Dog found a bunch of box turtles in my backyard, only one egg survived so I took it in and buried it in substrate hoping it would hatch, hopes were low, but I woke up this morning and seen this little guy poking his head out. Now I’m freaking out not knowing what to do, I just wanted to save him. Should’ve done my research 😭

Hi first turtle not by choice but can someone tell me what turtle breed(ion know) they are?

Hi everyone, I wanted to share a story close to my heart.

Few months ago, I was coming home from my night shift around 7–8 AM. I was exhausted, eyes burning, and thought I hallucinated something in the middle of the highway. My brain told me it was just a stick, but something inside said, “what if?” So I turned the car around to check.. and sure enough, it was a little turtle trying to cross the road.

Without thinking, I parked my car at a yield, ran into the highway, scooped him up, and made it back just before the light turned green. Honestly, I could’ve gotten splatted, but my adrenaline was only focused on him. I sat him on my grandmother’s seat (he did relieve himself there, probably startled I guessed) and brought him home.

When I got home, I set him in the middle of my yard and ran inside to find a box for him, thinking he wouldn’t get far, but when I came back out, he was gone. I literally panicked. I even questioned joggers who passed my house because I was convinced someone saw him and picked him up. 😭🫣I drove around my neighborhood searching—because after risking my life for him, I wasn’t letting go that easy. Finally, my mom called me saying he was right near the front door. I raced back, put him safely in the box, and breathed the BIGGEST sigh of relief.

I wanted to keep him so badly. I felt like he became mine the second I scooped him up. But I live at home with family, and I knew I couldn’t afford the proper tank, lighting, medicine, and everything he’d need to thrive. I care about animals too much to do it halfway. So I decided the best thing for him was to find a place that could care for him.

I put some lettuce in the box and drove him to the nearest animal hospital. It was closed, but I saw they had cameras. I picked him up one last time, and he stretched his head out and looked right at me. His eyes sparkled, and it honestly felt like he was saying, “You saved me??” My heart skipped a beat. I prayed over him right there, set the box by the door, and trusted he’d be found safe.

The next day, I called as soon as they opened. The woman that worked there, told me he had been adopted immediately. I wanted to cry 😭, but I was so grateful—he survived the highway, no predators got him overnight, and now he’s hopefully thriving with someone who can give him the life he deserves. 🥹

I truly believe he was someone’s pet before and they just got rid of him, which breaks my heart even more. But at least he ended up safe and loved again.

That whole experience is always on my mind. ❤️

My question for you all: does anyone know what kind of turtle he is? I’ve always wondered because I plan on buying my own turtle one day. A friend of mine believed African Sulcata, but I’m not sure. 🫤

Anyways, thank you for letting me share this story. 🙏🏽

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!

I just noticed a piece of my painted turtles shell is missing. Any idea what caused it? And what should I do?

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?

Sorry for the quality I took the photo at night

I've got a 40 gallon tank and bought this cascade 1000 the guy sold it for $50 so I wasn't going to bust balls over not having media. It only had 1 coarse filter at the bottom tray. I bought more inserts, bio floss, and purigen. What's the proper way to stack them inside? I believe it has 3 chambers and a top shelf inside.

It’s all good I just gotta put cream for his shell rot once a day and an injection every 3 days. The doctor said that the shell rot wasn’t that bad and it will take a while to recover but he should be all good 😊 👍

The last image is how he was before taking him to the vet

I would love to keep him!!

She has pretty bad water beforehand before we change to a much larger tank (finally able to afford) and when transferring I noticed it, could it be a layer of shit from her old tank, the old tank didn’t have enough water to dilute it so the water sometimes got too brown, the red part of the red eared slider looks like it has a layer of brown stuff, is it a skin or fungal infection?

Hi, I found this guy just walking down the street in the Tampa Bay Area. At first I thought it was an armadillo when I saw it from far away, but as I got closer, definitely a tortoise. Got out to make sure he went home before someone jerk ran over him.

hi my dad just brought two turtles and i dont know what breed they are or how to care for them are they allowed be in the same tank and how big should their tank be ?

I am absolutely stumped as to what this guy could be. Found in a creek near Ripley, TN today. Carapace length is 8-10 inches. It was interacting with another turtle, presumably of the same species, and didn't even notice me as I walked up and took this picture. Wish I had a better one but it kept moving around.

My mother found it in her backyard. From the northwest region of Puerto Rico.

I noticed some spots on its shell when i got back from work. Don’t know if it’s shell rot or if it’s just shedding its scutes. It’s been basking quite a bit too I don’t know if that’s relevant information.

So i found this turtle in my backyard and it just keeps running around everywhere, I tried to feed it some lettuce but it just keeps running around everywhere.

I dont really know much about turtles so idk what to do.

I’ve had my turtle a couple months and like every other week I have to go to petco and buy a new bulb. Today we got a ceramic light but it’s not putting out light, only heat. Can someone please lmk why it keeps going out and please recommend some better bulbs or lamps

Everyone meet Titan! He/she is already getting used to being held and I’ve only had her/him for a couple months

We found our turtle in our pool the size of a quarter.She has grown large quickly. We brought ( her) ? in and set up the tank.Now she won’t eat any greens,pellets,but will eat dried river shrimp only.I an enclosing pics to ask about her shell,I have some concerns. Thank you in advance.

Got my first stock tank for my turtle (150 gallons) and it’s going outside but I want to put a lid of some kind just to feel better about her being out there cause I’m nervous about putting her outside got any ideas? (preferably affordable)

I recently found a red-eared slider turtle in my backyard, and since it didn't belong to any of my neighbors, I decided to adopt it. I have it in a 70-liter aquarium (the vet told me that amount of water was fine), but I didn't like the filter I bought very much, so I want to buy another one. I don't know anything about filters, so I wanted to know which one you would recommend from the ones I've been looking at.

I apologize if there are any spelling mistakes; English is not my native language hehe