Tortoise Health
A healthy Tortoise is alert, active, and has a clean, smooth shell, clear eyes, and firm, strong legs. Here are some other signs of a Tortoise: If you have concerns about your…
Healthy Diet For Tortoises
Feeding Tortoises are herbivores and eat a variety of plants, including leaves, flowers, and fruits. The bulk of their diet should be leafy greens. They should NOT eat Cat or…
Identifying Tortoises
Russian Tortoise Hermann’s Tortoise Greek Tortoise Marginated Tortoise Red-footed Tortoise Yellow-footed Tortoise Indian Star Tortoise Egyptian Tortoise Leopard Tortoise Desert Tortoise Pancake Tortoise Sulcata Tortoise Galapagos Domed Tortoise Galapagos Saddle-backed…
Identifying Terrapins/Turtles
Diamondback Terrapin Mud Turtle Painted Turtle Red-eared Terrapin River Cooter Peninsula Cooter Florida red-bellied Cooter Northern red-bellied Cooter Coastal Plain Cooter Snake necked Turtle Wood Turtle Yellow-bellied Terrapin African side…
Metabolic Bone Disease In Terrapins
Metabolic bone disease (MBD) is an imbalance of calcium and phosphorus due to an improper diet and the lack of adequate ultraviolet (UV) light, or a combination of both. MBD…
How to check a Terrapin
A healthy Terrapins should have clear and bright eyes. A smooth shell and smooth skin with no blisters or bumps.
Rescue Centres
No Living Being Deserves To Be Treated Poorly! Unfortunately, this doesn’t always happen, so rescue is necessary to help restore the well-being for ill animals or animals that have been…