Water turtles require more extensive care and are recommended to be kept outdoors to help duplicate it's natural environment, the club said. The turtle needs a large swimming area (a children's pool ...

Karen Deville usually looks forward to rainy days — but not just because it waters her plants. Deville is delighted that when it rains, and box turtles creep out of her yard, in Baton Rouge's ...

When many families start to think about a good starter pet, a turtle often comes to mind. At first glance, owning one seems pretty simple. Get an enclosure, clean water, and a light, and let them do ...

For pet owners, aquarium goers and nature lovers, turtles are a spectacle to behold with intricate shells and long lifespans. Turtles exist in a variety of colors, shapes and sizes. Red-eared sliders, ...

(CNN) – As the temperatures warm up in the summer, people like to spend more time outdoors and many animals and reptiles are doing the same. Conservationists are informing the public that if they ...

Swimming in two plastic bins inside a brightly lit and sterile quarantine room at a Rhode Island zoo, 16 quarter-sized turtle hatchlings represent a growing worry for conservationist Lou Perrotti.

LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) — Raziah Stanley said she has a special bond with Franky, a 12-year-old box turtle she rescued two weeks ago. He had a hurt foot that she tended to. Raziah said she struggles ...