After being on Earth for over 200 million years, turtles have had plenty of time to determine what they can and cannot eat. Turtle species are diverse, and so are their diets. Some turtles are ...

In the United States, around 2.3 million households are home to reptiles, including turtles. Here's what the reptile can and cannot eat.

Albrittain also told us, “Often, when sea turtles are cold stunned, their GI gets impacted, because everything stops moving ...

The Louisville Nature Center is looking to get resident yellow-bellied slider Francis a bigger tank. In exchange for ...

But there’s more to it than meets the eye. When it comes to what do pet turtles eat, these reptiles have specific dietary needs shaped by what they’d naturally eat in the wild, and not all ...

Whether you’re a proud tortoise owner or taking care of a playful aquatic turtle, understanding what your reptile buddy can safely eat is the key to good pet turtle care. Let’s take a look at ...

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Are our turtles eating plastic? Is it bad for them?” said Daniel Choi, a wildlife biologist who came to Padre Island on a grant in the summer of 2020 to try to answer these questions. Choi, Shaver and ...

Juvenile green turtles, however, will also eat invertebrates like crabs, jellyfish, and sponges. While most sea turtles warm themselves by swimming close to the surface of shallow waters ...