Healthy Pet Corner's Information and Links for Turtles

Getting a Turtle Links:

Reasons Not to Buy a Wild Caught Turtle or Tortoise

What You Need to Know Before Getting a Turtle

http://members.shaw.ca/turtles/sense.htm - Can You Live With a Turtle?

Basic Care Links:
"An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure."

How to Build an Indoor Land Turtle Table - Turtles need a large amount of floor space

Feeding Turtles - When and how much?

How to Build an Indoor Land Turtle Table - Providing adequate space insures wellbeing

The Turtle Pages - Info on 40+ species of turtles native to the U.S. and Canada.

Semi-Aquatic Turtle Links:

Starting Out with Semi-Aquatic Turtles - Many different types of aquatic turtles can be raised with the appropriate environment

Quick-Care Guide to Semi-Aquatic Turtles - Introduces novice turtle-keepers to the animals and their needs in captivity.

An Overview of Common Semi-Aquatic Turtles - What's commonly available in the United States and information on their natural history for potential turtle owners to make informed decisions on which turtle to keep.

Safety Links:

http://www.aspca.org/apcc - ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center - 24/7 telephone help - There may be a fee!

Is Your Home Poisoning You and Your Pets? - How toxic is your home?

Pet-Safe Cleaning Product - Chemical cleaning products take their toll on pets

Health Links:

Box Turtle Hibernation - Without it box turtles decline physically and mentally

Herbs in Veterinary Medicine - Feel confident in choosing natural medicines

The Merck Veterinary Manual - 12,000 indexed topics/1200 illustrations, search by topic, species, specialty, disease, and keywords

Death Is Part of Life:

Do Animals Have Eternal Life? - A book based on Bible Scripture. Recommended by Dr. Jack Van Impe.

Rainbow Bridge - Comforting pet loss site

Miscellaneous Links:

Reptile Posters, Prints and Free e-Cards

My Pets Pages - Your pet's home on the Internet. Create your own free pet web site or tribute site using My Pets Pages unique web design system.

Lost or Found - Post an ad at PetFinder- the internet has brought many pets back to owners