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I was wondering if snapping turtles needed basking lights or not. getting the light won't be a problem if the do need it... if not well nothing really changes, btw I just got a snapper yesterday and he is in a holding tank for the day...

Why do turtles sleep underwater? I just caught my baby eastern painted turtle sleeping on his rock with his neck stretched out just far enough to get his head under the water. David S.

This is my wild caught painted turtle... Do not worry i am not over the legal limit of wild turtles per species... He is so tiny David S.

I live next to a large system of wetlands, and it is absolutely teaming with turtles. I have found red eared sliders there, and i am pretty sure that they are not native. Are they able to survive the temperatures up here? I really want to know if i should bring them home to prevent them harm, or...

My friend is giving me a baby painted turtle that he found near a major highway by his house. I have never been successful in keeping baby turtles so i am going to need a lot of help... We are installing a pond in the backyard though and i figure if i stock it with fish it should be fine...

She is 4 3/4 inches long, almost an inch bigger then when i bought her!!! Most of her growth has come in the past 2 or so months. It was uneven at first but it is smoothing out. My only concern is the scutes on the left and right of the anal scute. The seam to be curving upward... Here is a...

My tortoise has developed some serious uneven growth in the past few days. Us there any ways to fix it?

Hi guys, you may have heard of the game clash of clans. If you play this game you will become sucked in and end up not spending enough time with your tortoises this is just warning. I am not referring to myself in this statement. [hr] Hey jacqui [hr] Can I join your clan?

It's the gap between her tail scute and the one next to it. Please help David S.

This is my new account, I created a new one because I forgot the password of my old account . My old account was tortoise_man1