Pet turtles have diverse dietary needs depending on their species and age. Understanding these requirements is the first step ...

Low-maintenance pets are perfect for busy individuals seeking companionship. Options include guinea pigs, hamsters, betta ...

Painted turtles are named as such because of their ornate shell markings, but they may also be known as Chrysemys picta, the ...

In this Moment in the Wild, Purdue wildlife technician Zach Truelock introduces the painted turtle, how to identify the species, its mating rituals and what is its preferred habitat. Learn more inside ...

But the best aquarium pets that aren’t fish prove that our finned friends aren't the only additions that can thrive in a tank ...

On their sixth day of being shipwrecked, they managed to catch a turtle - which proved to be their salvation - and staple diet. "A meal would be a mouthful of turtle meat, followed by drinking its ...

Just like Painted Turtles, Red-eared Slider Turtles are another ... These hardy creatures are speedy scavengers and love a diet of decaying matter. Water quality and a decent amount of hiding ...

Five different species of turtles live on the island: the snapping, the map, the speckled, the musky and — seen here — the painted. (Felix Desroches/CBC) Part of Petrie Island is a ...

We've put them at risk, but with a little help, they're rebounding. Green sea turtles congregate near a dock in the Bahamas. They were so numerous during Columbus’s day that “it seemed the ...

In Massachusetts, all species except painted turtles, stinkpots and common snapping ... precludes this being the primary support of their diet," said Nowick. They get food mashes custom made ...