Tortoise/Turtle

All animals, turtles included, make very deliberate movements, your pet won’t usually do something just for the fun of it, and this includes hiccuping.  If your pet turtle seems to be hiccuping, and you’re worried and concerned as to why this happens then this article should be of help to you.   Turtle hiccups: Your […]

The sun is the giver of life on earth, animals in the wild need it but it seems that some animals in captivity, who have lights in their enclosure, seem to be fine without it, or is this truly the case? This article looks into the question of can I put my turtle in the […]

Seeing blood coming from your pet’s tail will understandably be very alarming and concerning. These animals are quite hardy so we don’t expect them to become injured or ill, but they can, and this may be why the animal is bleeding from its tail.  This article looks into why your pet turtle is bleeding from […]

The nighttime, for you and your tortoise, should be a peaceful time when sleep happens, but if your pet is restless at this time you’d understandably start to worry  This article looks into why your turtle is restless while sleeping.   Why is my turtle restless while sleeping? If you’re asleep and at peace at […]

Turtles can be quite fascinating pets to own, they may not do too much so seeing them do something out of the ordinary will definitely make you take notice  Something out of the ordinary for your turtle may be the animal putting its feet up. This article looks into why these animals do this. Why […]

The nighttime, for you and your tortoise, should be a peaceful time when sleep happens, but if your pet is restless at this time you’d understandably start to worry.  This article looks into why your turtle is restless while sleeping.   Why is my turtle restless while sleeping? If you’re asleep and at peace at […]

While tortoises aren’t exactly known to be very active, they don’t spend their days running around, a healthy tortoise will react to stimulus, but if your pet seems unresponsive to any type of stimuli then you’d understandably become worried.  This article looks into why your tortoise is not responding.   My tortoise is not responding: […]

Tortoises are quite fascinating creatures, they are known for their slow movements and their slow nature, but they aren’t exactly known to be completely stiff If your tortoise is stiff then you’d understandably be worried and wonder why, this article looks into why this happens  Why is my tortoise stiff? If you do regular health […]

 Turtles are quite fascinating creatures, they spend time in the water and the land and enjoy both just the same, but your turtle may start swimming oddly and you may be confused as to why that happens  This article looks into why your turtle is swimming upside down.   Why is my turtle swimming upside […]

Accidents usually happen in the blink of an eye, one minute you’re fine and the next minute your turtle is sitting injured after you hit it with a lawn mower,  This understandably is a traumatic event for the both of you, here is all you need to know if this happened to your pet: Hit […]