17 articles on "turtle"

The Magic Square Lo Shu

According to ancient Chinese legend, the numbers of the Lo Shu square were on the shell of a huge turtle that appeared from the river Lo. One wise man noticed the turtle and memorized the numbers on its shell. The original square was first mentioned...

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The Water

The water The water used to fill your turtle aquarium should of course be clean, but in most areas tap water is clean enough. In the wild freshwater turtles live in rather hard and alkaline waters, and rainwater is usually too soft and acidic to be s...

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Freshwater turtles 101

Freshwater turtles 101 Tortoise or turtle? According to the strict definition of the words, a tortoise has feet and lives on land while a turtle have flippers and lives in the ocean. A tortoise seldom enters the water and a turtle only exit the water...

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Feeding your freshwater turtle

Feeding your freshwater turtle Suitable food for a freshwater turtle Every freshwater species has its own preferred diet and you should always research the particular species that you are interested in buying. This is very important since malnutritio...

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How Turtles Behave

Turtles may be very strange in their behavior. So it is very interesting to know how they behave while in wild or in their natural habitat.Living habitsĀ· An unhappy turtle becomes very lazy in its conduct. It will withdraw into its shell, physically...

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The Causes Of An Eye Infection In Box Turtles

Box turtles are lovely pets to have as they have great personalities and are intelligent turtles. Caring for them is not always easy though and its likely that you may find yourself in a situation where your box turtle is in need of extra care. For e...

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Special equipment for turtle aqarium

Special equipment You will probably want to get some special equipment to keep the water of the aquarium healthy for your turtle. A filter cleaning out waste products is a good investment, especially if you are a beginner, since it makes the aquarium...

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Turtle Ponds

Turtle ponds As mentioned above ponds are not a very good home for young freshwater turtles. This is because they have not yet developed the fat reserves required to survive year-round outdoors. If you have a more mature freshwater turtle it will mos...

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Turtle aquariums

Turtle aquariumsYour turtle will want a glass aquarium or an outdoor pond to live in. If its a young turtle, an aquarium is usually the best choice. Some people keep their turtles in bowls, but bowls are usually to small to be a good place for the tu...

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The Best Method To Provide Turtle Care

How does one give proper care to a pet turtle? For tons of of years, people have kept pets. Animals have been constant and dependable companions of individuals for a lot of years. Those which are commonly kept as pets are cats and dogs. This is why t...

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