The only thing you need to do is to GENTLY brush your tongue daily, as bacteria can collect in the fissures, causing bad breath. I'm enclosing a link to the couple of lines wikipedia has about it, mainly so you can see the picture there.
Quick Answer. As of 2009, there are 270 species of turtles, and more are being discovered. Turtles have been on the Earth for 230 million years and predate dinosaurs. Turtles have developed multiple habitats and live anywhere except the Arctic and Antarctic. Continue Reading.
The box turtle is the only species that spends most of its life on land and hibernates in the soil; the rest hibernate underwater. Many turtles have very long lifespans! Box turtles can live well over 100 years and other turtles like the spotted turtle can live over 50 years. Because turtles live so long, it is not so important that they produce many offspring every year. In fact, most turtle eggs or the hatchlings are eaten by birds, foxes, or other predators.