created and shared by Google and used according to terms described in the Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License.
Comments
uploadtvsd said
on 9/28/2009 Wow its so cool, like it. For more cool and funny videos visit http://www.uploaded.tv