Popular pet turtle breeds include ... have a deep tank filled with water and a basking area with a UV light. Eastern box turtle. This species can live indoors or outdoors but does need a lot ...

For box turtle Rockalina, her life for the past half century has been a difficult one. She was kept alone on the floor of a ...

Not all pets demand constant attention ... their water stays clean and their basking area stays warm. The Eastern Box Turtle is about as low-maintenance as a terrestrial turtle can get.

A federal judge sentenced Sai Keung Tin, a Chinese citizen, to nearly three years in prison for his role in smuggling ...

Prosecutors say Sai Keung Tin trafficked about 2,100 box turtles to Hong Kong, where they were sold for upward of $2,000 each ...

Sai Keung Tin, 54, was sentenced on Friday for his role in trafficking eastern box turtles, according to the U.S. Department ...

These box turtles come from forests in the eastern U.S. where they face threats from habitat loss, cars, and the illegal pet trade. The brightly patterned, roughly 5-inch shells can close on a ...

In March 2024, Tin was charged in a four-count indictment that accused him of smuggling eastern box turtles for the global pet trade black market, prosecutors said. He pleaded guilty in December ...