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March 3rd, 2010 by KittyKitty

Turtles pets can be a great addition to your family and provide hours upon hours of enjoyment.Having relayed that it is imperative to do some homework up front before you decide to purchase a turtles or turtles pets. Size and temperament are some of the differences of the many unique types of turtles. Very close to choosing the breed of cat or dog that is proper for you.

You should take into consideration the amount of time you have to devote to taking care of your turtle, the space you can provide, how old the people caring for the turtle are, how much financially you can put towards your turtle, what the laws in your state are regarding keeping captive turtles, and many other things.

A lot of turtle owners have started out with a little turtle in a five or ten gallon fish tank only to realize that the turtle would soon get too big for this tank and need a bigger one. Some types of turtles will remain fairly small which enables them to live comfortably in a forty gallon fish tank, but never less.   This is why it is essential to find out how big your turtles pets full grown adult size is before you buy it so that you can plan ahead.

A good ex. of the way to not care for your turtle is in the movie – Rocky.   Rocky’s wife worked at a small pet shop and Rocky had two baby turtles in a very small, round, glass fish bowl in his apartment.They didn’t have enough water to move around, no heat or proper lighting, and the wrong size turtle habitat. I won’t go into explicit detail of how you can care for your turtles pets in this version, but if you would like to get the information now, just click one of the links in this article.

Most states do not allow you to own turtles that are under four inches in length except for universities or research facilities.   The reason for this is that it is believed that there is a greater risk of contracting salmonella from these smaller types of turtles. Some time ago some children contracted salmonella when they put these small turtles in their mouth.  That is another reason why it is so important to have proper supervision around turtles pets.

As long as you use good judgment and wash your hands each time after handling your turtles pets or any part of your turtles habitat you should have no problems.   If you want to start off the right way and learn the basics BEFORE you buy your turtle……..or if you got it and it’s too late…..click one of the links on this page and start moving in the right direction to owning turtles pets.