Recently I’ve found some old photos of my turtle from when he was just a couple of months old, and I’ve noticed that there is a slight difference in the colors of his shell. And that made me...
Posts by Phyllis Kramer
Everybody knows that turtles live a long time and they are a long-time commitment pet, but most turtle owners including myself only know the lifespan of very few turtle species, usually the most...
Recently, I wanted to know what is the biggest turtle in the world, how do they look, and where to find them. It’s generally known that the Galapagos turtles are among the biggest turtles in the...
One of the first things that you have to do when you get a new pet turtle is to name it. While this might not be the most important thing for its well-being but we usually get very attached to our...
What is the Difference Between Turtles, Tortoises and Terrapins? ( with Pictures )
There are turtles, tortoises, and even terrapins, and all of them look almost the same. It can be quite hard to know the difference between those three, at least for me it was. So I decided to do...
Everybody heard at some point that turtles are really slow, but how slow are they? To find out I decided to do some research, and the results were quite surprising. On average turtles walk at a...