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Pet turtles, reptiles, fish, and shrimp are wonderful pets to have. The vast number of these species require specialized care and equipment, such as a turtle tank. Pet Turtles And More aims to share the love of caring for these pets and other animals through videos, turtle pictures, and more.

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Survey Results: What kind of pet turtle do you have?

Posted on Mar.08, 2010 under polls, results review, turtles

Based on 132 votes, the following are the survey results for the question “What kind of pet turtle do you have?” And so, of all the poll respondents….

  • 63% have basking turtles such as sliders or painteds
  • 5% have diamondback terrapins
  • 5% have map turtles
  • 5% have snapping turtles
  • 4% have soft-shell turtles
  • 4% have other kinds of pond turtles
  • 3% have box turtles
  • 2% have long-necks / twist neck turtles
  • 2% have a mata-mata
  • 2% have musk turtles
  • 1% have mud turtles
  • 1% have a woods turtles
  • 5% have other types of pet turtles that don’t fit the other categories

It’s good to see a big variety in the kinds of turtles species that bring joy to their pet owners, with every category listed above having a response.

It’s also not surprising to see that basking turtles (such as sliders or painteds) are the most popular pet specie, as the pet trade has spread them (red ear slider turtles in particular) throughout the world, are sold at very affordable prices – and the fact that RES hatchlings are so cute & tiny all contribute to them being the most widely owned type of pet turtle.

Do you have a pet turtle? Cast your vote and tell us what kind of pet turtle you have.

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Red ear slider turtles: Crush & Tiny, turtle picture reader submission

Posted on Mar.01, 2010 under aquarium, photos, readers' photos, red ear slider turtles, turtle pictures, turtle tank, turtles

Pet Turtles And More reader Ryan shares his pictures of his pet red ear slider turtles, Crush and Tiny.

Tiny got her name “because when I got her she was tiny, about the size of a quarter! Crush got his name from Finding Nemo, the sea turtle on the movie is one of my kids fav characters.” It is unknown why Tiny has a piece of her shell missing on the back left leg.

Here are pictures of their turtle tank:
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An external photo of their 150 gallon turtle tank.

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A close up of some of the aquarium’s driftwood and rocks. The gravel will be removed shortly.

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Here are some turtle pictures of Crush:
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A close-up of Crush.

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pet red ear slider turtle shell plastron crush

And some pictures of Tiny:
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Tiny looks like a happy turtle!

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Tiny’s missing shell.

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Tiny’s plastron. It looks completely intact!!

Crush and Tiny are beautiful!!

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