Tortoise

Hello, fellow turtle keepers! Do you always feel that turtle keeping is a “money-burning” hobby? And it seems like any turtle you see nowadays easily costs several hund…

“You think dried shrimp can supplement calcium?” a turtle hobbyist (turtle enthusiast) poses. “The truth hurts”: long-term feeding of only dried shrimp can,…

Turtle keepers (friends who raise turtles) get particularly anxious once autumn arrives: “Why has my turtle lost its appetite? Is it sick?” Actually, this is very likel…

Is a Turtle’s Shell Part of Its Skeleton? Yes, the turtle shell is actually its skeleton. The shell itself is part of the turtle’s skeletal structure; their bodies and …

The Most Widely Distributed Freshwater Turtle in the Wild Some friends might say, “The most widely distributed freshwater turtle? It must be the Chinese pond turtle.” W…

Regarding the question of whether turtles must hibernate, the answer is not absolute. The key is to know what species your turtle is! Let’s clarify how to handle different si…

Let me be blunt and share some straight talk with all you fellow turtle keepers. Just 5 points, not too many. Understanding them might save you a lot of money and at least a year o…

They say turtles can’t be tamed? Completely wrong! “It”is just very subtle in its expression. Come and test what level of “recognition”your “lit…

Cold-blooded animals, also known as poikilotherms, are animals whose body temperature changes with the external temperature. Common examples include fish like crucian carp, common …

Melanism (the phenomenon of melanin deposition throughout the body of a male Chinese Pond Turtle after reaching sexual maturity) is a phenomenon caused by hormonal changes in male …