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The Common Musk Turtle – My Choice for Perfect Pet Turtle, with Notes on Relatives

[…]Reading Video of a “droll” young Musk Turtle hunting. Natural History of Musk and Mud Turtles. Loggerhead Musk Turtle Hatchling image referenced from wikipedia and originally posted by Nichole Buchmann Eastern Mud Turtle image referenced from wikipedia and originally posted by LA Dawson Staurotypus triporcatus image referenced from wikipedia and […]
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Is a Red-Eared Slider a Good Pet? Read This Before Buying a Turtle

[…]the Slider’s lifestyle, good nature and hardiness, but do not grow quite as large. Common Musk Turtles, Eastern Mud Turtles and a number of their relatives are even smaller, and do not need a source of UVB radiation. All make great pets, and become quite responsive to people. There are […]
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The Yellow-Spotted Sideneck Turtle (Terecay, Yellow-Spotted Amazon River Turtle), Podocnemis unifilis, in the Wild and Captivity – Care in Captivity

[…]on turtle plastrons. Hatchlings and juveniles can be raised in smaller aquariums, with Zoo Med Turtle Docks or R-Zilla Basking Platforms used as land areas. Filtration Filtration is best accomplished with a strong canister filter, as internal filters will be moved about or broken by these active turtles.  Be sure […]
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Spotted Turtle Care: Is This Beauty the Perfect Small Turtle Pet?

[…]Spotted Turtle Care Products (please post below for further information)   Commercial turtle docks    Turtle filters   Zoo Med 10.0 UVB bulb   Mercury vapor bulbs   Incandescent (heat) bulbs   Aquatic turtle diets   Hi, my name is Frank Indiviglio. I’m a herpetologist, zoologist, and book author, recently […]
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Ultraviolet A Light Bulbs and Lamps – Product Review – Part 2

[…]Bulbs  are water-resistant, and so can stand up to the splashing that is so common around aquatic turtle basking areas without breaking.  They have an average life of 2,500 hours. Other high quality UVA bulbs include the Hagen Sun Glo Daylight Halogen and R-Zilla’s Spot Day White Bulbs and Incandescent […]
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The Asian Turtle Crisis – a Sobering Update – Part 1

[…]New York Turtle and Tortoise Society and other herp-oriented organizations, internationally-known turtle biologists, private turtle fanciers and zoo colleagues.  The marathon effort was a grand success, with more turtles saved and placed in good homes than anyone would have dared hope upon first seeing their wretched condition.  Given the passion, […]
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The Best Small Turtle Pets for Reptile Enthusiasts with Limited Space

[…]have access to submerged caves.  Old crockery flowerpots work well; I also favor the Penn Plax Turtle Pier, which provides a dry basking site as well as an underwater shelter.  Aided by strong legs and a long tail, Big Headed Turtles are accomplished climbers.  Be sure to cover your aquarium […]
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Urban Turtle fest – the New York Turtle and Tortoise Society’s Annual Show

[…]Reading The NYTTS 2011 Turtle and Tortoise Show   Learn more about the work of the New York Turtle and Tortoise Society and other turtle interest groups here.   Subscribe to Herp Digest […]
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Research Note – Chameleon Basking Behavior is affected by Vitamin D Needs

[…]D3 receptors in the brain are believed responsible for accessing vitamin needs and controlling basking behavior. Basking or Diet? I was most interested in this article because, although this point was not specifically addressed, it established that panther chameleons can be provided with adequate Vitamin D3 (at least in the […]
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Eastern Painted Turtle Care: Keeping the USA’s Most Beautiful Turtle

[…]than aquariums. Koi ponds sometimes contain shelves meant to hold plants; these work well as turtle basking areas. Outdoor housing is ideal, assuming that raccoons and other predators can be excluded.   Although highly aquatic, Painted Turtles need a dry surface on which to bask. Commercial turtle docks will suffice […]
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