How To Care Turtles

Information about the turtles are crucial for understanding how domestic animals. Turtles reptiles, and, more specifically, that belong to the order Testudines call, as well as super-Chelonia order. That is why the turtle lovers often affectionately referred to as their pets, like turtles. Turtles are also commonly referred to as freshwater turtles in the UK, although there is no technical difference turtles. There are about 300 different species of turtles in the world, although their number may be reduced to a few of them, sea turtles, in particular, to join the list of endangered species. Turtles, like red-eared Slider, and other species commonly kept as pets, however, are numerous and endangered species. Like other reptiles, turtles cold blooded, that is, their body temperature adapts to the temperature of their environment. That is why they need the sun warm their bodies, as well as why people living in the northern climate to dig in the mud and hibernate when winter comes. The main feature of the turtle is its shell (membrane bone), which is the result of his ribs, fused, which protects them from predators. Lower part of the body, which covers the lower (abdomen) is inserted. In most species of turtles, the outer shell is covered with scales (PTE) as part of its external skin. Some turtles do not have a hard cover: soft-shelled turtles and leatherback turtles tanned leather by the shells on the ground. Residential Land turtle shells with something heavy, large, convex. Nevertheless, soft-shelled turtles have lighter shells not drown in ponds and oceans, and so they can swim faster and with greater agility. Turtles can withdraw their paws, tail and head safely inside their shells when they are in danger. Turtles have two ways to get the neck in their shells: some contracts to their neck under the back, and other contracts with your neck in one direction. Nevertheless, they do, it is surprising. turtle noses high on the head, so they can breathe while mostly submerged in water, its nose just above the surface. Never put a turtle in the water, however. This is totally anaimal land and sink in water. turtles have flat feet with clawed fingers, and semi-aquatic turtle webbed feet water. Sea turtles are so well designed for life in the open ocean with fins of limbs. Turtles have no teeth, but they have sharp beaks they use to catch their prey. Carnivorous species usually sharp peaks, knives for cutting production. Ridges turtles eat plants have sharp teeth to cut through tough plants. Turtle shells are usually black, brown or olive color. Some species of turtles shells yellow, orange, red, gray or marks, such as scratches, spots or stains. In the eastern painted turtle is one of the most beautiful types of color: he has olive-green body color or black with red markings on the edge and a yellow plastron. Largest living turtle leatherback turtle, which can reach a length of 6 feet 6 inches and weigh up to 2000 pounds. Largest turtle that ever lived, Archelon Ischyros and extended 15 meters from nose to tail.