I'll be honest, I bought my baby turtle on an impulse buy, but now he's in a 120 gal with canister filter and custom made 3d background living the good life
When she brought up over-feeding, she was referring to high-protein foods and treats. Lettuce, on the other hand, is fine to give to your turtle daily. You don't run the risk of making your turtle unhealthy by giving them a large abundance of greens; an adult would eat it throughout the day, and after a while, she would have to remove it.
Hi, I’m looking in to getting a red eared slider. And I’m just worried. Some people had said they where easy to take care of and and some said they where hard to take care of, but since you said you kept You turtle for that long would you say they are a good pet for people, and one more question are they aggressive. Thank you!
@@lilyyyyy442 he is really easy to take care of, feed him and change his filter and ur fine, I like to play with him too, he even lets me pet his head!
As an update, he passed away December 22nd 2019, we grew to be 15 years old. I got another baby one that I named Jr. To always remember my reptilian friend
Most red eared sliders can live up to 45-60 years, most will not survive 2 years. Are you taking the best possible care of your red eared slider? Here are some signs you may not be: dld.bz/somesigns
Thanks for the information. I am a swimming pool service technician and found a Hypo Pastel Red Eared Slider inside a skimmer(an intake suction line) just swirling around... I got him out and he clung to my finger just huffing and puffing for about 5 mins (got some amazing photos haha) he was a hatchling less than a week old. I brought him home and stocked to the teeth on a setup. He was not eating at first and I was so scared. I bought a thermometer and did my research and once j brought the tank to the appropriate temp he started eating like a champ. I have only had him/her(not sure yet) for about 2 weeks now but am very hopeful for a long time caring and loving this beautiful rare turtle. Just thought I would share my first turtle story so far ahahaha 🐢😂😂😅
We just saved a red eared slider turtle from our pool today, we might keep him. My son's name is Leonardo and we've been looking into getting a pet. Trying to do my research before we decide if Donatello stays or gets released.
Man i was literally like a minute in, when i was thinking that exact same thing. Maybe it’s the echo from the bathroom and i was fuck it this shit is annoying. Ahahah.
you don't need an aquarium, it better to build something that holds water to drink, eat and .... Something small, easy to clean every day with an stairway or bridge give the turtle a path to leave the "bath", my red eared slider mostly walks around the house and goes to kitchen if she needs a drink, you'll notice after some time when they wanna drink or something, as long as it always the same place!Your pet will become social, even follows you around, climbs on your feet, stick around you, even guards you while you sleep, it's pretty funny waking up and a turtle is watching or waiting for you.
+naturalyshocked I've had this happen and woke up to a pleasant suprise:) My female turtle who is a social butterfly climbed on my bed to wake me up,... Kinda sweet if you ask me. It felt like my dog from my childhood waiting for me to wake up!
GOOGLE SEARCH PEOPLE! Do some proper research, there are great sites w tons of great info...why watch your turtle suffer while waiting for someone to respond here?
I'm 16 and I've raised my turtle ever since he was 5 inches, now he's 11 inches lol. The first advice I would say for someone who wants one of these turtles is there is no right size for a tank lmao. As long as your turtle can move freely and have a rock or log he can rest to dry up or just chill there. ( he has small-medium sized rocks in his tank) I usually give my turtle some dried shrimp, chopped strawberries, bananas, lettuce, green pellets, and dried worms every two days. I have a little kiddie pool I bought for him outside so he can get some sunlight. The thing I struggle with is cleaning his tank. When I'm done taking him out of the tank, my hands would be filled with lots of scratches. So that's kind of one of the iffy things of having a turtle lmao. I tried so many ways to carry him without him feeling all cautious but with my small hands...
I use rubber gloves (the kind you use to wash dishes) and use a small plastic container to put her in as soon as I take her out of the water and the. transfer her to a larger plastic container while I clean her tank
At the time this was filmed (a few weeks after being rescued and until quite recently) he was kept in my oversized bath tub. The water was deep with no less than 60 gallons of water. I can also assure you he has a basking area!
Can you tell me a bit more about their situation? Are they babies or did you just get them? How is their tank set up etc? How are they behaving? That would help me give you a better answer.
Well I hope my information in these vids helped a little and I think it's awesome that you saved the little guy. With a little research and understanding of their needs, they are not too difficult to take care of. The hardest part is making sure they have the correct habitat and are fed correctly.
It's hard to regulate the temperature by just putting the container in the window as you don't want the water becoming too hot but they need somewhere warm to bask and dry off completely.. Plus they either need direct sunlight or a UVB light to metabolize calcium. Without that,they will get metabolic bone disease and eventually die.
Our turtle lives with a bunch of fish, so we have a LED strip light on 24/7. We got a UVB light that gives off a bunch of heat, and the turtle loves this thing, but mostly at night. We left it on 24 hours, and the turtle was basking on/off from 10pm to 8am. He spends most of the day in the water, chasing the fish. My question is: Is it safe/healthy for us to have 24 hour lighting? The turtle seems to prefer basking when we sleep. I tried a night lamp with similar heat, but the turtle didn't bask at night with this on.
Still a baby. They are an adult when the shell length is 4-5 inches and fully grown when a male reaches 6-8 and a female 12-14 inches in shell length. They can have veggies all the time and protein based food every three days or so. Romaine isn't very nutritious. You should try Red or Green Leaf Lettuce instead.
If you have two then yes it will be 80 gallons. Or two seperate tanks. If you have a really really good filter and keep the water very clean you could get away with a 60 gallon for two 4 inch turtles but it's not really recommended.
Well, the way I feed mine is I keep vegetation in the tank most of the time like red or green leaf lettuce. Best to stay away from Romaine, Iceberg and spinach. Anacharis plants are good but expensive and the turtle will tear them up. I feed mine about 8 Reptomin sticks every two to three days and give him two to three dried crickets every other day or so. Also I like to give him the canned river shrimp for turtles, maybe 6 tiny shrimp twice a week. You have to watch the protein levels...
Just keep trying. Cut down the meat and always have veggies and other things on offer. They will, over time, eventually go for the other things. It took a while to get my turtle to eat green and red leaf lettuce but he eventually did and now every time I drop some in the tank, he eats it straight away.
Yes you really should. It is so easy for a turtle to swallow some and if he does, it will get stuck in his digestive tract and most probably kill it. Gravel is very dangerous really. it's best to either leave nothing in the bottom or use much larger smooth stones no smaller than the turtles head. Hope this helps. Good luck!
By Kibble do you mean dog food? If so it isn't really the right food to give him.Have you tried turtle pellets and freeze dried crickets. A turtle also can't resist earthworms and canned shrimp for turtles.That's their Achilles Heal of food. With mine, he can't resist green leaf lettuce either. Also does he have a place to climb out of the water to bask under a heat lamp and UVB light? That could also be the problem. Let me know if this helps him.
It just takes time and persistence. With my picky turtle, I offered green leaf lettuce and it worked. Romaine is no good, and neither is iceberg, so try to stick with red and green leaf for lettuce. Also turnip greens, dandelion leaves and anicharis plants work well as well but for convenience and affordability, red and green leaf lettuce is the way to go.
To make it easy for you they sell starter kits at pet stores and even Walmart that have the tank, pump/filter.heat lamp, UVB lamp, basking areas, thermometers and food. Basically all you need for now is a 10 gallon tank minimum, water deeper than the turtle is wide, an area to climb out of easily to sit under a heat lamp and UVB lamp, clean, filtered and dechlorinated water and adequate food ie. protein based and vegetation. Hope this helps.
I work for PetSmart, and I wish I could show this video to everyone. I'm sick of people bringing in baby turtles or just finding one and trying to put it into a bowl while I have a nearly full grown female (9") that lives in luxury. All of the lighting, greens, clean water, everything she could need.
He can eat all the veggies he can. As long as you stick to the low phosphorous kind like red and green leaf lettuce, turnip greens, and so forth. Spinach and romaine is a bad idea. Pellets should be given every other day whilst he is a hatchling as you need to make sure he doesn't have too much protein but he needs a little to grow. Make sure he has a good calcium supplement too and access to a warm basing area with UVB light.
+Samuel Marin That is probably a little too much. I feed mine protein foots like pellets and crickets every two to three days and I offer veggies every day :)
+Samuel Marin My turtle is 15 & I don't even feed him everyday. I got advice from a woman who has 1 of the oldest turtles of it's breed in captivity & she always gave me advice. She said they can go 3 days w/o eating & I often go longer depending on the time of year. Do what you think is best but I would really advise you to consider feeding less. Also the more you feed, the more they expect to eat I've noticed.
You are doing really good! They absolutely love shrimp and carrot. Just make sure you are not over feeding him on shrimp as you don't want to over do the protein. Every three days is good with the shrimp. The lettuce is great, as long as it is red or green leaf and NOT romaine or iceberg. Make sure he is getting his calcium with some cuttlebone or mix a little calcium supplement powder for turtles in with his shrimp. Keep up the good work! Hope this helps!
Oh they should be fine. They are just settling into their new environment and turtles can be quite skittish and nervous and take some time to adapt. It's good that you have somewhere for them to hide and have a break as you don't want to stress them out. If the water temperature is in the mid 70's and the basking area is around 85-90 that will eventually encourage them to bask but they may do this secretly. My turtle still basks in private. To get them to feed, you could tempt them with.....
I've watched several of your videos and my goodness you're awesome. I work at a pet shop so I can appreciate you giving people all this awesome information!
I adopted my slider, and he was eating pellets mostly when I got him, but I introduced meal worms, and krill, and shrimp and now he will only eat the pellets if I withhold his feeding. He does love carrots, and swiss chard though so that is a relief.
+Mountain-Dick (Meme-Boi) Ahh yes. Releasing it where I've seen tons of of other Red Ears will guarantee its death. I live in the South. I see them everywhere.
Ive had a red earred slider for around 6-7 years now since i was 5 and we used gravel but he ate peices and pooped them out so we havent been using it for around 5 years now we usally feed him the little green turtle pellets every day or other day and he's in a twenty gallon tank im now doing research for the guy since i was so young when we got him and didnt know anything so hopefully he can have a batter life :)
They grow pretty slowly. He will probably go to full size by about age 8 or so. He will be fine in the 10 gallon tank for a little while. Maybe when he reaches about 3 inches in shell length you may want to upgrade. Just make sure you keep up with regular water changes and have a really good filter. Feeding protein based food every other day is good. He should have greens every day though to nibble on. Hope this helps.
My turtle is only responding to the pellets that contained other ingredients. I tried to give it other types of food like veggie n shrimp but it refuses. What should I do? Plz reply
When they are young they tend to prefer to eat more meat-like food (cooked chicken, crickets, fish, pellets, etc). As they grow older they will appreciate veggies and fruits more and more (watercress, spinach, pineapple, etc but my turtles love TOMATOES!!)
I am so glad the antibiotics seem to be working. Just make sure you give the turtle very small doses. If you haven't already, look online for recommended doses for turtles. You usually need a specialist veterinarian (if you live in the US, it's a Herp Vet).Do you have an aquatic turtle or a tortoise? Aquatic turtles need to be in water with a place to climb out and dry off when they want to under heat and UVB light. A tortoise however is a whole different set up. I hope he gets better soon.
I bought 2 RES when they were the size of a quarter and had them for 19 years. I fed them floating sticks, live guppies or goldfish and frozen beef heart as a treat. There names were Chewy and Gordo.
He's eating, that's a great start. A lot of people take days to tempt a new turtle to eat. Make sure he has plenty of greens to nibble on. Sounds like he will be very well taken care of. Good luck and if you have any more questions, please don't hesitate to ask! :)
Please help! My 2 turtles only want to eat protein, worms, shrimps. When I bought them they were identical but one grew much bigger than the other. This bigger one one can take pieces of banana and grapes but the other doesnt even look at them. She only wants to eat protein. I've tried giving them lettuces and nothing, not even a bite. They are also not fan of the turtle food, the one that comes mixed with balls, warms and shrimps, they only eat the worms and shrimp and the balls are left behind. I dont know what to do here and I'm scare they get sick for their diet. Please help!
The larger turtle is out competing the other for food. Sepatrate them or feed them at different ends of the tank to be sure they each get a fair share. What kind of turtles? How old?
Turtles do like to scratch their shells. They find it pleasurable. It sounds like harmless fun and he enjoys playing with and moving the rock. If the rock is really heavy however, you might want to make sure he doesn't hurt himself or trap a hand or foot and may need to take it out. If it doesn't weigh much he will be fine as this sounds like normal behavior.
...(part 2) lights, filter and food for a reasonable price, Those are pretty good for a starter tank and will have almost everything you need for now. As he grows, he will shed his scutes on his shell and it's best to let them come off in their own time and not force it. Just watch out for infection or pinkness under the shell as that's bad. If you are still worried about the peeling, give me a good description of how it's peeling and I will try to help. I hope this helps and good luck!
You are doing really good. You could always add dried crickets or canned shrimp for turtles so switch it up a little for a occasional treat. They love red or green leaf lettuce the most and also turnip greens. For a really rare treat, he might enjoy some some strawberry and carrot as well.
I just use river rocks (much bigger than his head) but small enough to hold down some of my plants. The rest of my tank is just the glass surface, so yes it's much easier to clean.
....Also a good calcium supplement is good. I get a Zoomed powder one that I dip the crickets in. I also give him cuttlebone as well but to be honest I never see him eat that. I know some turtles eat carrots and strawberries for a rare treat but mine wont touch them, He's rather tear a lettuce leaf apart. What are you feeding yours the moment? I hope this helps. :)
You can always buy a big storage container. One from walmart or so forth and keep him in that. They are large in size and very cheap and use that while you save for a better set up. Just keep the water very clean and dechlorinated and provide an area where he can climb out and dry off completely under a warm lamp. He will also need a UVB light as well to bask under. Good luck!
+Marcos Salmeron My turtle babies are in water during the day and sleep in warm beds at night They have fleece blankets :) They wake up at 6am and then they get breakfast and go for a swim. I'm so glad you take yours out at night. Be careful it doesn't fall off the bed.
Congrats on getting a new pet turtle!Yes you do need a heat lamp.It is the only way for the turtle to regulate his body temperature.They go into the water to stay cool and go under the light to warm up.The reason your turtle is staying in the water and not basking is because there isn't any heat or reason to get up there.Don't have the heat lamp too close as you want it warm, not too hot.I would avoid spinach and maybe give him red leaf lettuce instead.The other foods are fine.Hope this helps.
Fine sand is more than fine to use. It could make it difficult to clean the tank but it's good to use. Stay away from gravel. They may swallow gravel by accident causing a blockage and killing them. Large smooth rocks are good to use as they are easy to clean. For me, I prefer nothing at all in the bottom as it makes it so much easier to take care of and just decorate with large rocks and plants. Hope this helps :)
I rescued a small (think 'fits in the palm of your hand') red eared slider and not knowing ANYTHING about them I did the appropriate research. So far from this list I've only done one thing wrong. Gravel. Unfortunately I can't afford another substrate currently but I will correct this error as soon as possible. Thanks for the video.
You could try not giving the turtles pellets and shrimp for four or five days and only offer lettuce and veggies and see if when they are pretty hungry they nibble. Just float some leaves in the tank for a few days. Hope this helps.
I am glad to hear that you love animals as much as I do. I just want to share what I have learned about turtles as they can be tricky to keep and have their needs met. I have a 40 Gallon breeder tank for my RES at the moment but he was in my bath tub when this video was shot lol.
It is common for a turtle to throw up but not eating for almost a week is a cause for concern. If you can't tempt him with earthworms or his favorite treats,and he doesn't start eating in a day or two, he may need to go back to the vet or to a better vet who has experience with reptiles. I hope this helps. Let me know how he is and good luck :)
I would get the turtle set up in a proper tank with a filter as soon as, so they can settle in. For a really small turtle, Petco have a really good starter tank that comes with everything you need for your first baby turtle and I think it's not too badly priced for what it comes with. You will need to change it in a couple of years when he grows but whilst he is small, its pretty good.
My turtle has many tiny tiny white spots on the bottom of his shell. I don't know if it's a very mild case of shell rot or just dry spots on the shell. I don't think I should be too worried about this but I've been using a tooth brush to brush his shell with hydrogen peroxide every other day, and he's been out of the tank every day air drying, then I put him back in at night, feed him, and let him sleep. I also use neosporin on the spots (some of them may be air bubbles?) Very informational videos. Thanks
wyattc You are doing the right thing to treat the possible shell rot for sure. Make sure your habitat is in check as well just to be on the safe side such as super clean water, UVB light and heat lamp, plenty of greens and veggies and calcium. Let me know how he does. Good luck!
didimitten Thanks so much. I got one of those cuddle bones in there as well as lots of green leaf lettuce. I have always had my UVB light and basking light and he basks all of the time! Thanks so much! Keep up the awesome videos!
wyattc I have also noticed that the spots and the area around the spots are drying up a lot! He has no eating issues (and never has) so it's not really affecting him in that way which is good. Thanks
So far it sounds like you are doing good. Make sure the rocks inside the tank are not small enough to eat though as that is dangerous. If he is eating some what that's a good start. Turtles can be very shy eaters when they are in new surroundings. Canned shrimp for turtles (which you can get from any pet store) or even garden earthworms are usually irresistible so they can help get him to eat more too. If you can, pet stores usually have starter kits for turtles that come with tank and ...
It should be fine. Calcium powder should pretty much be the same for all reptiles unless it is fortified with something else that is especially for the gecko. Read the packaging really well and see if it says it can be used for other reptiles.
Apples as a treat should be fine. They have a lot of sugar so once a week should be suffice. I am not sure what fluttering means? Can you explain the question with a little more detail?
i hear young turtles carry salmonella, how would u go about caring for it? i am thinking of buying a turtle but i want to know perhaps what size and what precautions i should follow
The eye swelling may have something to do with the water quality. If you have been keeping the water really clean and doing regular water changes, it may be another underlying problem. As for the lettuce, Romaine and Iceberg have little to no nutritional value but green leaf and red leaf have a lot of vitamins they need. Red leaf being the most nutritional. Hope this helps. :)
My turtle came from a pond when he was very young. Hes 5 now. I would like to release him back into the pond he came from. If I do, will he survive?...also, my turtle wont eat his pellet food or lettuce at all. He only eats corn & shrimp. What do you suggest to get him to eat the pellet food and lettuce?.. Also, this time of year he tends to not want to eat as much or often. I live in Virginia and its cold now. Is it because he should be hibernating?
Turtles can actually go up to two weeks without eating and be fine. So I would cut out the pellets to every three to four days and have veggies like green or red leaf lettuce in there all the time. Maybe a leaf or two, and change it if it goes slimy. Mine won't touch slimy lettuce. And just keep trying that for a few weeks. I am sure they will eventually try the greens and realize they ain't so bad. Let me know how they do. :)
A turtle outwardly showing signs of over feeding will seem to grow faster than their shell, body mass seems to increase in a strange looking way and his shell may start to pyramid. Pyramiding is when the shell deforms into pointy scutes and is irreversible and sometimes deadly. Good for you that you recognized the mistakes in the turtles diet. Make sure the turtle has an almost constant supply to vegetation and throw protein in as regular treats. Hope this helps. Good luck!
Run off from the roof, I'm not so sure as it might be contaminated but rain falling straight into a bucket or container, I don't see why not. You can buy water testing kits to check for any unwanted chemicals but we all know there is a lot of unwanted chemicals in tap water even after we dechlorinate it. I think fresh rain water should be OK as long as you are sure it hasn't been contaminated.
......worms or canned shrimp for turtles that you can buy from petsmart or petco. They shouldn't be able to resist that even if they go to eat it when you leave the room. Always have some red or green leaf lettuce floating about to nibble on them as veg should always be available. Don't over do it on the shrimp or worms as you really need to watch their protein levels also. I hope this works and turtle can go a week or so without food so try not to worry too much. Hope this helped.
He may be settling into his new environment and that can effect his appetite a lot. Try enticing him to eat with things he can't resist like earth worms and canned shrimp for turtles. That usually works as mine was the same when I first got him and earth worms did the trick. Let me know how it goes. Good luck.
Hi! I just found your channel! Thank you so much for it . I'm the proud new mommie of a new baby just like yours and I love him so much. Thanks for the helpful hints and advice. I'll follow you from now on! :)
Hello, great video! What can I use as a heat source for my baby slider? There are no heat mats etc in pet shops where I am from. Also, with regard to uv lighting, will a normal bulb suffice? I have the option of keeping him in my room or outside in the patio. Please advice, thanks!
Sasha S Hi! You need an actual UVB light to provide the uvb indoors. Keep the turtle where the room is always warm if you can't get an aquarium heater and a heat lamp over his basking dock will do good for basking. The UVB light needs to go over his basking dock too. Hope this helps.
Heyy, it doesn't help, because..... Where I come from, they don't sell these things!! :( :( I have an aquarium heater, but I know they need heat over the basking dock. :(
If you need heat over the basing dock, you can safely secure a regular lamp with a 60w regular bulb over the dock. If you cannot get a UVB light you can try ordering online and if not, have a secure place for the turtle to be outside for a couple of hours a day that has sunlight and shade. Sunlight is better than any UVB bulb.
now THAT was helpful!!! Thanks :) My little guy is actually outside in the patio, so he gets good natural light. In the afternoons I take him to the back of the house to get the afternoon light for an hour or 2. I live in Kenya btw, so sunlight here is pretty strong!
i disobeyed all 5 of these so far :) and my painteds are very happy. i do have sand in one of my tanks and would probably recommend it cause that turtle loves to hide in it
Is she new? Try tempting her with things she can't resist like earth worms and canned shrimp for turtles. If she still doesnt eat after a couple of days, take her to the vet as there may be something else wrong.
They can eat as many greens as they would like but any protein foods such as pellets and crickets and such, every two to three days and once on those days. make sure they have good lighting and a calcium supplement as well. I will be doing a red eared slider diet video soon as well.
It does sound like color change as baby RES have green shells and they turn brown, gold and black as they get older. As long as the shell isn't white or pink in places, it should be fine.
Sometimes when turtles are nervous they will try to hide at the bottom for a while and stay there. See if she stays in one spot or if when left alone she starts to swim around. In the most extreme case, if the turtle is older with metabolic bone disease or starved that may make the turtle weak and unable to swim but that would be an extreme case, Give the turtle about 5 minutes alone and see if she starts to swim.
I've had my slider for 10 years now.. never really had greens... pelets and shrimps have been his diet for tha majority of his life. 2wice a day. So should i start feeding him once a day and adding lots of greens?
I'll be honest, I bought my baby turtle on an impulse buy, but now he's in a 120 gal with canister filter and custom made 3d background living the good life
wooow better life than me XD
2blessed 2Bstressed use a python, there on Amazon, it makes cleaning super easy
2blessed 2Bstressed it’s about 40 bucks on amazon but it’s worth every penny
Same
Mine is in a 10 gallon rn, I got him and he was the size of a quarter. Now he's like 3/4 of a dollar. Im proud of myself.
*tells us not to overfeed* *gives turtle full head of lettuce*
When she brought up over-feeding, she was referring to high-protein foods and treats. Lettuce, on the other hand, is fine to give to your turtle daily. You don't run the risk of making your turtle unhealthy by giving them a large abundance of greens; an adult would eat it throughout the day, and after a while, she would have to remove it.
jams I have never met a terrapin who goes crazy and greedy over greens. So far I know 6 terrapins WHO ALL HATE GREENS
Mine HATE greens, wont touch them!
jams My turtle is quite odd. It loves greens even though its not yet an adult. Its a 3 year old female that loves lettuce
Ashley Price mine either. I cut up raw chicken & she loves it
I had my turtle since I was very young. He is 15 years old now, grew from a baby until now.
Hi, I’m looking in to getting a red eared slider. And I’m just worried. Some people had said they where easy to take care of and and some said they where hard to take care of, but since you said you kept You turtle for that long would you say they are a good pet for people, and one more question are they aggressive. Thank you!
Briahn Brown thank you
@@lilyyyyy442 he is really easy to take care of, feed him and change his filter and ur fine, I like to play with him too, he even lets me pet his head!
Really
As an update, he passed away December 22nd 2019, we grew to be 15 years old. I got another baby one that I named Jr. To always remember my reptilian friend
the first don't, yea I did buy the turtle without doing research bought it from a random guy for 15 dollars today
Anthony Rodriguez oof i did that too
My boyfriend got me 2 for 10 bucks today and I feel let down I already broke rule number 1. :(
Most red eared sliders can live up to 45-60 years, most will not survive 2 years. Are you taking the best possible care of your red eared slider? Here are some signs you may not be: dld.bz/somesigns
@@NaturalBreastEnlargement thanks again
Me too but is your turtle healthy
but at what level do they evolve!!??????
lol
16
My turtle is almost at level 16! I'm so excited!!
16 its squirtle bro u dont know logics?
Fill Blox She's now at level 26, and I am new to turtle keeping, so no, I did not know that at the time.
"Don't overfeed your turtle!"
Turtle: ...f*** you...
Thanks for the information. I am a swimming pool service technician and found a Hypo Pastel Red Eared Slider inside a skimmer(an intake suction line) just swirling around... I got him out and he clung to my finger just huffing and puffing for about 5 mins (got some amazing photos haha) he was a hatchling less than a week old. I brought him home and stocked to the teeth on a setup. He was not eating at first and I was so scared. I bought a thermometer and did my research and once j brought the tank to the appropriate temp he started eating like a champ. I have only had him/her(not sure yet) for about 2 weeks now but am very hopeful for a long time caring and loving this beautiful rare turtle.
Just thought I would share my first turtle story so far ahahaha 🐢😂😂😅
We just saved a red eared slider turtle from our pool today, we might keep him. My son's name is Leonardo and we've been looking into getting a pet. Trying to do my research before we decide if Donatello stays or gets released.
Jesus woman just cut to the chase!
It was one of my first videos. Stay with it, the advice is good I promise lol.
Man i was literally like a minute in, when i was thinking that exact same thing. Maybe it’s the echo from the bathroom and i was fuck it this shit is annoying. Ahahah.
didimitten water crests are an awesome source of calcium will they eat it?
Or at least put time stamps to each one in the description.
you don't need an aquarium, it better to build something that holds water to drink, eat and .... Something small, easy to clean every day with an stairway or bridge give the turtle a path to leave the "bath", my red eared slider mostly walks around the house and goes to kitchen if she needs a drink, you'll notice after some time when they wanna drink or something, as long as it always the same place!Your pet will become social, even follows you around, climbs on your feet, stick around you, even guards you while you sleep, it's pretty funny waking up and a turtle is watching or waiting for you.
+naturalyshocked I've had this happen and woke up to a pleasant suprise:) My female turtle who is a social butterfly climbed on my bed to wake me up,... Kinda sweet if you ask me. It felt like my dog from my childhood waiting for me to wake up!
+naturalyshocked I have a dog if I did this my dog will probably eat my turtles :(
You guys really shouldn't let your turtles free roam the house. It's a health risk to you and the turtle.
Miss Strawberry no mine loves my turtle and will now hurt him
Jills Tortoises ya duh
GOOGLE SEARCH PEOPLE! Do some proper research, there are great sites w tons of great info...why watch your turtle suffer while waiting for someone to respond here?
RIGHT!!
J tet I agree ps with*
I'm 16 and I've raised my turtle ever since he was 5 inches, now he's 11 inches lol. The first advice I would say for someone who wants one of these turtles is there is no right size for a tank lmao. As long as your turtle can move freely and have a rock or log he can rest to dry up or just chill there. ( he has small-medium sized rocks in his tank) I usually give my turtle some dried shrimp, chopped strawberries, bananas, lettuce, green pellets, and dried worms every two days. I have a little kiddie pool I bought for him outside so he can get some sunlight.
The thing I struggle with is cleaning his tank. When I'm done taking him out of the tank, my hands would be filled with lots of scratches. So that's kind of one of the iffy things of having a turtle lmao. I tried so many ways to carry him without him feeling all cautious but with my small hands...
I use rubber gloves (the kind you use to wash dishes) and use a small plastic container to put her in as soon as I take her out of the water and the. transfer her to a larger plastic container while I clean her tank
Adriana C. If it is a baby. Probably like 2 inch shell. What do I feed it and how often?
Sounds like you're doing a great job
I am adopting my niece's two RES tomorrow they are coming home. Thank you for all the great information!
At the time this was filmed (a few weeks after being rescued and until quite recently) he was kept in my oversized bath tub. The water was deep with no less than 60 gallons of water. I can also assure you he has a basking area!
Can you tell me a bit more about their situation? Are they babies or did you just get them? How is their tank set up etc? How are they behaving? That would help me give you a better answer.
Don't feed him too much??? In the wild they eat when ever and what ever at any time with no regulation.
Because they’re opportunistic as theyre not guaranteed to find food everyday
Well I hope my information in these vids helped a little and I think it's awesome that you saved the little guy. With a little research and understanding of their needs, they are not too difficult to take care of. The hardest part is making sure they have the correct habitat and are fed correctly.
welp. time to remove the gravel from my tank then.
its better to use soft rocks!! dont remove the rocks because they love digging it keeps them from being bored
I feel like it should be common knowledge that small substances should be a big no no for amphibian/crustaceans.
It's hard to regulate the temperature by just putting the container in the window as you don't want the water becoming too hot but they need somewhere warm to bask and dry off completely.. Plus they either need direct sunlight or a UVB light to metabolize calcium. Without that,they will get metabolic bone disease and eventually die.
Our turtle lives with a bunch of fish, so we have a LED strip light on 24/7. We got a UVB light that gives off a bunch of heat, and the turtle loves this thing, but mostly at night. We left it on 24 hours, and the turtle was basking on/off from 10pm to 8am. He spends most of the day in the water, chasing the fish. My question is: Is it safe/healthy for us to have 24 hour lighting? The turtle seems to prefer basking when we sleep. I tried a night lamp with similar heat, but the turtle didn't bask at night with this on.
They need a sleep wake cycles. No lights on at night just a tank heater
Still a baby. They are an adult when the shell length is 4-5 inches and fully grown when a male reaches 6-8 and a female 12-14 inches in shell length. They can have veggies all the time and protein based food every three days or so. Romaine isn't very nutritious. You should try Red or Green Leaf Lettuce instead.
my turtles name is sheldon
I have one named Sheldon as well lol, the other is name Shelly.
mine's name is Fish
mine's thor... like..thortle. lol
hehe all these comments
Mine's Reeses, I guess I was hungry when naming her
If you have two then yes it will be 80 gallons. Or two seperate tanks. If you have a really really good filter and keep the water very clean you could get away with a 60 gallon for two 4 inch turtles but it's not really recommended.
Well, the way I feed mine is I keep vegetation in the tank most of the time like red or green leaf lettuce. Best to stay away from Romaine, Iceberg and spinach. Anacharis plants are good but expensive and the turtle will tear them up. I feed mine about 8 Reptomin sticks every two to three days and give him two to three dried crickets every other day or so. Also I like to give him the canned river shrimp for turtles, maybe 6 tiny shrimp twice a week. You have to watch the protein levels...
Just keep trying. Cut down the meat and always have veggies and other things on offer. They will, over time, eventually go for the other things. It took a while to get my turtle to eat green and red leaf lettuce but he eventually did and now every time I drop some in the tank, he eats it straight away.
Yes you really should. It is so easy for a turtle to swallow some and if he does, it will get stuck in his digestive tract and most probably kill it. Gravel is very dangerous really. it's best to either leave nothing in the bottom or use much larger smooth stones no smaller than the turtles head. Hope this helps. Good luck!
By Kibble do you mean dog food? If so it isn't really the right food to give him.Have you tried turtle pellets and freeze dried crickets. A turtle also can't resist earthworms and canned shrimp for turtles.That's their Achilles Heal of food. With mine, he can't resist green leaf lettuce either. Also does he have a place to climb out of the water to bask under a heat lamp and UVB light? That could also be the problem. Let me know if this helps him.
It just takes time and persistence. With my picky turtle, I offered green leaf lettuce and it worked. Romaine is no good, and neither is iceberg, so try to stick with red and green leaf for lettuce. Also turnip greens, dandelion leaves and anicharis plants work well as well but for convenience and affordability, red and green leaf lettuce is the way to go.
To make it easy for you they sell starter kits at pet stores and even Walmart that have the tank, pump/filter.heat lamp, UVB lamp, basking areas, thermometers and food. Basically all you need for now is a 10 gallon tank minimum, water deeper than the turtle is wide, an area to climb out of easily to sit under a heat lamp and UVB lamp, clean, filtered and dechlorinated water and adequate food ie. protein based and vegetation. Hope this helps.
I work for PetSmart, and I wish I could show this video to everyone. I'm sick of people bringing in baby turtles or just finding one and trying to put it into a bowl while I have a nearly full grown female (9") that lives in luxury. All of the lighting, greens, clean water, everything she could need.
He can eat all the veggies he can. As long as you stick to the low phosphorous kind like red and green leaf lettuce, turnip greens, and so forth. Spinach and romaine is a bad idea. Pellets should be given every other day whilst he is a hatchling as you need to make sure he doesn't have too much protein but he needs a little to grow. Make sure he has a good calcium supplement too and access to a warm basing area with UVB light.
i had my turtle for 4 years and i normal feed them 2 times a day
+Samuel Marin That is probably a little too much. I feed mine protein foots like pellets and crickets every two to three days and I offer veggies every day :)
+didimitten no i feed them 1 when i wake up and 1 when i go to sleep
+didimitten and sometimes 1 in for lunch
Did it only live for 4 years?
+Samuel Marin My turtle is 15 & I don't even feed him everyday. I got advice from a woman who has 1 of the oldest turtles of it's breed in captivity & she always gave me advice. She said they can go 3 days w/o eating & I often go longer depending on the time of year. Do what you think is best but I would really advise you to consider feeding less. Also the more you feed, the more they expect to eat I've noticed.
I got one from Chinatown today, but I only plan to keep him in his plastic cage thingy for today. I am getting him a 20 gallon tank tomorrow
You are doing really good! They absolutely love shrimp and carrot. Just make sure you are not over feeding him on shrimp as you don't want to over do the protein. Every three days is good with the shrimp. The lettuce is great, as long as it is red or green leaf and NOT romaine or iceberg. Make sure he is getting his calcium with some cuttlebone or mix a little calcium supplement powder for turtles in with his shrimp. Keep up the good work! Hope this helps!
Oh they should be fine. They are just settling into their new environment and turtles can be quite skittish and nervous and take some time to adapt. It's good that you have somewhere for them to hide and have a break as you don't want to stress them out. If the water temperature is in the mid 70's and the basking area is around 85-90 that will eventually encourage them to bask but they may do this secretly. My turtle still basks in private. To get them to feed, you could tempt them with.....
Do you keep your turtle in your bathtub!?
she used to but not anymore
ROTFL!! I was thinking the same thing
lol thats wat iwas wondering
Why not?
Well I don't keep Mr Turtle in there any more... but I have a rescue in it now hehe. I have a separate shower though people!
Usually about 10 gallons per inch of shell. Any gravel or stones smaller than the turtles head is not recommended just ot be on the safe side. :)
I've watched several of your videos and my goodness you're awesome. I work at a pet shop so I can appreciate you giving people all this awesome information!
That is great to hear. I am so glad I can help others and their turtles! :)
I adopted my slider, and he was eating pellets mostly when I got him, but I introduced meal worms, and krill, and shrimp and now he will only eat the pellets if I withhold his feeding. He does love carrots, and swiss chard though so that is a relief.
I found my Red Ear slider turtles out in the wild. I have 3 and this video was very helpful.
never take them from the wild. You will end up killing them
Ka ri I ended up having it for about a month and 2 weeks then released mine. My cousin released the 2 I gave her the week after that.
+ Chloe Releasing a captive turtle into the wild will guarantee their death. Hope you feel good about that.
+Mountain-Dick (Meme-Boi) Ahh yes. Releasing it where I've seen tons of of other Red Ears will guarantee its death. I live in the South. I see them everywhere.
Chloe You fed it everything,it doesn't understand how to hunt.
Ive had a red earred slider for around 6-7 years now since i was 5 and we used gravel but he ate peices and pooped them out so we havent been using it for around 5 years now we usally feed him the little green turtle pellets every day or other day and he's in a twenty gallon tank im now doing research for the guy since i was so young when we got him and didnt know anything so hopefully he can have a batter life :)
One of the best videos iv'e seen on red ear care. If you follow instruction here your turtle will live a long and healthy life
Ur awsoem
Dan Barnett no
They grow pretty slowly. He will probably go to full size by about age 8 or so. He will be fine in the 10 gallon tank for a little while. Maybe when he reaches about 3 inches in shell length you may want to upgrade. Just make sure you keep up with regular water changes and have a really good filter. Feeding protein based food every other day is good. He should have greens every day though to nibble on. Hope this helps.
My turtle is only responding to the pellets that contained other ingredients. I tried to give it other types of food like veggie n shrimp but it refuses. What should I do? Plz reply
I guess every turtle is different, mine only likes shrimp.
Try feeding it cut up meat! It might work!
When they are young they tend to prefer to eat more meat-like food (cooked chicken, crickets, fish, pellets, etc). As they grow older they will appreciate veggies and fruits more and more (watercress, spinach, pineapple, etc but my turtles love TOMATOES!!)
Saidah Said try to put like 3 mealworms then leave him alone like go to another room and check if he ate them
Richard McCormick NO MEAT ALIVE FISH and meal worms
I am so glad the antibiotics seem to be working. Just make sure you give the turtle very small doses. If you haven't already, look online for recommended doses for turtles. You usually need a specialist veterinarian (if you live in the US, it's a Herp Vet).Do you have an aquatic turtle or a tortoise? Aquatic turtles need to be in water with a place to climb out and dry off when they want to under heat and UVB light. A tortoise however is a whole different set up. I hope he gets better soon.
I love my turtle!
I love mine too lol :)
sooooooo cute!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I bought 2 RES when they were the size of a quarter and had them for 19 years. I fed them floating sticks, live guppies or goldfish and frozen beef heart as a treat. There names were Chewy and Gordo.
Well I would be fucked if I didn't watch this
He's eating, that's a great start. A lot of people take days to tempt a new turtle to eat. Make sure he has plenty of greens to nibble on. Sounds like he will be very well taken care of. Good luck and if you have any more questions, please don't hesitate to ask! :)
Please help! My 2 turtles only want to eat protein, worms, shrimps. When I bought them they were identical but one grew much bigger than the other. This bigger one one can take pieces of banana and grapes but the other doesnt even look at them. She only wants to eat protein. I've tried giving them lettuces and nothing, not even a bite. They are also not fan of the turtle food, the one that comes mixed with balls, warms and shrimps, they only eat the worms and shrimp and the balls are left behind. I dont know what to do here and I'm scare they get sick for their diet. Please help!
The larger turtle is out competing the other for food. Sepatrate them or feed them at different ends of the tank to be sure they each get a fair share. What kind of turtles? How old?
+Greta Gonzalez You could have a female & a male. The females grow much larger than the males.
Greta Gonzalez one is boy other is girl
That is good make sure they get pallets for health and they like strawberries and
Lettuce
Turtles do like to scratch their shells. They find it pleasurable. It sounds like harmless fun and he enjoys playing with and moving the rock. If the rock is really heavy however, you might want to make sure he doesn't hurt himself or trap a hand or foot and may need to take it out. If it doesn't weigh much he will be fine as this sounds like normal behavior.
Thanks this really helped my turtle fin
Thanks for the tips!! Just won my shellsy at the fair a couple of weeks ago
LMAO I have a separate shower and other restrooms so I wasn't getting stinky.
...(part 2) lights, filter and food for a reasonable price, Those are pretty good for a starter tank and will have almost everything you need for now. As he grows, he will shed his scutes on his shell and it's best to let them come off in their own time and not force it. Just watch out for infection or pinkness under the shell as that's bad. If you are still worried about the peeling, give me a good description of how it's peeling and I will try to help. I hope this helps and good luck!
holy fucking shit, I didn't know about the protein. My turtle only wants shrimp.
same here, I always thought turtles are carnivores, and I have had my turtle for 12 years now. I am so scared.
You are doing really good. You could always add dried crickets or canned shrimp for turtles so switch it up a little for a occasional treat. They love red or green leaf lettuce the most and also turnip greens. For a really rare treat, he might enjoy some some strawberry and carrot as well.
I just added gravel yesterday to the tank wtf
Hey thanks for the video. Very helpful. I have a pair of red slidders. How high my level of water should be. They are about 2 inches
I just realized that you were keeping Mr. Turtle in a bathtub after watching a LOT of your videos. *facepalm*
カムイリン nothing, it's a great tank, I just had realized it was a bath tub
I thought it was a sink lol
I just use river rocks (much bigger than his head) but small enough to hold down some of my plants. The rest of my tank is just the glass surface, so yes it's much easier to clean.
I raised three red warred sliders to six inches long and fed them tiny amounts of raw hamburger meat on a toothpick. They eagerly ate it.
Donna B you need to give them crickets mealworms and pellets to for health
....Also a good calcium supplement is good. I get a Zoomed powder one that I dip the crickets in. I also give him cuttlebone as well but to be honest I never see him eat that. I know some turtles eat carrots and strawberries for a rare treat but mine wont touch them, He's rather tear a lettuce leaf apart. What are you feeding yours the moment? I hope this helps. :)
@wildairsoft1 it is good for them as long as it's big enough
You can always buy a big storage container. One from walmart or so forth and keep him in that. They are large in size and very cheap and use that while you save for a better set up. Just keep the water very clean and dechlorinated and provide an area where he can climb out and dry off completely under a warm lamp. He will also need a UVB light as well to bask under. Good luck!
my red eared is 15 years old and goes into some water about 10 times a day and sleps the night under a pillow at night time and shes still alive:/
+Marcos Salmeron My turtle babies are in water during the day and sleep in warm beds at night They have fleece blankets :) They wake up at 6am and then they get breakfast and go for a swim. I'm so glad you take yours out at night. Be careful it doesn't fall off the bed.
when is see my turtle tries to get out of his tank i put him under a dog bed
Congrats on getting a new pet turtle!Yes you do need a heat lamp.It is the only way for the turtle to regulate his body temperature.They go into the water to stay cool and go under the light to warm up.The reason your turtle is staying in the water and not basking is because there isn't any heat or reason to get up there.Don't have the heat lamp too close as you want it warm, not too hot.I would avoid spinach and maybe give him red leaf lettuce instead.The other foods are fine.Hope this helps.
Fine sand is more than fine to use. It could make it difficult to clean the tank but it's good to use. Stay away from gravel. They may swallow gravel by accident causing a blockage and killing them. Large smooth rocks are good to use as they are easy to clean. For me, I prefer nothing at all in the bottom as it makes it so much easier to take care of and just decorate with large rocks and plants. Hope this helps :)
I rescued a small (think 'fits in the palm of your hand') red eared slider and not knowing ANYTHING about them I did the appropriate research. So far from this list I've only done one thing wrong. Gravel. Unfortunately I can't afford another substrate currently but I will correct this error as soon as possible.
Thanks for the video.
You could try not giving the turtles pellets and shrimp for four or five days and only offer lettuce and veggies and see if when they are pretty hungry they nibble. Just float some leaves in the tank for a few days. Hope this helps.
I am glad to hear that you love animals as much as I do. I just want to share what I have learned about turtles as they can be tricky to keep and have their needs met. I have a 40 Gallon breeder tank for my RES at the moment but he was in my bath tub when this video was shot lol.
It is common for a turtle to throw up but not eating for almost a week is a cause for concern. If you can't tempt him with earthworms or his favorite treats,and he doesn't start eating in a day or two, he may need to go back to the vet or to a better vet who has experience with reptiles. I hope this helps. Let me know how he is and good luck :)
I have a baby Red eared turtle and i learn a lot from this video Thank you
I would get the turtle set up in a proper tank with a filter as soon as, so they can settle in. For a really small turtle, Petco have a really good starter tank that comes with everything you need for your first baby turtle and I think it's not too badly priced for what it comes with. You will need to change it in a couple of years when he grows but whilst he is small, its pretty good.
My turtle has many tiny tiny white spots on the bottom of his shell. I don't know if it's a very mild case of shell rot or just dry spots on the shell. I don't think I should be too worried about this but I've been using a tooth brush to brush his shell with hydrogen peroxide every other day, and he's been out of the tank every day air drying, then I put him back in at night, feed him, and let him sleep. I also use neosporin on the spots (some of them may be air bubbles?) Very informational videos. Thanks
wyattc You are doing the right thing to treat the possible shell rot for sure. Make sure your habitat is in check as well just to be on the safe side such as super clean water, UVB light and heat lamp, plenty of greens and veggies and calcium. Let me know how he does. Good luck!
didimitten Thanks so much. I got one of those cuddle bones in there as well as lots of green leaf lettuce. I have always had my UVB light and basking light and he basks all of the time! Thanks so much! Keep up the awesome videos!
wyattc I have also noticed that the spots and the area around the spots are drying up a lot! He has no eating issues (and never has) so it's not really affecting him in that way which is good. Thanks
You're welcome. Good luck!!
So far it sounds like you are doing good. Make sure the rocks inside the tank are not small enough to eat though as that is dangerous. If he is eating some what that's a good start. Turtles can be very shy eaters when they are in new surroundings. Canned shrimp for turtles (which you can get from any pet store) or even garden earthworms are usually irresistible so they can help get him to eat more too. If you can, pet stores usually have starter kits for turtles that come with tank and ...
It should be fine. Calcium powder should pretty much be the same for all reptiles unless it is fortified with something else that is especially for the gecko. Read the packaging really well and see if it says it can be used for other reptiles.
Apples as a treat should be fine. They have a lot of sugar so once a week should be suffice. I am not sure what fluttering means? Can you explain the question with a little more detail?
atlast I found a perfect person whose videos can lead my to correct turtle care info. yay!!!
i hear young turtles carry salmonella, how would u go about caring for it? i am thinking of buying a turtle but i want to know perhaps what size and what precautions i should follow
The eye swelling may have something to do with the water quality. If you have been keeping the water really clean and doing regular water changes, it may be another underlying problem. As for the lettuce, Romaine and Iceberg have little to no nutritional value but green leaf and red leaf have a lot of vitamins they need. Red leaf being the most nutritional. Hope this helps. :)
My turtle came from a pond when he was very young. Hes 5 now. I would like to release him back into the pond he came from. If I do, will he survive?...also, my turtle wont eat his pellet food or lettuce at all. He only eats corn & shrimp. What do you suggest to get him to eat the pellet food and lettuce?..
Also, this time of year he tends to not want to eat as much or often. I live in Virginia and its cold now. Is it because he should be hibernating?
WWG1WGA don't put him back. Red Eared Sliders are an invasive species and will introduce foreign bacteria and germs to the wild if you release him.
Turtles can actually go up to two weeks without eating and be fine. So I would cut out the pellets to every three to four days and have veggies like green or red leaf lettuce in there all the time. Maybe a leaf or two, and change it if it goes slimy. Mine won't touch slimy lettuce. And just keep trying that for a few weeks. I am sure they will eventually try the greens and realize they ain't so bad. Let me know how they do. :)
Pellets every two or three days and a portion no bigger than their head. treats every three days and veggies and lettuce all the time. hope this helps
i have mine in a large tuperware container and he seems to be fine in there but i am getting a 50 galon glass aquarium for him this weekend
You said they were too big to swallow and are smooth so they sound just fine so yeah keep them. :) hope this helps.
A turtle outwardly showing signs of over feeding will seem to grow faster than their shell, body mass seems to increase in a strange looking way and his shell may start to pyramid. Pyramiding is when the shell deforms into pointy scutes and is irreversible and sometimes deadly. Good for you that you recognized the mistakes in the turtles diet. Make sure the turtle has an almost constant supply to vegetation and throw protein in as regular treats. Hope this helps. Good luck!
Run off from the roof, I'm not so sure as it might be contaminated but rain falling straight into a bucket or container, I don't see why not. You can buy water testing kits to check for any unwanted chemicals but we all know there is a lot of unwanted chemicals in tap water even after we dechlorinate it. I think fresh rain water should be OK as long as you are sure it hasn't been contaminated.
......worms or canned shrimp for turtles that you can buy from petsmart or petco. They shouldn't be able to resist that even if they go to eat it when you leave the room. Always have some red or green leaf lettuce floating about to nibble on them as veg should always be available. Don't over do it on the shrimp or worms as you really need to watch their protein levels also. I hope this works and turtle can go a week or so without food so try not to worry too much. Hope this helped.
He may be settling into his new environment and that can effect his appetite a lot. Try enticing him to eat with things he can't resist like earth worms and canned shrimp for turtles. That usually works as mine was the same when I first got him and earth worms did the trick. Let me know how it goes. Good luck.
Hi! I just found your channel! Thank you so much for it . I'm the proud new mommie of a new baby just like yours and I love him so much. Thanks for the helpful hints and advice. I'll follow you from now on! :)
Hello, great video!
What can I use as a heat source for my baby slider? There are no heat mats etc in pet shops where I am from. Also, with regard to uv lighting, will a normal bulb suffice?
I have the option of keeping him in my room or outside in the patio.
Please advice, thanks!
Sasha S Hi! You need an actual UVB light to provide the uvb indoors. Keep the turtle where the room is always warm if you can't get an aquarium heater and a heat lamp over his basking dock will do good for basking. The UVB light needs to go over his basking dock too. Hope this helps.
Heyy, it doesn't help, because..... Where I come from, they don't sell these things!! :( :(
I have an aquarium heater, but I know they need heat over the basking dock. :(
If you need heat over the basing dock, you can safely secure a regular lamp with a 60w regular bulb over the dock. If you cannot get a UVB light you can try ordering online and if not, have a secure place for the turtle to be outside for a couple of hours a day that has sunlight and shade. Sunlight is better than any UVB bulb.
now THAT was helpful!!! Thanks :)
My little guy is actually outside in the patio, so he gets good natural light. In the afternoons I take him to the back of the house to get the afternoon light for an hour or 2. I live in Kenya btw, so sunlight here is pretty strong!
I am so glad I could help!! Sounds perfect for your turtle and of course if you need any more help don't hesitate to ask! :)
i disobeyed all 5 of these so far :) and my painteds are very happy. i do have sand in one of my tanks and would probably recommend it cause that turtle loves to hide in it
Is she new? Try tempting her with things she can't resist like earth worms and canned shrimp for turtles. If she still doesnt eat after a couple of days, take her to the vet as there may be something else wrong.
They can eat as many greens as they would like but any protein foods such as pellets and crickets and such, every two to three days and once on those days. make sure they have good lighting and a calcium supplement as well. I will be doing a red eared slider diet video soon as well.
It does sound like color change as baby RES have green shells and they turn brown, gold and black as they get older. As long as the shell isn't white or pink in places, it should be fine.
THANK YOU I got my turtle from a plastic container and tried to make my mom buy a new one for it but now I have a reason!
Sometimes when turtles are nervous they will try to hide at the bottom for a while and stay there. See if she stays in one spot or if when left alone she starts to swim around. In the most extreme case, if the turtle is older with metabolic bone disease or starved that may make the turtle weak and unable to swim but that would be an extreme case, Give the turtle about 5 minutes alone and see if she starts to swim.
good thing i found dis vid i had my turtle for 3 months and this vid had helped alot
I've had my slider for 10 years now.. never really had greens... pelets and shrimps have been his diet for tha majority of his life. 2wice a day. So should i start feeding him once a day and adding lots of greens?
I have eight and when I heard what she said I was like I got to grow these and release these into the wild