10 Common Turtle Myths

Things you should know before adopting a turtleMyth 1: Turtles are easy to care for – just buy a nice tank. False:  Turtles are wild animals.  They have territories that can be many miles wide.  Putting them in a tank is cruel.  Think of it this way: it’s like spending the rest of our lives in the bathtub.  A turtle needs a large habitat or a pond to approximate nature, not a tank. Myth 2: Turtles usually live about five years.  False.  In captivity, a well cared for turtle can live 25, 50 or more years.  These animals have been on the earth for 200 million years, longer than