turtles as pets

An illustrated guide to keeping turtles as pets, discussing their specific needs, special traits, and behaviors; offering advice on housing, feeding, monitoring, and handling; and providing a look at chelonian conservation.

Presents detailed practical guidance on caring for a tortoise or box turtle, covering their history, purchasing, housing, nutrition, health care, and behavior and activity.

A guide to owning a red-eared slider turtle that provides information on choosing the right turtle, creating a home for it, breeding, feeding, health care, behavior, and other related topics.

A simple description of what turtles are like as pets.

Describes different types of turtles and tortoises, explaining what to look for in a pet, how to establish a suitable environment, and how to care for aquatic and terrestrial turtles, box turtles, and tortoises of varied sizes.

A guide to caring for pet turtles that provides information on their behavior, eating habits, and health.

Describes the similarities and differences in various turtle species and how to care for a turtle as a pet.

Describes turtles and explains how to keep them as pets. Includes a short story about a boy and his pet turtle.

Simple text and photographs provide an introduction to taking care of a pet turtle, discussing food, safety, needs, and dangers and including fun facts, a glossary, and a list of related resources.