Because we used to feed them in container, once I put my hand in the aquarium they used to come on my hand, knowing I will put them in container to feed them, they are so smart. But now they are big, it is not easy to take them out of the aquarium, I will have to use my both hands. But it was nice feeling to know that they trust you.
I am currently trying to wean my turtle from eating in his tank to eat outside of it. It’s hasn’t gone so well. 🤣 he’s 8 months so he’s still a little timid.
great vid as always! With my turtle, I found that a handling or two every 2-3 days for feedings and such really helped with the taming process. My turtle is now comfortable with hand feeding and swims up to me when I’m near his tank!
One of my musky bois is tame and the other is absolute bonkers, trying to eat me and stuff. The nice one, I can just swoop him up from underneath in the water. The other one needs to be lifted up from the back of the shell or the top cuz she tries to eat me.
I have two red eared sliders. One is about a year and a half named Riley and the other is about 2 months old named Bentley. Bentley doesn't like being held but she loves to snuggle up to me or nap on my lap. Riley on the other hand loves being held and will climb into my hand (I think it's because my husband and I handled him a lot from the time we got him when he was a new hatchling).
Great video. We used to take our turtles out of aquarium and feed them in some containers. And when they were smaller, one of them managed to get out of the aquarium ( it was half open aquarium) so it got out without my mom noticing, and she just walks around and hears something tapping weird noise, and she looked down, it was one of the turtles following her around, because they know us as food provider, I assume it was looking for some snacks from my mom 😂 oh and some of them they just calm, human can earn trust of turtles.
One of my read eared sliders always wants to be picked up. I don't know why but she just likes it when i have her with me lol she just hangs there no kicking or nothing. She just looks around and chills 😄
My turtle only allows me to carry her when *Food is involved. *She's being directed from under the bushes outside. She's very chill and just stays still, looking around. Any other time, she turns into a cat and scratches up my skin as if I'm about to toss her to Mars. And that's 80% of the time she's being handled.
My turtle is comfortable with being held in the water but when I take her out of the water she immediately starts biting at the air and anything she can reach. I have always been as gentle as possible with her, and I have had her since she was about a year old. Is there a reason she always tries to bite me when I take her out of the water?
My four red eared sliders come when they see me when I put my hand in the water they will swim onto my hand to be put into the bucket to be fed my 2 hatchlings did this after a month my 2 adopted ones took around 5 months to get used to me
Thank you so much this helped a lot, I just rescued a painted turtle who sadly lost a leg but is quickly recovering at first he was very shy and would hide in his shell whenever I picked him up but now he is a lot more active and not afraid of me after I started handling him more!!
I have a red ear slider named “Lucky “ I found when I was walking in the park. He’s the size of a silver dollar. He appears to be doing well. I’m a new subscriber to your channel to learn more on how to care for Lucky. You have great content! Thanks 🐢
My turtle is a little emo and is moody while being picked up haha I think we should trade! Hoku is so agreeable and happy 😂 thanks for this! Really helpful
My big 10" RES is pretty much chill and doesn't mind / scared of human presence at all. When i am handling her, she just chill and tuck away all her feet / arm. And my 3" Razorback behave like that too.... Until it's time for me to brush it's shell. It goes berserk whenever it see a toothbrush, biting + scratching. It's funny when you think that the bigger the turtle is, the harder it is for handling but nope, i got a cute and small little devil instead 😅.
I've been here till she had 16k subs and wow I have never owned any but just her way of telling and those awesome little creatures is what keeps me here!
Be prepared to worry. The day that I got my turtle he couldn’t swim well so we lowered the water to crazy low. We also called the vets a lot for random things because I was worried. I would also recommend getting a beginner reptile before getting a turtle
Honestly when I first got my turtle (he was a little hatchling) I did not realize how fast turtles are and uh... he might have face planted into the couch a few times *just a side note it wasent from a high place probably like 5 inches at most from the couch, he was completely fine I was just holding him wrong 😅
I’ve been consistently gently taming my musk for a year and he always tries to turn around to bite me. Since they are small it’s hard to get a spot his long neck can’t reach.
Ton-chan hates me, always hisses if I'm near her. Only time she comes up to me is if my arms in the tank and tries o eat me. She likes my daughter will follow her around. I think its because she usually feeds her. When Ton-chan was small we would move her to a different container to feed her. it became a pain and she didn't really like it - I made a basking area that the entire top of the tank and made a feeding spot in there so we just had to pull out the container not the turtle and switch the water. She likes this much better and I think turtles can tell time. Always knows when its feeding day and will get into the container and wait for food time.
My turtle tolerates handling, I don’t handle him other than for cleanings and taking him outside. What I need for my turtle is how to get them to stop trying to escape. I used to have a box for cleaning days that he came in but it was pretty short and I left it on my desk and that’s right next to my bed and I found him crawling around on my bed. I got a tub that I fill with water but he has yet to escape, he still tries though. He also tries to escape. I have a 55 gallon and he’s a 5 inch turtle (I’m trying to upgrade him soon) with the same basking platform as hoku. My tank was too wide so we got those clip things so it would fit and I found him on top of one the other day. I switched his setup so that they aren’t there anymore. The setup isn’t nice looking but I’m sure he doesn’t mind rn. I’m thinking about putting his old basking platform in thats the same as your musk turtles in the meanwhile while I try to find a more permanent way. I feel like even though he won’t have so much swimming room but I’m thinking that it would be better for him to not escape. Do you think that’s a good idea?
And here I thought my turtle just hates me! XD Had a slider for 9 years and as much as she loves sun bathing she never likes it when it's time to take her in or out of the aquarium! Thankfully it's only a few seconds!
Haha I checked when you said under 2 minutes. Nice try lol. The funny thing about my 2 turtles is the one I have had for 8 years doesn't trust me at all. Meanwhile i adopted a turtle maybe a year ago, and it let's me pick it up. It'll swim up to me. It even just looks at me when basking. For an RES, that's pretty impressive that it doesn't dart into the water! The other one is just skiddish. I've just learned to accept it though. Funny how different their personalities can be.
My red eared sliders hate being held in hands My biggest tension is them falling due to the kicking So I keep a container next to the aquarium to change them ASAP
Hello, looking for advice, after moving my wife"s turtles to a 150 gallon tank, I took there old 55 and built an acrylic 48x24x12 acrylic enclosure for the top to turn it into a custom palidarium, have it up and running filled it with amphib and anole friendly live plants, springtails and dwarf white isopods. the bottom aquarium is housing a pair of white spectre crayfish and gouramis. I also got 1000 1/4 inch crickets today in their own housing unit I built for them. I have now ordered my animals TWICE from "reputable reptile dealers" ( won't put up theirr names here) both took my money and then sent emails 2 days later saying they wouldn't ship ( I live in Sitka, Alaska). I am simply looking to get a mated pair of green tree frogs and a small colony of green anoles ( 1 male, 3 females). I am hoping you could maybe give me a heads up on a good company I can get my animals from. I would like to get them up here while the weather is still good, 65-73 degrees currently but once fall hits the temps will become unfriendly for live animal shipments. Sitka is the 4th largest city in Alaska and we have fed ex and UPS up here as well as the post office. any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, in advance.
👍👍I got my female Miss. Map turtle fully grown. She struggled and I wore gloves in case she bites. She tried. I could feel how strong her jaws are. No gloves…would be ouch. I did notice if I faced her, she got quiet and did not struggle. I talked softly too… I’m not sure if previous owners did that. When I face her away, then she struggles.
I have a reeves turtle. He is super skittish and whenever I walk up he puts his head all the way in his shell. I try to hold him a couple times a week and just put him on his rock and walk away. He is getting more used to it.
My turtle is pretty decent with handling. He tries to run but once you get him, he just tucks his limbs in but he’ll stick his head out and look around haha 😆
hey quick question, can a pink belly sideneck go in the same tank as a red eared slider i have the tank big enough for 2 turtles but don’t know if they would get along, btw love your turtlesss!!
The one behind me is a rack from the hardware store...the other one (on the 75) is made out of wood and came with the tank when I bought it second hand :)
I have a few questions about my turtle he is about 3 years old he is a red-eared slider he has a 55 gallon tank and lives by the window do I still have to give him a basking light and what type of basking platform should I use right now I have the suction cup platform and what should I feed him I'm feeding him turtle pellets and he also has live snails in the tank
He should still have a basking area with a heat lamp and UVB bulb because uv rays don't penetrate glass (through window, then thru aquarium glass he's getting zero UV which is important for shell and overall health). I would definitely recommend upgrading from the suction cup basking area to an above tank setup or making one out of pvc pipe, eggcrate, and zip ties. You want the turtle to be able to get completely dry. I feed my RES Mazuri brand aquatic turtle food and he loves it! I also offer dried Meal worms and shrimp to my ~1 yr old turtle.
Hi turtle girl! I have a musk turtle too that is about your turtles sizes and was wondering if that is a juvenile? I’m just wondering so I can know how often to feed my little guy 😁🐢
@@chowcobain6739 yeah since I’ve made that comment I’ve only ever taken him out twice since and that’s because of heresy wanting to see him. And both times he just hidden or tried desperately to claw his way off my hands. As he’s clearly uncomfortable I’ve just let him be in his tank
I have 2 turtles, one is aquatic (yellow ears) and the other one is not as much (the name is Kinosternon leucostomum) both adopted from a family who didn't take good care of them. I take both turtles out of their tanks every morning for them to be free in the patio and receive some sun. My aquatic turtle is like a dog and when he wants to come back inside he walks to the door and scratches it to let us know he's there lol, but yeah, they're pretty chill I just let them be haha
Do you keep your diamondback terrapin in fresh or brackish water? I’m interested in getting one someday but ive seen a lot of controversy about that little detail
My musk turtle is a hatchling but nonetheless a feisty one and always tries to bite at my fingers by stretching out his long neck or keeping my mouth open as if he’s about to bite😅
My turtle somehow knows when i need to take him out and just swims away from me...gotta reach my hand in and grab him. After that he’s pretty chill and happy
@@TheTurtleGirl Hi! I have a problem with my baby turtle, can you please help me? My turtle was sooo active when we got him! We kept him in a container with his other friends, but after a week he started not to move a lot. He does not eat anymore (atleast I think so) He sleeps A LOT half of the day! But he responds when I pet him, really not much but i'm really worried! Please give me tips! :(
@@yourinsecurities2261 I'm not sure if it's actually confirmed but it might be because he has tankmates idk tho. Did you get him first before his friends? He might have been by himself most of the time and then seeing other turtles made him sad. I'm not sure if it's true tho , try to do more research
Hi turtle girl! just a random question, is it okay if I keep my turtle tank water temperature to 91°F for my Hatchling Red eard slider? That's room temperature in here by the way.
Hello The Turtle Girl, I wanted to ask you about your aquarium, what are the dimensions? (Length, width and height) It looks super spacious and great for turtles! ❤️ 🐢
my pet reeve's turtle was very healthy when his tank water was very dirty but when i decided to filter it to make the water crystal clear he just got weaker and slowly died
Hi! I have a problem with my baby turtle, can you please help me? My turtle was sooo active when we got him! We kept him in a container with his other friends, but after a week he started not to move a lot. He does not eat anymore (atleast I think so) He sleeps A LOT half of the day! But he responds when I pet him, really not much but i'm really worried! Please give me tips! :(
@@yourinsecurities2261 oh no... please go to the store and get a uvb and heat bulb!!! they only said that to sell the turtle to you.. what size is your tank. and what kind of turtle do you have?
@@yourinsecurities2261 without you baby and heat your baby turtles Shell will get soft and soon it will die. turtles are a big commitment and can live a long time so if you’re willing to take care of them for at least 20 years please get a bigger tank for them or return the turtles
