Turtles

Loggerhead Turtles
All About the Endangered Loggerhead Turtles Species of the Atlantic Ocean
The Loggerhead Turtle, the most common sea turtle in the United States, can be seen anywhere ranging from Newfoundland to Argentina. Most Loggerheaded Turtle nesting areas in the U.S. are located right in Florida, an estimated 90% or so to be exact. Other prominent nesting areas include Australia, Oman, Turkey, Greece, Cyprus, Cape Verde Islands, and Israel. It's not uncommon to see several Loggerhead Turtles off the shore of Florida. On this page, you can find pictures of this beautiful sea...

Feeding Natural Food To Your Red Eared Slider
Natural Food for Aquatic Turtles
Feeding your turtle can be a daunting task when faced with the decision of which food is the best to buy. You want your turtle to be able to live a long and happy life, and that makes feeding your turtle good, healthy food very important. There are quite a few products on the market that you can feed your turtle. I have pulled some of them together here for you to browse and make your own informed decision on. A turtle is a pretty easy pet to care for in my opinion. You just need to feed the...

Feeding Habits of Stinkpot Turtles
Food Habits of the Common Musk Turtle
I collected 147 common musk turtles from Spring Lake, San Marcos, Hays County, Texas between April 2008 and February 2009, to examine their dietary habits based on fecal analysis. I collected 70 female and 77 male turtles from lentic and lotic areas of the lake during spring, summer, fall and winter. After voiding their digestive tract contents all turtles were returned to the point of capture. Fecal matter was sorted into five component categories: mollusks, crayfish, insects, plant matter, ...

Turtles!
I just love the slow walkers but fast swimmers
Torn between keeping them as pets and pushing for their freedom from pet shops, zoos and domestic areas?  First thing to do: learn all you can about them.  This lens will clear some things out!

Green Pacific Turtles
Pacific Green Turtles : A New Species or Just a Cousin?
The Green Turtle is the large and often seen sea turtle, who is often separated by its very dark colored cousin, in the Pacific. The Pacific Green Turtle is actually not different enough to be its own species, as the gene pool is very similar. They have the same rounded beak, with no point, no ridges like the Leatherback Turtle, which has a leather back that runs with some long vertical stripes on its shell. Turtles who are designated as the Green Turtle, are inclusive with the Pacific Green ...

Turtles
What Are Turtles?
Turtles are reptiles that are part of the Testudines order. Turtles are the oldest reptiles in the world, and some of the earliest turtles date back to 215 million years ago, before snakes and lizards were first found. Turtles swim in the water, and even though they lay eggs on the surface and breath with lungs, most turtles live near water. In fact, some of the biggest turtles are aquatic. Turtles are fascinating reptiles that have many shocking facts. Turtles are one of my favorite animals,...