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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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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 / Getting Started
Aquatic turtles look low maintenance next to a dog or cat, but the truth is closer to the opposite. Good care depends on getting several systems right at once: water, heat, light, and diet. Miss one,
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Tortoises & turtles / Getting Started
Working out whether a turtle is male or female is trickier than it sounds, mostly because the clearest physical differences only appear once the animal reaches sexual maturity. A hatchling gives away
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