Would you like keep a turtle in your house or garden? Think carefully about whether you can offer your new pet the kind of life it deserves: a turtle isn’t a toy. You should also ensure that you know what kind of animal you’re going to welcome to your home. What kind of turtle is it? Is it male or female?

All pets require care and turtles are no different. Learn more about habitat, nutrition, behaviour and ways to care for your turtle Providing your turtle with a suitable habitat is most important when it comes to caring for your turtle. However, the following issues are also important:

A hamster lives in a cage, a cat relaxes in its basket and a turtle lives in a paludarium or a pond Although no two paludariums are the same, there are some basic elements which should always be taken into account, whether you’re buying your turtle’s home or designing it yourself.

There are many different species of aquatic turtles. The most well-known species are red-eared sliders, yellow-eared sliders and yellow-bellied sliders. You’ll find more information here about these turtles’ behaviour and appearance You’ll find more information here about these turtles’ behaviour and appearance. Because we prioritise usability on this website, we have limited ourselves to these three species on this page; if you own another turtle species, we recommend visiting the rest of this site which is about turtles in general.