Western painted turtles grow to be 4-12 inches long and can be up to 50 years old. Like other breeds, ... your pet turtle should be kept in an enclosed tank.

A new law bans the importation and sale of pond slider turtles, an invasive species that outcompetes Vermont's native turtles ...

Small, colorful, and a lover of habitats with sandy substrates, Red-clawed Crabs are some of the best aquarium pets that aren ...

Under Vermont's newly-passed Act 47 of 2025 the sale of pond slider turtles, which includes the popular red-eared slider, is ...

The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department explained that as of July 1, a new law called Act 47 prohibits the sale of pond slider turtles, which includes the popular red-eared slider. The department ...

The Western painted turtle – found in Inland Northwest ponds, lakes and slow-moving waters that have soft, muddy bottoms – has a way of being inconspicuously obvious.