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Tortoises & turtles / Getting Started
Bringing home a turtle is not like bringing home a goldfish. A well cared for turtle can easily outlast a school career, a job, and sometimes a marriage. Before you buy that little hatchling from a pe
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Follow your curiosity.Tortoises & turtles / Getting Started
Bringing home a turtle is not like bringing home a goldfish. A well cared for turtle can easily outlast a school career, a job, and sometimes a marriage. Before you buy that little hatchling from a pe
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Tortoises & turtles / Getting Started
India's climate, warm for much of the year across most regions, makes an outdoor pond a genuinely appealing option for keepers of aquatic turtles. Done well, it offers more space, natural sunlight, an
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Tortoises & turtles / Getting Started
Turtles look harmless enough to hand to a child, which is exactly why salmonella linked to pet turtles remains a genuine health concern worldwide, including in India. The good news is that the risk is
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Tortoises & turtles / Breeds
Named for the bold, starburst like markings across its shell, the leopard tortoise is one of the most visually striking tortoise species available, and also one of the larger ones, sitting somewhere b
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Tortoises & turtles / Breeds
India is home to several native softshell turtle species, the most familiar being the Indian flapshell turtle, recognisable by the small flaps of skin covering its limbs when it retreats into its shel
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Tortoises & turtles / Breeds
For anyone drawn to tortoises but short on space, the Russian tortoise is usually the sensible starting point. It stays relatively small, is genuinely hardy, and asks for far less real estate than the
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