Turtles lack the digestive capabilities to handle dairy products.

Aquatic turtles in particular benefit from eating snails, which provide nutritious calcium for their shell growth. The caveat is that they do not carry parasites, which is fairly common.

In the United States, around 2.3 million households are home to reptiles, including turtles. Here's what the reptile can and cannot eat.

32 foods pet turtles should not eat 1. Processed meat Even if you have a carnivorous or omnivorous turtle, processed meat such as salami, sausage, and bacon, could be harmful.

Box turtles are one of the most well-known turtle types in the world. Learn about their biology, sizes, and how to care for ...

Life for the eastern box turtle is no day at the beach. Like the late comic Rodney Dangerfield, the box turtle gets no respect. Unlike other turtles that spend their summers swimming and basking ...

At the end of the 1980s, the Indigenous Cofán community of Zábalo, inside Ecuador’s Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve, was alarmed by what was happening on the banks of the Aguarico River. Like in all ...

A surprising video circulating on X reveals an unexpected addition to the turtle's diet: snakes. The footage captures a ...

Feeding turtles and tortoises right means mimicking their natural diet; the wrong foods, even common ones, can be harmful. Here are 32 foods to avoid.