Tumblr needed a turtle and tortoise blog

[turtsandtorts]

Hello, i have recently become obsessed with turtles and tortoises and was disappointed to find no tortoise-centric blogs on tumblr. So I'm starting my own.

I'll be reblogging and posting anything even vaguely turtle related. Once i get the queue going, I'll queue up 1-2 posts a day.

I'll try to identify turtles if i can. If you have an idea of what a turtle is in a specific post, let me know! Anything i don't know I'll tag with "unidentified." And anything I'm uncertain of will be tagged "uncertain."

Also, please remember the golden rule: all tortoises are turtles, but not all turtles are tortoises.

[turtsandtorts]

Native painted turtles and invasive red-eared sliders in Washington state, June 2026.

Photo credit: my sister

[turtsandtorts]

I like to look for horses when i go to thriftstores (horse spotting) so i looked for turtles today too. I only spotted this guy.

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[turtsandtorts]

Sulcata tortoise

[herpsandbirds]

Spiny Turtle (Heosemys spinosa), juvenile, family Geoemydidae, Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, Singapore

ENDANGERED.

As the juvenile turtle ages, the point serration of the shell becomes less pointy and pronounced.

photographs by Lasantha Kumara

[emojiturtledaily]

Day 920: 🐢 & 🧈

Handcrafted Version Here

[lovertm]

mugs by MesireeCeramics