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

SAINT CLAIR – Growing up in the 1960s and ’70s in Arnots Addition, Nannette Brophy Major was raised in a household that always had a variety of pets including cats, dogs, birds, fish, hamsters, ...

Red-eared slider turtles can live a good life in a secure outdoor pond, and can be quite entertaining to watch. Credit: Braastad family photo In 1975, red-eared slider turtles with shells measuring ...

While most turtles are wild, many are adopted as pets each year. Keep in mind that turtles are sometimes considered exotic pets, so there may be local or state laws that restrict their adoption. There ...

The red-eared slider and the painted turtle are both fascinating turtles that are popular pets around the world, with the painted turtle being second in popularity only to the red-eared slider. If you ...

Inga Cotton has learned to love the Zen of the red-eared slider turtle. Usually that means following the turtle’s slow-but-steady lead at the San Antonio Botanical Garden, where for about a decade ...