Certain species of both turtles and tortoises make great pets. Tortoises are very smart and can actually learn their name. Turtles will also recognize their keepers, but mostly because they are excited you’re bringing them food. Read More...
There are two main types of turtles: “side-necked turtles” of suborder Pleurodira; and “hidden-neck turtles” of suborder Cryptodira; just over two thirds of turtles are hidden-neck turtles. Well-known types of turtles include tortoises, which are land-living turtles of family Testudinidae...
Chinese Pond Turtles, also known as Reeves turtles, are a small species that makes a wonderful pet. This hardy and adaptable turtle can be kept in a variety ofturtle tanks, from glass aquariums to plastic containers, both indoors and outdoors. One of the great benefits of this species is i...
(88.4% of those who had pets) indicated their ‘favourite’ pet owned: 90 (15.0%) indicated a cat, 311 (51.8%) dog, 12 (2.0%) horse, 29 (4.8%) rabbit, 58 (9.7%) rodent, 74 (12.3%) fish and 27 (4.5%) ‘other’ pet (e.g. birds, lizards, tortoises and turtles, snakes, ...