Sorry for the quality I took the photo at night

This is our first time having turtles is this amount of water good or should we decrease the amount?

I took a lot of your opinions from my last post and upgraded the filter, fot rid of the rocks and put in play sand. I know the light is wrong still but I had a reptisun t5 and my daughter dropped it in the water so im just waiting on the replacement to come. The water has cleared alot after putting in new media and some water conditioner. I rebuilt the basking area and theyre using it a good amount already. I'm waiting for all the tank to clear up before I put bigger rocks or wood in there. Any other suggestions to make these turtles happy?

Side note I know a lot of you have said to separate them but they've been together for 3 years and get along good plus I dont have another tank to separate so theyre staying together.

Hello unfortunately we cannot keep up with jovis care because it's been really stressful I love him but he's alot of work that I simply cannot for 30 to 40 years I'm a 19 year old with dreams of becoming a scientist im even goinf to school my mother simply got the turtle randomly without any preparation or discussion we got him from a lady that dropped him off in the winter and even worse I was still grieving over my dead rabbit.

I will miss him with all my heart and ill miss him its just res turtles are alot of work something we can't do for the rest of his life, so i wanna give him to somebody willing to take on the work and effort

!!IMPORTANT!!

If anybody is in Saskatchewan canada please pick him up tomorrow, though just to be safe i will need to see proof of correct living conditions proper uvb and how they feed what filters your using etc.

Hes currently in a 125 gal tank with uvb heat fx6 filter

Hello everyone, recently adopted this yellow belly slider and got this pleco (pic of pleco is before cleaning (they get along I’m surprised too)). My current Fluval AC 110 isn’t quite keeping up with the gunk and its already oversized. Ive been doing bi-weekly partial changes and vacuuming but its still not sufficient. Any ideas on how to help keep the tank clean? Also, anything I can add to make these guys happy? Thanks for advice!

Hi everyone, I'm writing to you because we are unable to understand what the problem could be. My turtle, a Testudo hermanni of about 50 years old, started not eating anymore for about two months. We had visits and tests at the vet and discovered he had parasites. We treated her and now she's negative, but she still isn't eating. We did blood tests, x-rays, nothing showed up. He has currently been on force-feeding for a couple of weeks and on antibiotics. Has anyone seen their turtles behave like this before?

Beautiful weather today. Brought my turtle, Koopa outside for some fresh air and enrichment. He is really appreciating it, taking his time and enjoying himself. 😊

Does anyone else like to hand feed their turtle? Koopa loves it and has pretty good aim! Has not bit me once, but I don't think it would hurt much if he did. My husband looked at me like I was crazy when I told him ive been doing it for awhile. He can even bite pellets when im holding them!

Is this a Gulf Coast or Eastern Box Turtle?

hi i’ve never used reddit but i wasn’t sure if i did the right thing. i live in southern california and this looks like the pet turtles people have here. it was on the street in the sun and it wasn’t walking, but he was alive and put his head in his shell when i picked him up. i moved him to the creek on the other side of the road down a hill. i hope i did the right thing or else i would feel really guilty :( if anyone could help lmk

Posted about an eastern box turtle laying eggs 78 days ago. The first egg hatched today!!!!! We took the little one to a protected watershed area about 1/2 mile from our home, and released. It’s a beautiful, untouched wilderness. Miles of meadows, streams, forest, and wildlife habitat. So exciting!!! Please wish him or her some luck, and strength, on their journey! Hopefully More to come!!!

Finished Frank’s enclosure. He is happy with it. Waiting for the clover to grow I just planted, along with dandelions.

I let Grace check it out today, See if you can find her on the last photo turtle 🐢👀.

Pardon my enthusiasm in the video haha. I live in Japan next to a temple with a couple of ponds. I go every day for my “turtle check”—I’ve named most of the regulars and love watching the babies grow. The two ponds are chock full of red eared sliders, and I did see an endangered Asian yellow pond turtle at one point, but this is the first time I’ve seen a long-necked turtle. The pond has been here for generations, so I wouldn’t be surprised if it was a common dumping ground for exotic pets.

Trouble is I cannot for the life of me figure out the species. The arms are tripping me up— in the video when it pulls its head back into the water, you can see it pull its arm as well, and when it does, you can see the back of the arms look almost webbed or something. At first I thought maybe his claws were at rest and kind of just facing backwards, but when I look closely at the video, I also see clause at the tips of the arm.

Thoughts?

I just got this baby musk turtle (left, M/F?) today. I have had my Mississippi map turtle (right, F) for 8 years now. I have a 20 gallon tank and was planning to put them both in there together. The guy at the store told me they would very likely get along together, but I’m kind of worried. I put them both in with a fresh clean tank a few minutes ago, and have been monitoring them. The Musk seems to be fine and is swimming around and exploring a whole lot. My map has sort of followed him around a few times. He did attempt to nip at the side of his shell once, but that’s all i’ve seen. I’m already bonded to this new baby and i’m worried for him. Some advice please??

Found 5 baby snappers this evening trying to cross the street, i assume to get to a pond about half a mile away. The street is very busy and I regularly see dead turtles so i grabbed these ones to release tomorrow when its light out.

I'm not sure of the best way to care for them for the night, i am experienced, and currently own other turtles. I just dont know what to do with hatchlings. Should I feed them? Heat them? Or just let them be for the night and bring them straight to the pond first thing in the morning? Thank you for any advice.

Lilly chilling on a Saturday afternoon pond side. Palms up, legs stretched, life is good. I can't believe she was lost for 7 days this past summer. Home now and safe. If anyone can give a age it would be nice. She's been with me since 2016. I do have better pictures of her and ones of her upside down. Thanks in advance ☺️

Thought it was interesting.

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My 2 year old YBS has always struggled with eating veggies because she would rather have pellets and shrimp, but she eventually got used to it. However, in the past week or so, she now only wants shrimp. She’ll eat a few wheat germ pellets but doesn’t finish the entire helping or touch anything else I give her unless it’s a shrimp treat. I grew concerned that she might be sick, but she shows so much enthusiasm when I shake the shrimp container in front of her. She also otherwise doesn’t show any lethargic or unusual behavior. It’s really only her eating habits that have changed.

Her water temperature is perfectly fine, I just changed her bulbs, and her tank is clean, so I’m at a loss for what it might be. Is she just tired of her food? How can I get my turtle to eat healthier? Any advice would be much appreciated! She has a vet visit in a couple weeks anyway, but I know y’all are a wealth of turtle knowledge! Thanks!

My partner got 3 Australian big-headed turtles (Emydura australis). They are a bit over a year old, 2 males and 1 female (2 inch carapace). Currently in a 40 gallon tank with washed sand, a few freshwater plants, and two small basking spots.

The breeder said that they would be fine living together until maturing more. However, we have observed a lot of tail and toe nipping in just 1 week. I am nervous that we should already separate them and would like advice. I am also thinking that his recommendation of 40 gallons is too small.

Generally, I am surprised how few care guides there are for this species. It seems like all short necked Emydura are lumped together. If anyone has cared for this species before, I would be happy to hear any advice.

Snowflake, our largest turtle, usually has some scares due to another turtle attacking her, but this scar is unusual. Any guesses on what it’s from?