You might be tempted to forego a water heater in your aquatic turtle’s enclosure, but you should strongly reconsider this temptation. The main reason for this is that the water in the tank will be...
Category: Reptiles
Aquatic turtles generally like to spend their time swimming and then basking in the heat. But they don’t just swim in the water, they will eat and poop in there too. But what if your turtle is...
Being a reptile, and hence a cold-blooded creature, your aquatic turtle is unable to regulate its own temperature. It will therefore require you to provide artificial heat so that it can stay as warm...
A frequent consternation for new aquatic turtle owners is cloudy water in the tank. Well, know that this can happen for any number of reasons. One of these for brand-new owners is that the tank is...
Although young water turtles do generally tend to have a softer shell than adult turtles, a shell that is too soft could indicate a problem. A condition known as metabolic bone disease (MBD), or...
Aquatic turtles are cute and very small when first born, but what most people do not realize at the time is that they can live for up to thirty years and grow quite a lot in that time. Indeed, some...