
Turtle: Your Happy Healthy Pet (2nd Edition)
With their interesting shells and slow, deliberate demeanors, turtles are intriguing creatures. The more you know about turtles, the more fascinated you'll be as you watch your pet enjoy life in the slow lane. With colorful photos, charts, and tables, this guide covers the basics, including:
- Choosing your turtle--terrestrial or aquatic
- Setting up a tank with the right environment
- Essential equipment and supplies
- Maintaining the proper temperature, lighting, and humidity
- Feeding and caring for your turtle
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Book details
- Author
- Lenny Flank, Jr.
- Imprint
- Howell Book House, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Pages
- 128
- Formats
- Hardcover
- Series
- Your Happy Healthy Pet
- Subjects
- Pets › Reptiles, Amphibians & Terrariums
- Topics
- turtle care · pet turtles · aquatic turtles · terrestrial turtles · reptile habitats · turtle feeding · turtle health · reptiles as pets
- ISBN-13
- 9780470037911
About the author
LENNY FLANK, JR. has kept more than 100 species of reptiles over more than twenty-five years and is the author of five books on reptiles, amphibians, and invertebrates. His recent books include Beginner’s Guide to Keeping Venomous Snakes, Snakes: Their Care and Keeping and Turtle: Your Happy Healthy Pet.
Flank’s work has appeared in Reptiles Magazine and Reptile and Amphibian Hobbyist magazine, and he runs the Hidden History blog.
When he’s not writing about herpetology, Flank writes on history, social activism, and the intelligent design controversy. These wide-ranging interests inform his broader work as a freelance writer.
Lenny lives in Florida.
