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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Family family freshwater turtles turtle species water sameTurtles 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 habits· An unhappy turtle becomes very lazy in its conduct. It will withdraw into its shell, physically...
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Family family turtle aquarium usually area litres landThe 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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