In a previous column, the author discussed the overall management of turtle shell injuries. This column continues by describing basic techniques for repairing and stabilizing fractured turtle shells.

In this week's Zoo Buddy segment, we're meeting some of the box turtles at the Louisiana Purchase Gardens and Zoo.

Repair of injured turtle shells can be difficult and time-consuming. This article describes how to manage the freshwater turtle in this phase of healing and how to keep fracture sites 'water-free'.

And the byproduct of that is lactic acid. Now, theoretically, this acid could build up in a turtle's body and kill it. That's where the shell's structure comes in. It can absorb the lactic acid as ...

have flippers that are permanently outside the shell. 6 All shapes and sizes There are more than 300 different species, and the largest is the leatherback sea turtle. It can grow up to 900kg.

The green turtle is a large, weighty sea turtle with a wide, smooth carapace, or shell. It inhabits tropical ... waters from Alaska to Chile. Weighing up to 700 pounds green turtles are among ...