Baby Turtles as Pets

Having baby turtles as pets became popular in the 1970s. At that time there was a high occurrence of salmonella poisoning in humans who owned baby turtles. In 1976 a federal law was passed that forbade baby turtles for sale with a shell smaller than four inches.  It seemed that small children were putting the [...]

The Best Food for a Turtle

Proper turtle care is an important thing to learn about if you want to bring these very interesting pets into your home.  Turtles are very interesting to have, but do not make the mistake of getting one of these tortoises and treating it like a cat or dog.  These animals need to take time to [...]