Reptiles
Trees, shrubs – all about turtles and for turtles
This list refers to leaves and flowers of trees and shrubs, not fruits, not barks, not seeds, and not roots. Abutilon, Ropeer Abutilon spp. One can Elm Elm spp. One can Hibiscus Chinese…
Criteria for determining the death of a turtle
Without going into details, we can say that turtles die from: 1. congenital disease, poor immunity (such people die in nature in the first month of life) – 10% 2. from improper transportation,…
Turtle Quarantine and Disinfection
Quarantinetion is a set of measures aimed at preventing the introduction and spread of infectious diseases. Quarantine should be the first and mandatory step for any newly introduced animal. It is carried out…
Aquatic and semi-aquatic plants
Aquatic plants can only be given to aquatic turtles. Aponogeton two-eared Aponogeton distachyos, syn. Aponogeton distachyum One can loosestrife loosestrife, plakun A bottle of willow flowers, leaves One can Cabomba caroline Cabomba caroliniana…
Weekly diet for turtles
To properly feed turtles, you need to study what they eat in nature. Even the diets of different species of land turtles vary greatly depending on their habitats. So, for example, steppe turtles…
Dry food for tortoises
Dry industrial food for tortoises can only be used as additional food source, that is, it should not be given more than once a week. The rest of the diet should be weeds,…
Dry food for aquatic turtles
We recommend not using any dry industrial food for aquatic turtles as the main food, but only as addition to natural feed (fish, insects, snails, worms). Although some feeds are positioned as complete…
Vitamins for turtles
In nature, turtles get the vitamins they need with their food. At home, it is very difficult for turtles to provide all the variety of what they eat in nature, so you have…
Calcium for turtles
Turtles need calcium for the formation of the shell and bones of the body. As a result, due to a lack of calcium, the turtle shell becomes crooked, bumpy, claws are bent, limb…
What not to feed the turtle (harmful food)
There are foods that categorically cannot be given to turtles, but there are those that can be given, but little and rarely. Below is a list of such products. If a certain product…