Posts by Phyllis Kramer

I have often wondered whether or not turtles are able to jump. After all, they have 4 legs that they can move, and they are not that heavy, even if they have a big shell on their back. So I decided...

Two of the most essential things that you have to know when you have a painted turtle as a pet is how much you have to feed them and how often you have to feed them. Before I got my first painted...

I recently just got my first red eared slider, and in order to take proper care of it, I decided to do as much research as possible. One of the first things that I had to know is what red eared...

Snapping turtles love to eat, usually, they will eat everything that you put in front of them, and this includes vegetables. But just because they can eat them, it doesn’t mean that every vegetable...

Two of the most essential things that you have to know when you have a box turtle as a pet is how much you have to feed them and how often you have to feed them. Before I got my first box turtle I...

In general box turtles are very docile and peaceful creatures, so you wouldn’t expect to see one of them trying to bite you. But like every animal, box turtles must have some way to defend against...