Types of turtles: what you need to remember before you start?

Types of turtles

These leisurely animals are divided intosmall, medium and very large. They can live at home or in nature, be land and sea. For the house, of course, you need to browse the species of red-bellied turtles or other land. Then the home friend will be free to move around the house and not need sea water.

Despite the diversity of species and external signs, all turtles have much in common:

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  they love the warmth, so in the aquariums they install lamps that heat their homes;


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  turtles love water, even if they are land, so they need to keep a small bath;


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  most of them are predators by nature, so they gladly eat fish. Owners of aquariums with fish do not forget about this and especially do not try to keep them together;


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  turtles require care, therefore, for water species a filter is mandatory, and land requires clean soil, chips and hay;


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  all these animals love houses, in spite of the fact that they always have one with them;


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  food should be vitaminized, varied and contain the entire necessary complex.

Tortoise home land: some features

The turtles of the species of red-eared are most often kept at home. They are valuable for their attractiveness and keenness.

Distinctive features of such turtles:

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  red stripes or spots behind the ears;


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  beautiful shell with a non-standard pattern;


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  high ingenuity.

Those who decided to get a friend's mammal,you should first think about your own willingness to pay attention to it. These pets are very sensitive and die without proper care. Although it is difficult to say what kinds of domestic turtles are willing to do without attention and care - pets are attached to the owners and count on reciprocity.

Types of turtles for the house

In the CIS, usually for the home they buy:

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  freshwater red-headed;


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  freshwater marsh;


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  freshwater trionics;


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  land Central Asian;


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  Mediterranean;


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  marsh;


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  Far Eastern trionics.

Initially, red-bellied turtles were notthe territory of Russia and neighboring countries, but since after acquiring and short-lived cohabitation they are often released into public ponds, red-eared managed to adapt to the conditions and even start a population.

Species of turtles are numerous, they are all individual,as well as people. Selecting a pet, you need to consider its nature and its own. Mild and calm, for example, are suitable for Central Asian land, and those who want a reliable defender - trionics. Turtles have teeth, and trionics are able to use them. So if some one liked the photo, you must first look in the description section and only then recover to the pet store.