CHENNAI: Customs sleuths seized 5,200 turtle hatchlings from two passengers who landed at Chennai airport from Kuala Lumpur in the early hours of Tuesday. They arrested the two passengers and two ...

What to do with an unwanted pet is a perplexing dilemma. When that unwanted pet is a baby turtle that has grown up, what to do with it is a pervasive problem that can have environmental consequences.

Inga Cotton has learned to love the Zen of the red-eared slider turtle. Usually that means following the turtle’s slow-but-steady lead at the San Antonio Botanical Garden, where for about a decade ...

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — The Virginia Living Museum said one of its turtles died from natural causes last Thursday. The museum in Newport News made the announcement about Twix, a two-headed, juvenile ...

MEMBERS of the public are being urged to be on the lookout for an exotic pest that has been spotted slowly walking the streets of a Yorke Peninsula town. Port Pirie Regional Council is asking people ...

Maybe you’re searching for a family pet that doesn’t come with a side of allergies (like a cat or dog), or maybe you like watching pet turtles move about their habitat. The lifespan of a red-eared ...

Red-eared sliders make excellent pets for both beginner and expert reptile enthusiasts alike, but they need quite large enclosures to thrive in captivity. There are a few different options to choose ...

Each year during the spring and early summer, small turtles nestled below the ripples of Audubon Park Lagoon begin courting, mating and, eventually, nesting. Once their courtship is over, female ...

Inga Cotton has learned to love the Zen of the red-eared slider turtle. Usually that means following the turtle’s slow-but-steady lead at the San Antonio Botanical Garden, where for about a decade ...

The red-eared slider and the painted turtle are both fascinating turtles that are popular pets around the world, with the painted turtle being second in popularity only to the red-eared slider. If you ...