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Basic Care - General Care Sheets
Basking Turtles -- Chrysemys-Trachemys-Pseudemys-Deirochelys-Graptemys-Malaclemmys - Jody Karlin ,
Soft-shelled Turtles (Trionychidae) - Darrell Senneke , , , ,
Tortoise Care - Paula Morris ,
Tortoise Hatchling Daily Care - Darrell Senneke , ,
Water Turtles - Paula Morris, ,
Genus and Species Specific Care Sheets
African Spurred Tortoises (Geochelone sulcata) - Darrell Senneke , , ,
Alligator Snapping Turtle Macrochelys temminckii - La tortuga aligator o tortuga caimán - Jesús Mendoza (Spanish only)
Angulate Tortoises (Chersina angulata) - Misty Corton
Asian Box Turtle (Cuora amboinensis) – Darrell Senneke and Chris Tabaka DVM , ,
Asian Leaf Turtles© (Cyclemys) - Chris Tabaka DVM and Darrell Senneke , ,
Black Breasted Leaf Turtle - (Geoemyda spengleri) - Paula Morris and Chris Tabaka DVM ,
Box Turtles (North American) (Terrapene) , ,
Box Turtles (North American) (Terrapene) - Steve Zuppa
Burmese Mountain Tortoises ( Manouria emys) - Glen Jacobsen and Chris Tabaka DVM
Chaco Tortoise (Geochelone chilensis) - Chris Tabaka DVM and Darrell Senneke ,
Chinese Striped-neck turtle, (Ocadia sinensis) - Darrell Senneke , ,
Cooter and Redbelly Turtles (Pseudemys) - Darrell Senneke , ,
Common Padloper (Homopus areolatus) – Victor Loehr
Cuora galbinifrons: A humbling experience - Sharon Chancellor
Cuora galbinifrons Update - Sharon Chancellor
Desert Tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) - Chris Tabaka DVM and Darrell Senneke
Diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin ) Care – Jonathan Helms , ,
Eastern Long Neck Turtle - Chelodina longicollis - Scott Thomson
Egyptian tortoise (Testudo kleinmanni) - Chris Tabaka DVM and Darrell Senneke ,
Elongated Tortoises (Indotestudo elongata) Hatchling Care Sheet - Darrell Senneke
Elongated Tortoises (Indotestudo elongata) - Darrell Senneke
Flat-tailed Tortoise (Pyxis planicauda) – Darrell Senneke and Chris Tabaka DVM , ,
Apalone ferox La tortue molle de Floride. Par Vincent NOËL, .
Flowerback Box Turtles (Cistoclemmys galbinifrons - until recently Cuora galbinifrons) – Sharon Chancellor ,
Forsten’s Tortoise – Indotestudo forstenii © - Darrell Senneke and Chris Tabaka DVM ,
Geometric and Tent Tortoises (Psammobates) – Misty Corton
“Golden Greek” Tortoise - (Testudo graeca terrestris ) - Darrell Senneke , , ,
Gopher Tortoise – (Gopherus polyphemus) Care © - Darrell Senneke, Sharon Chancellor and Chris Tabaka DVM
Hermann’s Tortoises (Testudo hermanni) - Darrell Senneke ,
Hinged Tortoises (Kinixys) – Misty Corton
Kwangtung River Turtle (Chinemys nigricans) – Darrell Senneke , ,
Leopard Tortoises (Geochelone pardalis) - Darrell Senneke , ,
Leopard Tortoises (Geochelone pardalis) – Misty Corton
Malayan Box Turtle (Cuora amboinensis) – Darrell Senneke and Chris Tabaka DVM
Map Turtles (Graptemys) - Darrell Senneke , , ,
The Marginated Tortoise - Testudo marginata (Schoepff, 1792) - Lisa Weiss , ,
Mata Mata - (Chelus fimbriatus) - Ben Forrest , ( different author)
Mediterranean Spur Thigh "Greek" Tortoises (Testudo graeca ibera / Testudo ibera) - Darrell Senneke
Mud Turtles - (Kinosternon) - Darrell Senneke , , ,
Musk Turtles - (Sternotherus) - Darrell Senneke , , ,
Namaqualand Speckled Padloper (Homopus s. signatus) - Victor Loehr
North American Box Turtles (Terrapene) - , ,
North American Box Turtles (Terrapene) - Steve Zuppa
Padloper Tortoises (Homopus) – Misty Corton
Painted Turtles (Chrysemys picta) - Darrell Senneke , ,
Pancake Tortoise (Malacochersus tornieri) - Paula Morris
Ornate Wood Turtle (Rhinoclemmys pulcherrima) – Lisa Weiss, ,
Radiated Tortoises (Geochelone (Astrochelys) radiata) - Chris Tabaka DVM and Darrell Senneke ,
Red-ear Slider - RES - Turtle (Trachemys scripta elegans) - Darrell Senneke , , , , , ,
Red-foot Tortoises (Geochelone carbonaria) - Darrell Senneke and Chris Tabaka DVM , ,
Redneck Pond Turtle (Chinemys nigricans) – Darrell Senneke , ,
Reeve's Turtle (Chinemys reevesii) – Darrell Senneke , , , ,
Russian Tortoises - Testudo (Agrionemys) horsfieldii - Darrell Senneke and Chris Tabaka DVM , , ,
Sliders (Trachemys scripta) - Darrell Senneke , , , , ,
Snapping Turtles (Chelydra serpentina) - Darrell Senneke , , , ( different author) ,
Spiny Turtles (Heosemys spinosa) - Dennis W. Herman ,
Spotted Turtles (Clemmys guttata) - Darrell Senneke and Andy Snider (Curator of Reptiles - Detroit Zoo) , , ,
Spurred Tortoise (Geochelone sulcata) - Darrell Senneke , , ,
Star Tortoise (Geochelone elegans) - Chris Tabaka DVM and Darrell Senneke , , , , ,
Texas Tortoise (Gopherus berlandieri) - Darrell Senneke and Chris Tabaka DVM
Wood Turtle Hatchling Care (Glyptemys insculpta - AKA Clemmys insculpta) - Darrell Senneke , ,
Yellow-foot Tortoise (Geochelone denticulata) Chris Tabaka DVM and Darrell Senneke , ,
Yellow-spotted Amazon River Turtle - (Podocnemis unifilis) Care - Darrell Senneke and Chris Tabaka DVM , ,
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