When many families start to think about a good starter pet, a turtle often comes to mind. At first glance, owning one seems pretty simple. Get an enclosure, clean water, and a light, and let them do ...

If furry pets lead to sneezing fits around your home, a pet turtle may be the perfect addition to your family. They're interesting, intelligent, and relatively easy to care for. Pet turtles may not be ...

Turtles are wonderful pets and can be great fun to observe and interact with, but they have some very specific needs that's why we've rounded these tips for taking care of pet turtles. One amazing ...

Turtles may seem pretty sturdy thanks to their hard shells, but they are still mortal creatures, capable of getting sick, being injured, or suffering from disease. They have a built-in defense ...

If you remember buying a pet 'penny turtle' in the 1960s and 1970s, you may have accidentally contributed to the Mary River turtle being classed as 'endangered'. Around 15,000 "penny turtle" eggs a ...

A pet turtle who escaped his backyard pond to navigate country roads and vineyards during soaring temperatures has been reunited with his owner through social media. Skipper the turtle covered about 2 ...

A video shared on Instagram shows how a pet parent took her dog to meet a turtle. The sweet video will leave you smiling. A video of a dog petting a turtle was shared on Instagram. The clip shows a ...

What the shell? Red-eared slider tortoises appear to be one of the culprits in an ongoing Salmonella outbreak. (Photo: MOHD RASFAN/AFP/Getty Images) So far, public health officials have interviewed 17 ...