some helpful links to a few things I use for my painted turtle :) Aquatic Turtle Kit ► kit.co/the_TurtleGirl/aquatic-turtle-kit FOOD Kit ► kit.co/the_TurtleGirl/aquatic-turtle-food-kit Safe Veggies List ► bit.ly/safeveggiesforturtle
@SmoovCat yesss I love that they live for many years!!🥰 there’s the thing tho I hope I’m doing things right. I’m a first time turtle owner and didn’t know anything about how to care for one I’ve been investing all there is to know since I got my sweet Leonardo 🐢❤️
To build on what she said, I still have the red-eared sliders I got in 1994. I love my turtles, but often don't recommend them as pets for your kids unless you're willing to own them yourself.
We've had red eared sliders since I was 4. We started with two, but one passed away a year ago. My parents neglect the one we have left, and now that I am an adult, I have decided to take his care into my own hands. This video was very helpful, and I can't thank you enough :)
I was supposed to be “turtle sitting” a slider for two weeks, ended up keeping her, knowing NOTHING about turtles, I quickly realized she had shell rot, was in a 20 gallon tank that was WAY too small for her, couldn’t fit on her basking area… now I have a slider because I refused to give her back. Now she has a much much bigger tank, a proper basking area, proper food, and the shell rot is treated. Thank you for your page!!
That’s a cute little poem! It’s going to stick in my head! I’ll say it about my turtles! I’m not first I’m not last But when the food drops in I sure swim fast!
I'm so happy I found you, Turtle Girl! My cat found a baby slider (2" long) in our screened in pool patio. Don't know how he got there. That was 5 years ago. "Ninja" is now 7" long & we are on our 4th tank. He loves his 70 gallon tank. He's super sociable & comes to the glass to greet our family & friends. But I feel he & I have a special connection😊 My husband & I are 75, so we have willed him to my son. Thanks for your great videos!❤
I have two males together for 7 years never attacked eachother. I just witnessed an accidental snap at the others front foot only once while feeding. They love eachother and sometimes do a red ear slider dance with eachother.
Omg mine too except I think mine’s a female and male ( idk their a baby but the breeder said that but now I think they are same gender) and they do the same thing
@@kfc_heroes Can’t tell until they mature. I bought my boys as “mix hatchlings” but ended up with two males. Males do it with each other to assert dominance. Usually the bigger guy wins as default.
Yes mine go face to face and do this thing with their hands. Like dancing … it’s great to watch. I video it all the time like what are they doing??? It’s like 5 very fast up and down waves then lift their arms and repeat. Wish I could upload the video of them here.
My wife recently came home with two red eared slider hatchlings to surprise our kids. A very sweet surprise, but unfortunately no idea what she got us into when getting them. Either way, they're home now and I'm doing as much research I can to make sure we can take care of them. Although this video is a couple years old, it's been a huge help. I just didn't realize the scale of what's needed to take care of these animals.... and we have two. Need to figure out spacing for either two tanks, or one huge one. Especially after finding out the sex of both of them. Everyone, wish me luck!
We got our red ear slider at petco and my husband had a painted turtle when we got married so we knew the just of taking care of them our red ear slider (Gizmo) lol begs and comes to me when I have food he allows me to hold him And pet his head and under his neck my husband however he opens his mouth hisses at my husband 😂 we love our little guy! Love all of your videos!!!
I got surprised with a baby red eared slider yesterday and this information helped a lot thank you. Also it's hysterical seeing a little hatchling in a 20 gallon tank lmfao.
Watching this cause my mom foolishly bought a turtle for my sister,and as A older brother who doesnt want my sister sad I am learning to keep it best So thank you Im trying my best
You forgot to mention in your basking section, that they must have artificial sunlight bulbs(full uva/uvb rays) for the health of the turtle...very important!
Around 6:35 seconds in she talks about it. And you do want both one heats the other helps them see and gives keeps their shells healthy. In a short way to say it.
I found two painted turtles in a mud “puddle/pond” so I put them both in the tank since they were already together. They’re doing great. The little one chills on top of the bigger one.
Great video!! I have had my girl for 36 yrs. I don’t know how old she is because she has not grown very much if at all. I bought her from a pet store for my son. She is mine now. I love her so much!!! 🐢❤️
i was at a covered bridge in New Hampshire, and a couple red eared were sitting on a rock sun bathing. I had seen them at the pet store but never in a river
If it was a pair of red eared sliders--there are a bunch of turtles in the northeast that can look pretty similar--they're invasive and drive out native species by taking habitat and food. Probably originated from someone not wanting their pet turtle anymore. It's really unfortunate. :(
Good job with the video! Had my turtle for over 15 years. Although... she destroyed nearly ALL of my fish. Including cichlids and super fast smaller fish. Pleco was the only one that lasted 10 years in the tank with her but he had a stressful life.
Thank you for this I'm going to fig deeper I just got a rescue slider, mine ate greens we gave him. He is doing good and this video completely helped us out
Thank you Teacher #TurtleGirl . You are Assume ! My Turtle is Shellie 12yrs old , 10 inches red ear 80 gal tank be mostly free roam in my Home & yard .
Wow so excited to watch all your videos. I have had my red eared slider for... idk 15-20 years? started as a hatchling. Moved from PA->OH->AZ->UT-> and where ever life will take us! She is quite a diva.
I rescued my painted turtle 6 years ago. I was raking my lawn and what felt like a stone hit my leg, I looked down to see a little turtle the size of a quarter upside down on his back. It was late in the fall and was close to snowing and I was concerned when I was 14 that he was gonna die, so he became my turtle. His name is Arty.
This was a very helpful video. I bought a small aquarium (10 gallon) from Facebook market yesterday and saw a slider (about 6-8 inches) being kept in another 10 gallon. I had an empty 55 at home and offered to take the turtle off their hands.
I am SO glad I came across your channel. I have spent all day and night doing research on my little red-eared slider and this has helped me so much. I feel much more confident in caring for her, and the turtle kit was also very helpful. Thank you very much!
The lake in the middle of my neighborhood is full of painted turtles and snappers...been catching them for almost 40yrs...as a kid I’d catch them as babies, keep them a couple weeks to learn about them, then set them free...I have one named Sampson that I found injured on the rd when he was a baby...he’s now 30yrs old and going strong
Have had my Eastern Painter Speedy for 30 years. Definitely didnt know much about them at 5 yrs old. Been in small tanks with not enough water or even light. Ive since learned a lot and amd in the process of redoing the tank yet again. I know it may have been rough but he's still kickin . I would love to know how old he really is.
Wow! This guide is great! I have a Yellow Bellied Slider, (Similar to the Red Eared Slider-) she's around 2 or 3, and she's doing great. I personally have a fish option that has worked for me is the Buenos Aires Tetra. They're schooling fish (I have 4, but I reccomend more if the tank is larger than a 15 gal-), they live in the same temperature water as Red Eared Sliders, and they're fast and small. My turtle did try to eat them at first, but she warmed up to them, and they swim all around eachother now.
I just got a eastern painted turtle like a week ago and he’s just chill as hell and barely moves a lot but he’s cool! I’m scared I’ll be bad at keeping em healthy and enjoying his life.
Greatttttt I feel terrible 😞 I’ve been doing it alllllll wrong 😢my poor baby 🐢 !!!! Thank you sooooo much for sharing. You have possibly saved her life.
I have 2 eastern painted coming to me tomorrow. I have the tank all set up and looking good. I have been watching your videos to get ready. Thank you very much
I’m getting back into turtles again found a hatchling res and have set up my old 120gallon tank for him and needed a refresher and this was helpful! But I do need to say when I had turtles before I had 16 in this tank at once! 9 juvenile res 2 adult res 1 Mississippi map 2 musk and 2 painted turtles and they all were great friends and never showed any aggression I guess it’s just in who your turtles are!
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You are so passionate about turtles and reptiles, and it’s so cute and fascinating to watch and hear you talk about them. Just found one of your videos , was hooked, and subscribed. I started binge watching your videos. I have a red eared slider. Trying to vamp up my care and learn more about my turtle! Came to the right channel for it. Thank you so much for your knowledge and help! :)
I recently got 2 female red eared sliders about 2 months ago! They are about 2 inches in length and I have them in a 75 gallon and they are doing so awesome! They are so active and healthy! You’re videos were a lifesaver! I swear I’ve watched them all 10 times before getting my babies!
thanks for the great playlist! I have learned so much from watching your videos The Turtle Girl! i was just told that i can get a Turtle! just have to do my research on the turtle and save up now!
I can't thank you enough for ALL your informative videos. I really wanted to get a turtle but I didn't want to stick it in an empty 20 gallon tank and call it good. NOT good!! LOL But the more research I did, the more confused and worried I got. Go figure right?! So I slowed down, went back to the basics, compared your videos with a couple other youtube turtle owners I could trust and after months of research I am finally the proud momma of 2 hatchling Pink Belly Sidenecks. It's your fault TurtleGirl. and I will forever be grateful for your inspiration, knowledge and willingness to spend countless hundreds of hours helping us be the best turtle parents we can be.
You’re fabulous!!! I love what you bring up that many of these turtles because their wild areas are so wide/diverse, that they can survive and thrive in a range of habitat. You’re so educated and you present the material directly and efficiently! Best turtle video!! Thanks!!
This was so helpfull thanks! Do I still need to feed my turtles if they are begging for food even after I just fed them? They give me the idea that im underfeeding them😂 pls help! 🤣
Thank you for this video so much and the pinned comment I'm getting a red eared slider turtle soon 👍 🐢 and now I can be prepared for his care. Thanks a lot! 🥺 🙏.
My baby red eared slider is Constantly begging for food and turns away from one pellet but eat the same type of pellet in a different spot of his tank ,but he totally melts my heart because he is adorable
Thank you I have a red slider who is eight years old I was pretty young when we got him He used to be a family pet but my family just gave it to me now I am learning how to take care of it
I've had 2 males were given to me as babies for 15 years. I kept them together for over ten years before I saw any aggressive behavior toward each other. I watched it escalate over the next few years, but was reluctant to separate them because they've always known each other, and not much else... One day I watched one take a chunk out of the other's neck. I separated them immediately and never put them back together. Luckily it wasn't too deep and he was able to heal from it, I'm so grateful it wasn't more serious.
I have 10 red eared sliders living in a big fresh water reservoir with basking areas and a variety of fish so they can hunt as well. Some of them are over 30 years old. I bought three small ones for my daughter as pets. Now after all those years they’ve grown like 10 inches long. So I’ve known them for half my life. I’m 60 now. The rest are adopted by us throughout the years.
My little southern painted is big enough to move to my outdoor pond and he loves it and when I take home out some times to walk on the grass if my dogs are laying down he will crawl on their backs and sunbath with them
I really wish more people would watch these videos before getting any kind of pet. I used to have 2 sliders, male and female, but we had to give them to my mom's sister since we had to move and couldn't keep them. That happened about 4 years ago. I visited her the other day and I was horrified. She keeps them in a small tub that's basically twice the size of the big female. They have literally nothing in it except for some filthy, shallow water. Not even a basking light, and they're only being fed dry shrimp. She put them in the balcony, where she and her husband usually smoke, besides the fact that it's pretty cold outside. I'm trying to convince my mom to get them back, but that might take a while.
You helped me get my midland Smidge to eat when I first brought him home 3 years ago...u told me to soak his pellets in tuna juice, and I was so delighted when it worked.! Now he’s in a 75 gal tank, and eats anything I put in front of him- including my fingers! 😜Anyway, great , thorough vid!
I've had my red ear slider Jeffy since he was a hatchling (I was about 9 years old when I got him) and he's currently 24 years old. We grew up together and I couldn't ask for a better pet.
I got a baby painted turtle about a year ago and started him off with a 10 gallon when he was the size of a quarter basically. Once he started swimming more I found a free 75 gallon tank that is now his forever home he absolutely loves it. It was funny watching him at the begging he was so small. We would loose him in it and not be able to see him from a distance since he was so small. But he’s growing Nicely into it
You’re awesome, thank you! We’re babysitting but wanted to make sure we did everything right and now we’re considering adopting a rescue turtle (is that a thing?). Anyway, great work and thank you!
OMG you're a life-saver. I've had my red-eared slider for 4 years now and he's healthy as can be b/c I've learned so much from your videos. Thanks so much. I have one question: do I have to cut my male turtle's claws? They're kind of long, but it's never bothered him :/ Thanks!
Thank you for the info! I'm getting a western painted turtle by next week and was thinking if it is a must to get a partner for him. Now my question is answered. Thank you 😃
Thank you so much! This is awesome! In about a year I am getting a lemon lime albino slider and a red ear slider this was so helpful. I am currently doing all my homework since I haven't owned one in many years. If anyone has in helpful tips or comments please leave them below.
Hi sorry to bother you, firstly thank you so much for all this information! My uncle saw a painted turtle get dropped off at the side of the road by its owners. My uncle gave it to me to take care of, so I've been doing research and that's how I came across your videos, they are all really helpful, so thank you. I need some advice, my turtle isn't really eating a lot, whenever I try to feed him by hand he'll swim away, so I usually leave the food floating in his tank, but he'll usually only eat a little bit of it. I initially thought it was cause he's stressed out by the new environment environment/tank, but I'm not sure
When i was a kid i used to catch and keep baby turtles as pets. At one time i had a baby red ear slider, common slider, Mississippi map turtle, baby stimkpot turtle, softshell turtle, and baby alligator swapping turtle all in same huge tank. Now Alligator snappers are protected and illegal to possess, but as a kid i had alot of interest in them. Also had box turtles among snakes and lizards and salamanders. I never seen a painted turtle here, i think im on the edge of where they naturally live.
