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Spiny Turtle
The 'sun turtle' - a bizarre, spiky juvenile that sadly loses most of its spikes with age. CITES II and wild-imported specimens often arrive near death; a delicate, specialist turtle.
Amboina Box Turtle
The most common and cheapest of the seven box turtles (Cuora amboinensis) - shy, very aquatic, and the most beginner-friendly of the box turtles.
Chinese Pond Turtle (Reeves’ Turtle)
China's most common native turtle - hardy, cheap, and the 'ink turtle' that turns black with age. A classic, beginner-friendly pond turtle.
Pig-nosed Turtle
A bizarre, soft-shelled, flipper-limbed 'fly river turtle' that looks more like a turtle-bream hybrid - fully aquatic, sensitive to water quality, and a committed non-basker.
Marginated Tortoise
The largest Mediterranean tortoise, with a fan-like flared rear shell - temperate-climate friendly and a good (if winter-careful) European tortoise.
Beal’s Eyed Turtle
A rare, China-endemic, largely vegetarian water turtle with four 'eye-spots' on its head - sensitive to water quality and of conservation concern.
Indian Star Tortoise
A stunning radiated-pattern star tortoise - beautiful but famously prone to sudden death from humidity/temperature swings. CITES I; captive-bred only.
Green Iguana
The classic large pet lizard - arboreal, personable, but a serious 2 m, 20-year commitment needing big vertical space, heat and UVB.
Aldabra Giant Tortoise
One of the two largest tortoises on Earth - a gentle giant that may outlive you. Captive-bred, legally imported animals only.
Western Painted Turtle
The largest painted-turtle subspecies - colourful, common, and a good (if feisty) North American water turtle for keepers who avoid crowding.