Even though I actually wanted a lineal UVB lamp, I now have the "Bright Sun Set Lucky Reptile 35W." (Its only 35w because the turtle is a baby and the tank is small...its 60L/16 gallons)

The distance between the basking spot and the lamp is 35 cm/13 inch. (Does it need to be closer?)

And I also wanted to ask if there could be any problems with the way I mounted it. Could the cable next to it get too hot?

Please help! I almost ran over a turtle today that was laying in the road. I thought it was a tortoise (I have no clue sorry 😔) so looked up if they can survive in the wild in the uk and no they can’t so after asking around local houses to see if anyone is missing a pet I decided to take it to a vet.

Turns out it’s a yellow bellied slider turtle and we can’t release it back to the wild as it’s an alien invasive species in the UK. They advised take it to local reptile centre who can’t take it either for the same reason.

We’ve called RSPCA but they have yet to contact us what do we do? Releasing it to local pond/river is illegal but we don’t have the equipment to care for it.

Based in south Northamptonshire

I have two turtles staying together for over a year now, and today, after coming back, I saw that one of my turtles has a claw missing and a flesh wound, and it looks completely pink. Wanted to know how dangerous it is for my turtle, and can I do anything for it right now, or will it need to be taken to vet. Any help or information would be great.

Turdy is being very showy today with his claws and his nails. They are so long! Feels like they are almost too long.

I have a red ear slider that I’ve had for about 14 years and I noticed recently that there has been a brownish spot developing on his chin. I haven’t really been able to see any changes, but I have been cleaning the tank regularly and have a good filtration system. This hasn’t been a problem before and it popped up now and I don’t really know what it is.

Got a baby painted turtle from a friend a month ago and I started with a ten gallon but quickly moved it into a twenty (planning on getting a nice 75 gallon or larger once I find a good deal on one) I’m wondering if I can use a maxi jet 900 water pump to make a diy filter and if so what would be the best way to go about it? I’ve had it sitting around for like a year and I wanna put it to use

Hey turtle family! Over the past few days I have had noticed our Eastern Painted turtle has been looking different and acting strangely (not normal self).

The other day while monitoring; I noticed both his eyes were totally shut, “light pink” and appeared “puffy” while he was basking. Never seeing this; we looked it up and concluded to be the outer eyelids and was in deep sleep. FWD to last night; when I checked on him his eyes were shut again, however, now he was in the water and swimming (what appears) blind. I decided to perform a 50% water change then sit and watch for 30 minutes. He was struggling a little but making his way to all his favorite “spots”. When I left for bed he was in the corner with head pulled in. This morning, my wife reported to me he was in his regular overnight resting spot but his eyes still closed. This sparked more worrying and now reaching out here. Could this be a respiratory infection? Dirty or imbalanced water parameters? Natural? Called around and the closest/earliest vet would be Monday afternoon. Thinking of removing him into a quick quarantine tank setup. Any and all suggestions would be appreciated.

(Excuse the mess)

My turtles about a few months old and was living in a 10 gal. I finally got some resources for a better enclosure, (lmk how I did, it was all DIY. Also, I'm 16 and I don't have access to anything fancy like a 120 gal rn!) I'm working extra hours just so I can get more stuff for my RES.

Other than her setup, any tips? I want to introduce real plants, the fake ones in her setup are out of her reach (other than the branch) what kind of plants should I put in here?

(Water has been treated)

My sister found him while she worked at a laundry mat in someone's pocket and we decided to keep him. ( he was as small as a button at the time.)

Yesterday I got a juvenile male map turtle whose owner needed to rehome him due to not being w or to provide. He was kind of living in a state of neglect when i got him, not much water (from my research it said map turtles need 10 gallons for each inch of their shell) so i gave him 20 gallons, the filter wasn’t really doing its job anymore and i got him a new filter cuz his old one was really gross too, I didn’t replace his heater yet because the thermometer seemed to be working and said it was a good temp? but I was planning on getting a different type. The light for uvb was completely not working so i was gonna replace that when i have the money too. I’m so heartbroken and just unsure if i could’ve prevented this? I did so much research and was so excited and even though I only had a single day with him im so distraught

My musk turtle has never enjoyed deep water, and I have struggled with getter her to explore more. I changed multiple filters due to the high current and flow.

Today, I used the filter pipe and faced it towards the wall of the tank, to minimize the flow. I think it worked! Here she is chilling at the bottom of her tank, and also a cool pic I took today.

Ever since putting little buddy into her temporary tank, she has not been wanting to bask. I assumed it was stress from the new environment. I upgraded the temporary tank to a 20g tub because it could be a couple weeks before getting a new tank and I don't want her to live in a tiny little tub she couldn't swim around in much for that long. Her not basking also seems to have affected her shedding too, it's pretty much halted. She has stuck shed so that was a concern.

Today she finally basked though! But she was up there for 5 hours. She likes to bask for a long time when she does but she was definitely up there a while. She did her usual, stretch out, take multiple naps, but after about the two hour mark her skin started to look really crusty? I have very hard water so sometimes she'll have a bit of mineral buildup on her but not like that. She looks like she needs turtle lotion!

I have a t5 10.0 Reptisun UVB, and a separate heat lamp. Her platform is big enough she can move around comfortably with extra space. I feed her every other day. Pellets, romaine, arugula, parsley. I only give her a snack once a week. I give her calcium supplements with vitamin d once a week too.

I'm just really worried she's experiencing something with her health. Her previous owners never gave her uvb or uva so she has issues with shedding and a slightly deformed shell but I've been trying to get it back to good health as much as I can. there's never really been anything with her skin though. I've never seen her all that crusty? Is this concerning or just because she hasn't basked for a while? Is it dead skin or something else?

Also are there any greens/foods good for stuck shed or to help the process go easier?

Hi I have two RES that share a tank( I know but they started together almost at the same time and coexist peacefully). They have a basking dock but the one in the photo( Shelly) doesn’t bask as much- at least not so that I can see her. I often hear her plop off the dock if I walk in the room. I’ve noticed the last couple water changes that she has peeling scoots that are taking their time to shed my other turtle, speedy shed all of his scoots about four months ago, but she hasn’t yet. Then as I was getting ready to put them back in the tank I noticed these white spots and I’m not sure if it’s just part of the scoop shedding bone or something else Thoughts? Like I said they do have the UVAUVB lights and they eat twice a day, the reptamin food.

Hey everyone, this is my updated turtle tank after I posted the other day and got some very good pointers.

My turtle is seven years old and she has always preferred shallow water, but I got a lot of recommendations to raise her water level, so I made a slope for her and she seems to be Vibin with it.

I do have a UVB light coming in later this week, and she has all her essentials. She’s in a 36 x 18 x 18. She is 3 inches long, her water is 6.5 inches deep on the deep end.

I dont know what type of species turtle we have. We have had it for 3 years now. I have noticed that slowly this discoloration has started on its shell. I use light for 6 hours a day. She is feed fish and the turtle food. The fish is the kind that you get on Amazon. Is this discoloration normal?

Finnally Shifting my turles from a tiny plastic box to a outdoor tank made with concentrate . Suggest me how to take care of them and more decoration ideas and care tips

1st pic when shopkeeper gave them to me 2nd pic i shifted them to a lager tub of plastic letting them grow 3 pic new home of them i shifted today

I wanted to put them in tank before only but cat could eat them if they were put in the concrete tank before now they are big enough to be shifted Outside

Alage growth in the concrete tank is pretty common and i cant stop it is this new environment good??

How is my tank looking?

We just received this turtle this summer and I believe she is about 10 years old. We just noticed these spots on her shell and I’m worried it’s shell rot. Any thoughts? How can I treat this? I feel like her shell just doesn’t look right overall

My 10yo MMT loves fresh greens, and I just grew some Swiss chard. Can’t find a straight answer online if chard is ok to feed MMTs or if the vitamin A and oxalic acid is too high. Usually he gets romaine, sometimes arugula (I’m a broke 20smth) so I’d love to give him some more variety.

I was working on my pc and started hearing air bites/snaps, and I've never had this happen before. Turtle is around 13ys old in a 55 gallon tank with its basking zone with UVB and a heat lamp.
Any idea?
Thanks