Category: Turtles & Tortoises

  • How to Know If Your Turtle Is Happy | 7 Tell-Tail Signs

    How to Know If Your Turtle Is Happy | 7 Tell-Tail Signs

    One of the fascinating things about turtles is that they live so long; many will live as long as 10 – 80 years, with some more giant turtles reaching 100+ years old. This is quite an impressive feat, and it means that a pet turtle is essentially a pet for life; in quite a few…

  • Do Turtles Get Attached to Their Owners? The Surprising Answer

    Do Turtles Get Attached to Their Owners? The Surprising Answer

    Turtles are one of the planet’s longest-living creatures; on average, a turtle can live between 10 – 80 years. Unfortunately, that’s a long time to live, and many pet turtles will often outlive a family’s generation and be passed down to the next one.  For a pet that can live for so long and potentially…

  • How Far Can Turtles See? (Good or Bad Eyesight)

    How Far Can Turtles See? (Good or Bad Eyesight)

    The topic of eyes will seem boring or exciting depending on who you ask and in what context. Through evolution, species (including humans) have evolved to maximize one of their primary senses in vision. Some creatures like a hawk or eagle have significantly better eyesight than other flighted creatures like bats.  As a pet owner,…