Steve and Anthony talk about how to check out a turtle breeders and dealers you’ve never done business with before. Picking the right turtle breeder or dealer to buy from can be tricky, especially when you’re looking for hard-to-find animals. Here, you will find a list of things to look for to help you on your way. Many good sellers write thorough ads, giving you …
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Steve provides a photo tour of their April, 2011 trip to the Tennessee Aquarium in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Update July 17, 2013 – For a behind-the-scenes look out, check out this post from a more recent trip Steve and his wife took to Tennessee Aquarium. Last April, my wife and I stopped in Chattanooga for our first visit to the Tennessee Aquarium. We came away very …
Anthony walks you through the construction of the nest box for his above-ground ponds. Before deciding to move your animals outside, you must first answer some basic questions before constructing an enclosure: “Will my turtle escape?” “Will predators be able to gain access to my turtles?” “How will I protect them from the elements?” To answer these questions, some planning is necessary and the result will depend on …
Steve stacks up 22 commercial turtle foods against one-another detailing each food’s benefits and uses. Video Added May 1, 2013. Diet is one of the most important variables in the long-term health of any turtle or tortoise. We’re going to dig inside each of twenty-two commercial turtle foods and examine their positives, negatives and uses inside the overall diet of an aquatic turtle. Some are …
Commercial Turtle Foods: Benefits/Uses, Staples/Supplements Read More »
Curtis explains how keeping turtles and organic gardening go hand-in-hand. Spring gets all the attention, and with good reason. It’s the season when all awakens. Birds migrate back from their winter grounds, flowers are blooming, song birds are singing, trees leaf out and the grass greens up. And if you keep turtles, like I do, it’s the time when you see some friends that you haven’t …
[image border=”true” group=”group1″ lightbox=”true” size=”vsmall” caption=”Assorted Food Picture” align=”right”]https://theturtleroom.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/hatching-Indotestudo-forstenii.jpg[/image] Welcome back to theTurtleRoom! On the heels of introducing 2 breeders to you just a month ago, we are more than thrilled to introduce Ben to you. He joins our site bringing with him a wealth of knowledge on some unique species, continuing the diversity available on theTurtleRoom. Some of his achievements are: publishing the 1st …
The 2012 breeding and laying season is here. The first major piece of news we want to let you in on now is the addition of two more breeders to our family here at theTurtleRoom.org: Curtis and Anthony. Their Projects, Availability, and Wanted pages have all gone live today. These pages will continue to be updated and have more information added to them. We are …
I am doing a visual study of map turtles at all ages and would like a full array of pictures of your specimens. A full array of pictures include: top of head, side of head, bottom of jaw, top of turtle, bottom of turtle, bottom of tail. Please include the following information: name of specimen, date photos were taken and approximate age of specimen. Please …
Turtle Measurement updates from Steve’s turtles: EDIT: New pictures have also been added to Steve’s Projects page.
