General Care Discussion :: Turtle Book recommendations!

[industrial_girl_2000]

Hi all,

I thought I would start a thread about books we have found to be helpful in turtle-raising. So dig out your books & start posting! Make sure you include the title & author & tell us what you liked about the book just in case someone wants a handy at-home reference.

I promise to dig mine out & will post tomorrow.

[missibsu]

I have a favorite turtle book, but isn't a nonfiction book.

It's called 'Old Turtle' and it's by Douglas Wood. It's actually a kids book, but it's great for adults too. It gets you thinking outside the box. Maybe you think one thing, but did you ever consider another...

There is a sequal to this book, but it isn't as good. The illustrations are by a different person and that makes a difference to me too. It's called 'Old Turtle and the Broken Truth'.

[steve]

I actually made a list for the "new" site. Here's a cut an paste of it:

Here are some highly regarded books. Comment: These recommendations are from keepers who are familiar with them. I have no direct knowledge of the content or material presented within those publications.

Turtles of the United States and Canada by by Carl H. Ernst, Jeffrey E. Lovich, Roger W. Barbour
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/156098 ... s&v=glance

Turtles, Tortoises and Terrapins: Survivors in Armor by by Ronald Orenstein
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/155209 ... 64?ie=UTF8

Keeping and Breeding Freshwater Turtles by Russ Gurley
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/096381 ... 64?ie=UTF8

Baby Turtles by Russ Gurley
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/096381 ... e&n=283155

Tortoise and Turtle Feeding Manual by A. C. Highfield
http://www.vidi-herp.com/en-us/dept_1.html

Practical Encyclopedia of Keeping & Breeding Tortoises and Freshwater Turtles by A. C. Highfield
http://www.vidi-herp.com/en-us/dept_1.html

Red-Eared Sliders (General Care and Maintenance of Series) by Philippe De Vosjoli
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/188277 ... e&n=283155

[Kallistos]

You should check your library, almost all of the above books were in my local library, but then again there's a network of about 10 libraries that deliver books to each other.

[CountryGirl68]

After looking through a few books about turtles that had inaccurate information, I decided I'd let you guys do the reading for me and wait until you passed on some valuable information.