OATA Care Guide: Turtles & Terrapins

OATA Care Guide: Turtles & Terrapins

Care Sheets
OATA produce a good range of free care sheets for coldwater, tropical freshwater and marine fish as well as for invertebrates, aquatic reptiles and plants. The term terrapin comes from a native American Indian name for a small aquatic turtle. It covers all freshwater turtles. 
Paludarium for Turtles | Real Aquatics

Setting up an Aquatic Terrarium Paludarium for Turtles

Reptiles
If you are interested in keeping aquatic turtles, such as musk turtles or reeves turtles, you will need to setup a suitable habitat. This is known as an aquatic terrarium, or "paludarium".