The ULTIMATE RED EARED SLIDER + AQUATIC TURTLE Care Guide 

Hands down the best care guide I’ve seen, you know what you’re talking about

I have two snappers I rescued after seeing your video with baby Groot. They’re definitely the coolest turtles imo

7:10 😂 this is no good for me : spits it out

Amazing video so much information and knowledge no doubt this is going to blow up and save many turtle lives 🙏🐢

My mom had bought 2 red eared sliders when I was around 11-12 and I’m 26 now. One of them died in like a year, but the remaining one has survived until now. He/she has definitely had a tough life in small tanks and not enough water to swim. Not saying we haven’t been trash owners, but we really knew nothing about them and they were being readily sold on the streets in these tiny little tanks with barely any water, and people especially those with children just buy them up left and right and keep them in those hand sized carrying “tanks” their whole lives. They always come in pairs too, so imagine how constricted that must have felt for them. In fact, we had kept ours in there until one died and the other “outgrew” it. But even then, we only moved it to a goldfish bowl, then to a 10 gallon tank after seeing it pop its head out the bowl and almost climbing out of it, and finally to a bucket after it cracked the plastic on that one. I’m just now realizing how awful they must have had it and it’s amazing one is still alive after all these years. I had tried feeding it greens many years ago without success, so I definitely will be giving the tuna a try and I’m going to need to buy that pond you have. It will need to slowly learn how to swim, but I hope its remaining years will be much better than his earlier ones.

Love the vids keep it up

Awesome video! I like making videos like this too, thanks for being a great inspiration!

I love this as someone who just adopted a first red ear slider rescue this has helped answer so many. I watched u for so long and when I saw this perfect

I have a matta matta turtle I love her. I started her in a 40 gallon as well and it’s just about time for an upgrade

Great info! I truly hope people watch and listen!

I just rescued a baby red-eared slider! It was outside my classroom - I'm a teacher! I have no idea how to take care of reptiles, so I've been studying up! This was helpful, thank you

Absolutely love what you guys do thank you again

Amazing care guide, thank you for educating :)

Great video! I have 2 RES that I’ve had to separate due to aggression. They now have a 400L aquarium each 😄 a video on aquatic plants safe for them would be awesome!

Thank you so much for this great video.

We rescued a hatchling from the birds at a park when he was the size of a quarter, his name is Leonardo! It's been 3 months and we absolutely adore him. We never knew turtle's were so smart, have such funny personalities and can recognize their human parents. He wakes us up every morning doing a little turtle dance moving back and forth at the front of his tank staring at us until we wake up and feed and talk to him. So far we have kinda winged it as far as his tank, diet and how to care for him goes. Neither of us knew anything about turtle's. We enjoyed your video, want to follow and still have a few ?'s cause we love Leo so much and want him to be happy so badly. We aren't even sure he is a red ear slider, he looks exactly like one but no red ear? He used to eat worms (live meal worms) for about 2 weeks now he won't touch them is that normal and okay? We have a submersible heater it stays 82 in his tank but he's always right by the heater I worry he too is cold? He has been offered treats ( floating shrimp balls- he is supposed to chase and he takes a nibble every once in a while but has no interest in them really)! He doesn't bask at all even though he has a cool waterfall and basking area under a basking light. Also I'm still a lil confused about their lighting...now I have 3 lights a daytime, a blue night time & a basking light...is that sufficient for him if so how long with each light? Please advise and thank you for loving turtle's like our Leonardo... btw my name is Jenelle I'm using my fiances act.

Been waiting for this!

I have 4 red eared sliders they are awesome!

Such inspiring! I have 3 turtles, they are getting bigger and may need an upgrade to their home. You showed me some ideas to the tank

Love this !

I have a yellow bellied slider name leo . 2 years ago I was in Florida and you know they have plenty of gift shops that sell hermit crabs and souvenirs. I saw Leo in a 20 gallon tank with 12-15 of his siblings stacked up on each other on a small platform . The tank was sitting at the cash register. I asked the owner how much was a turtle . He said $20 and came with pellets in a sandwich bag and plastic container (the ones you put hermit crabs in). I didn’t really know anything about turtle but I took him home in Texas . Bought a tank and filter for $40 on OfferUp . Went to pet smart to get his proper lights and food 🐢 I’m still learning by watching these videos so thank you 💖

I have a 13 year old Male red eared slider. He is about 6.5 inches. He lives in a 75g tank with an above tank basking area and a 150g external canister filter. He really likes his aquatic plants in his enclosure . I like to give him water lettuce, water hyacinth, a mixture of different pellets, shrimp crickets and worms as treats

First time checking out the channel . I want to put my 2 cents in . Pet stores are there to make money . Some have very good info and some dont . Its still the buyers responsible to do there research . If you get a animal of any kind you take the best of care for it . You made the choice and commitment to the animal . Put your adult pants on and raise it with the proper care .

Brilliant video

Where did the intro goooo? :(

temperatures and light schedule?

I have a red eared slider

I have a 3 month old baby western painted turtle. Was in a ten gallon. But I just bought him a 40 gallon filled up half ways. Till he gets bigger

cool

Great video. Keep up the great work. I have an issue I hope you could advise me on how to resolve. I have an eastern painted turtle that I rescued 20 years ago. He was injured and would no longer survive in the wild, so I took him to a small animal vet, got him fixed up and cared for him for almost two years until he was back to 100%. I have him in a 75 gallon tank, with 45 gallons of water and provisions for him to bask. All has been good for the 20 years, until my 16 year old Rena XL canister filter died. I then purchased a Marineland canister filter, which worked well but I kept having leaking issues. So I replaced it with a Fluval 407 canister filter. I have had the Fluval for four months and I cannot get the water to clear. It appears to be a biological bloom issue. I have checked everything and have tried desperately to resolve this problem. The water test great, all the parameters like nitrate, nitrite, ammonia, etc.... are all fantastic. Its just the water is a white colored cloudy. There is no foul odor, the filter pump seams to circulate well and nothing has been changed with the aquarium set up beyond the filter. I have done partial water changes and full water changes, with no resolution. 3-4 days after doing a full water change the water is cloudy again. There is no gravel on the bottom of the aquarium and no plants. I feed him the same turtle pellets and dried turtle treats that he has been eating all 20 years. I have inspected the filter assembly to make sure there is no issue causing the water to bypass the filter stages. All good. I have also added a submersible polishing filter in the tank, still no improvement. I decided to let the water circulate thru the filter longer, before doing another water change. So it has been 3 1/2 weeks since my last water change and I have added biological bacteria supplement to the tank twice a week. Still cloudy. Please help. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

Hi am building a koi raised pond.and tutrle pond..u gave me some good ideas..thanks

What is the plant that you mentioned at the 7:15 mark? Where can I buy it?

Luckily found you on the channel, thanks for sharing all great tips red eared slider turtle, but i wanted breed them how , what should i prepare and how to protect their eggs ? Hope to see you make some video..

I have 3 turtles, a yellow belly, soft shell, and a baby snapper

Awesome info. Where did your new intro go??

0:32😂😂😂😂

I like turtles

I'm worried about my male. He's trying to breed with his filter. He flirts with his plants. Should I get him a female or can he be happy with his filter girlfriend?

Some of the face tapping between turtles could also be mating behavior. Unless of course its two males. LOL

how to handle a 25cm red slider turtle? I have two turtles of the same size..my plan is to make a pond..it's just that there is no idea for the pond..any idea?

At one point in Facebook groups I was seen a post everyday people rehoming a red eared slider. Pretty sad but at least stores are not selling them anymore.

So they are like bearded dragons ? When they turn into an adult they eat mostly greens ???

How do I get my turtle I adopted to eat greens! He doesn’t like them

I have a map turtle and a southern painted turtle hatchling. I bought them because they don’t get huge. It’s sad that pet stores around where I live only sell red eared sliders. They get too big for what most people can handle.

Hi there. My daughter was gifted a little turtle in a tiny tank.. we live in Arizona so I was wondering if it’d be too hot to keep the turtle in a larger tank outdoors?

Where can you get heaters?

I have 2 babes red eye slider, today they have 1,5 inch dia. I plan to build outdoor pond. What do you think about Lenmna minor as biological water treatment? Are those Lenma minor safe if eaten by red eye slider?

Can red ears eat mulberry leaf? Someone told me tortoises eat those leaves and I have a mulberry tree, so is it safe for red ear to eat those?

I have 2 red slider turtles .

What size tank required for full grown red eared slider and sorry for asking again if i missed...do they need other red eared slider in the same tank or they just fine with being single inside the tank. Thanks

How long can red eared sliders live? Google says 20+ years but I know a few people who claim they have 50+ year old Red eared sliders. Is this possible?

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What type of turtle is in the thumbnail?

Red eared slider (correction).

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