I'll be honest, I bought my baby turtle on an impulse buy, but now he's in a 120 gal with canister filter and custom made 3d background living the good life
When she brought up over-feeding, she was referring to high-protein foods and treats. Lettuce, on the other hand, is fine to give to your turtle daily. You don't run the risk of making your turtle unhealthy by giving them a large abundance of greens; an adult would eat it throughout the day, and after a while, she would have to remove it.
Hi, I’m looking in to getting a red eared slider. And I’m just worried. Some people had said they where easy to take care of and and some said they where hard to take care of, but since you said you kept You turtle for that long would you say they are a good pet for people, and one more question are they aggressive. Thank you!
@@lilyyyyy442 he is really easy to take care of, feed him and change his filter and ur fine, I like to play with him too, he even lets me pet his head!
As an update, he passed away December 22nd 2019, we grew to be 15 years old. I got another baby one that I named Jr. To always remember my reptilian friend
Man i was literally like a minute in, when i was thinking that exact same thing. Maybe it’s the echo from the bathroom and i was fuck it this shit is annoying. Ahahah.
Most red eared sliders can live up to 45-60 years, most will not survive 2 years. Are you taking the best possible care of your red eared slider? Here are some signs you may not be: dld.bz/somesigns
Thanks for the information. I am a swimming pool service technician and found a Hypo Pastel Red Eared Slider inside a skimmer(an intake suction line) just swirling around... I got him out and he clung to my finger just huffing and puffing for about 5 mins (got some amazing photos haha) he was a hatchling less than a week old. I brought him home and stocked to the teeth on a setup. He was not eating at first and I was so scared. I bought a thermometer and did my research and once j brought the tank to the appropriate temp he started eating like a champ. I have only had him/her(not sure yet) for about 2 weeks now but am very hopeful for a long time caring and loving this beautiful rare turtle. Just thought I would share my first turtle story so far ahahaha 🐢😂😂😅
We just saved a red eared slider turtle from our pool today, we might keep him. My son's name is Leonardo and we've been looking into getting a pet. Trying to do my research before we decide if Donatello stays or gets released.
GOOGLE SEARCH PEOPLE! Do some proper research, there are great sites w tons of great info...why watch your turtle suffer while waiting for someone to respond here?
I'm 16 and I've raised my turtle ever since he was 5 inches, now he's 11 inches lol. The first advice I would say for someone who wants one of these turtles is there is no right size for a tank lmao. As long as your turtle can move freely and have a rock or log he can rest to dry up or just chill there. ( he has small-medium sized rocks in his tank) I usually give my turtle some dried shrimp, chopped strawberries, bananas, lettuce, green pellets, and dried worms every two days. I have a little kiddie pool I bought for him outside so he can get some sunlight. The thing I struggle with is cleaning his tank. When I'm done taking him out of the tank, my hands would be filled with lots of scratches. So that's kind of one of the iffy things of having a turtle lmao. I tried so many ways to carry him without him feeling all cautious but with my small hands...
I use rubber gloves (the kind you use to wash dishes) and use a small plastic container to put her in as soon as I take her out of the water and the. transfer her to a larger plastic container while I clean her tank
you don't need an aquarium, it better to build something that holds water to drink, eat and .... Something small, easy to clean every day with an stairway or bridge give the turtle a path to leave the "bath", my red eared slider mostly walks around the house and goes to kitchen if she needs a drink, you'll notice after some time when they wanna drink or something, as long as it always the same place!Your pet will become social, even follows you around, climbs on your feet, stick around you, even guards you while you sleep, it's pretty funny waking up and a turtle is watching or waiting for you.
+naturalyshocked I've had this happen and woke up to a pleasant suprise:) My female turtle who is a social butterfly climbed on my bed to wake me up,... Kinda sweet if you ask me. It felt like my dog from my childhood waiting for me to wake up!
I work for PetSmart, and I wish I could show this video to everyone. I'm sick of people bringing in baby turtles or just finding one and trying to put it into a bowl while I have a nearly full grown female (9") that lives in luxury. All of the lighting, greens, clean water, everything she could need.
It's hard to regulate the temperature by just putting the container in the window as you don't want the water becoming too hot but they need somewhere warm to bask and dry off completely.. Plus they either need direct sunlight or a UVB light to metabolize calcium. Without that,they will get metabolic bone disease and eventually die.
Well I hope my information in these vids helped a little and I think it's awesome that you saved the little guy. With a little research and understanding of their needs, they are not too difficult to take care of. The hardest part is making sure they have the correct habitat and are fed correctly.
At the time this was filmed (a few weeks after being rescued and until quite recently) he was kept in my oversized bath tub. The water was deep with no less than 60 gallons of water. I can also assure you he has a basking area!
It should be fine. Calcium powder should pretty much be the same for all reptiles unless it is fortified with something else that is especially for the gecko. Read the packaging really well and see if it says it can be used for other reptiles.
It just takes time and persistence. With my picky turtle, I offered green leaf lettuce and it worked. Romaine is no good, and neither is iceberg, so try to stick with red and green leaf for lettuce. Also turnip greens, dandelion leaves and anicharis plants work well as well but for convenience and affordability, red and green leaf lettuce is the way to go.
Turtles do like to scratch their shells. They find it pleasurable. It sounds like harmless fun and he enjoys playing with and moving the rock. If the rock is really heavy however, you might want to make sure he doesn't hurt himself or trap a hand or foot and may need to take it out. If it doesn't weigh much he will be fine as this sounds like normal behavior.
Oh they should be fine. They are just settling into their new environment and turtles can be quite skittish and nervous and take some time to adapt. It's good that you have somewhere for them to hide and have a break as you don't want to stress them out. If the water temperature is in the mid 70's and the basking area is around 85-90 that will eventually encourage them to bask but they may do this secretly. My turtle still basks in private. To get them to feed, you could tempt them with.....
Well, the way I feed mine is I keep vegetation in the tank most of the time like red or green leaf lettuce. Best to stay away from Romaine, Iceberg and spinach. Anacharis plants are good but expensive and the turtle will tear them up. I feed mine about 8 Reptomin sticks every two to three days and give him two to three dried crickets every other day or so. Also I like to give him the canned river shrimp for turtles, maybe 6 tiny shrimp twice a week. You have to watch the protein levels...
It is common for a turtle to throw up but not eating for almost a week is a cause for concern. If you can't tempt him with earthworms or his favorite treats,and he doesn't start eating in a day or two, he may need to go back to the vet or to a better vet who has experience with reptiles. I hope this helps. Let me know how he is and good luck :)
Yes you really should. It is so easy for a turtle to swallow some and if he does, it will get stuck in his digestive tract and most probably kill it. Gravel is very dangerous really. it's best to either leave nothing in the bottom or use much larger smooth stones no smaller than the turtles head. Hope this helps. Good luck!
They grow pretty slowly. He will probably go to full size by about age 8 or so. He will be fine in the 10 gallon tank for a little while. Maybe when he reaches about 3 inches in shell length you may want to upgrade. Just make sure you keep up with regular water changes and have a really good filter. Feeding protein based food every other day is good. He should have greens every day though to nibble on. Hope this helps.
You are doing really good! They absolutely love shrimp and carrot. Just make sure you are not over feeding him on shrimp as you don't want to over do the protein. Every three days is good with the shrimp. The lettuce is great, as long as it is red or green leaf and NOT romaine or iceberg. Make sure he is getting his calcium with some cuttlebone or mix a little calcium supplement powder for turtles in with his shrimp. Keep up the good work! Hope this helps!
To make it easy for you they sell starter kits at pet stores and even Walmart that have the tank, pump/filter.heat lamp, UVB lamp, basking areas, thermometers and food. Basically all you need for now is a 10 gallon tank minimum, water deeper than the turtle is wide, an area to climb out of easily to sit under a heat lamp and UVB lamp, clean, filtered and dechlorinated water and adequate food ie. protein based and vegetation. Hope this helps.
I am so glad the antibiotics seem to be working. Just make sure you give the turtle very small doses. If you haven't already, look online for recommended doses for turtles. You usually need a specialist veterinarian (if you live in the US, it's a Herp Vet).Do you have an aquatic turtle or a tortoise? Aquatic turtles need to be in water with a place to climb out and dry off when they want to under heat and UVB light. A tortoise however is a whole different set up. I hope he gets better soon.
+Samuel Marin That is probably a little too much. I feed mine protein foots like pellets and crickets every two to three days and I offer veggies every day :)
+Samuel Marin My turtle is 15 & I don't even feed him everyday. I got advice from a woman who has 1 of the oldest turtles of it's breed in captivity & she always gave me advice. She said they can go 3 days w/o eating & I often go longer depending on the time of year. Do what you think is best but I would really advise you to consider feeding less. Also the more you feed, the more they expect to eat I've noticed.
...(part 2) lights, filter and food for a reasonable price, Those are pretty good for a starter tank and will have almost everything you need for now. As he grows, he will shed his scutes on his shell and it's best to let them come off in their own time and not force it. Just watch out for infection or pinkness under the shell as that's bad. If you are still worried about the peeling, give me a good description of how it's peeling and I will try to help. I hope this helps and good luck!
Our turtle lives with a bunch of fish, so we have a LED strip light on 24/7. We got a UVB light that gives off a bunch of heat, and the turtle loves this thing, but mostly at night. We left it on 24 hours, and the turtle was basking on/off from 10pm to 8am. He spends most of the day in the water, chasing the fish. My question is: Is it safe/healthy for us to have 24 hour lighting? The turtle seems to prefer basking when we sleep. I tried a night lamp with similar heat, but the turtle didn't bask at night with this on.
You are doing really good. You could always add dried crickets or canned shrimp for turtles so switch it up a little for a occasional treat. They love red or green leaf lettuce the most and also turnip greens. For a really rare treat, he might enjoy some some strawberry and carrot as well.
I've watched several of your videos and my goodness you're awesome. I work at a pet shop so I can appreciate you giving people all this awesome information!
Congrats on getting a new pet turtle!Yes you do need a heat lamp.It is the only way for the turtle to regulate his body temperature.They go into the water to stay cool and go under the light to warm up.The reason your turtle is staying in the water and not basking is because there isn't any heat or reason to get up there.Don't have the heat lamp too close as you want it warm, not too hot.I would avoid spinach and maybe give him red leaf lettuce instead.The other foods are fine.Hope this helps.
You could try not giving the turtles pellets and shrimp for four or five days and only offer lettuce and veggies and see if when they are pretty hungry they nibble. Just float some leaves in the tank for a few days. Hope this helps.
They can eat as many greens as they would like but any protein foods such as pellets and crickets and such, every two to three days and once on those days. make sure they have good lighting and a calcium supplement as well. I will be doing a red eared slider diet video soon as well.
I am glad to hear that you love animals as much as I do. I just want to share what I have learned about turtles as they can be tricky to keep and have their needs met. I have a 40 Gallon breeder tank for my RES at the moment but he was in my bath tub when this video was shot lol.
Still a baby. They are an adult when the shell length is 4-5 inches and fully grown when a male reaches 6-8 and a female 12-14 inches in shell length. They can have veggies all the time and protein based food every three days or so. Romaine isn't very nutritious. You should try Red or Green Leaf Lettuce instead.
+Mountain-Dick (Meme-Boi) Ahh yes. Releasing it where I've seen tons of of other Red Ears will guarantee its death. I live in the South. I see them everywhere.
A male slider will be easier to keep as they don't grow as large as the females. The male probably would bully her as it would he his territory and when she matures he will bully her also for wanting to mate. Turtles are really tricky to pair. The easiest thing to do if you don't want to breed but really want two turtles, is buy two males together that seem used to each other and have a calm personality or buy two separate tanks but that will be double the expense. Hope this helps.
Turtles can actually go up to two weeks without eating and be fine. So I would cut out the pellets to every three to four days and have veggies like green or red leaf lettuce in there all the time. Maybe a leaf or two, and change it if it goes slimy. Mine won't touch slimy lettuce. And just keep trying that for a few weeks. I am sure they will eventually try the greens and realize they ain't so bad. Let me know how they do. :)
......worms or canned shrimp for turtles that you can buy from petsmart or petco. They shouldn't be able to resist that even if they go to eat it when you leave the room. Always have some red or green leaf lettuce floating about to nibble on them as veg should always be available. Don't over do it on the shrimp or worms as you really need to watch their protein levels also. I hope this works and turtle can go a week or so without food so try not to worry too much. Hope this helped.
They tend not to like the taste of Java Moss and Java fern as it is really bitter. They might bite on it occasionally but they soon leave it alone because of the taste.
My turtle is only responding to the pellets that contained other ingredients. I tried to give it other types of food like veggie n shrimp but it refuses. What should I do? Plz reply
When they are young they tend to prefer to eat more meat-like food (cooked chicken, crickets, fish, pellets, etc). As they grow older they will appreciate veggies and fruits more and more (watercress, spinach, pineapple, etc but my turtles love TOMATOES!!)
He's eating, that's a great start. A lot of people take days to tempt a new turtle to eat. Make sure he has plenty of greens to nibble on. Sounds like he will be very well taken care of. Good luck and if you have any more questions, please don't hesitate to ask! :)
So far it sounds like you are doing good. Make sure the rocks inside the tank are not small enough to eat though as that is dangerous. If he is eating some what that's a good start. Turtles can be very shy eaters when they are in new surroundings. Canned shrimp for turtles (which you can get from any pet store) or even garden earthworms are usually irresistible so they can help get him to eat more too. If you can, pet stores usually have starter kits for turtles that come with tank and ...
Please help! My 2 turtles only want to eat protein, worms, shrimps. When I bought them they were identical but one grew much bigger than the other. This bigger one one can take pieces of banana and grapes but the other doesnt even look at them. She only wants to eat protein. I've tried giving them lettuces and nothing, not even a bite. They are also not fan of the turtle food, the one that comes mixed with balls, warms and shrimps, they only eat the worms and shrimp and the balls are left behind. I dont know what to do here and I'm scare they get sick for their diet. Please help!
The larger turtle is out competing the other for food. Sepatrate them or feed them at different ends of the tank to be sure they each get a fair share. What kind of turtles? How old?
Fine sand is more than fine to use. It could make it difficult to clean the tank but it's good to use. Stay away from gravel. They may swallow gravel by accident causing a blockage and killing them. Large smooth rocks are good to use as they are easy to clean. For me, I prefer nothing at all in the bottom as it makes it so much easier to take care of and just decorate with large rocks and plants. Hope this helps :)
+Marcos Salmeron My turtle babies are in water during the day and sleep in warm beds at night They have fleece blankets :) They wake up at 6am and then they get breakfast and go for a swim. I'm so glad you take yours out at night. Be careful it doesn't fall off the bed.
You can always buy a big storage container. One from walmart or so forth and keep him in that. They are large in size and very cheap and use that while you save for a better set up. Just keep the water very clean and dechlorinated and provide an area where he can climb out and dry off completely under a warm lamp. He will also need a UVB light as well to bask under. Good luck!
Sometimes when turtles are nervous they will try to hide at the bottom for a while and stay there. See if she stays in one spot or if when left alone she starts to swim around. In the most extreme case, if the turtle is older with metabolic bone disease or starved that may make the turtle weak and unable to swim but that would be an extreme case, Give the turtle about 5 minutes alone and see if she starts to swim.
Apples as a treat should be fine. They have a lot of sugar so once a week should be suffice. I am not sure what fluttering means? Can you explain the question with a little more detail?
He can eat all the veggies he can. As long as you stick to the low phosphorous kind like red and green leaf lettuce, turnip greens, and so forth. Spinach and romaine is a bad idea. Pellets should be given every other day whilst he is a hatchling as you need to make sure he doesn't have too much protein but he needs a little to grow. Make sure he has a good calcium supplement too and access to a warm basing area with UVB light.
A turtle outwardly showing signs of over feeding will seem to grow faster than their shell, body mass seems to increase in a strange looking way and his shell may start to pyramid. Pyramiding is when the shell deforms into pointy scutes and is irreversible and sometimes deadly. Good for you that you recognized the mistakes in the turtles diet. Make sure the turtle has an almost constant supply to vegetation and throw protein in as regular treats. Hope this helps. Good luck!
The eye swelling may have something to do with the water quality. If you have been keeping the water really clean and doing regular water changes, it may be another underlying problem. As for the lettuce, Romaine and Iceberg have little to no nutritional value but green leaf and red leaf have a lot of vitamins they need. Red leaf being the most nutritional. Hope this helps. :)
He may be settling into his new environment and that can effect his appetite a lot. Try enticing him to eat with things he can't resist like earth worms and canned shrimp for turtles. That usually works as mine was the same when I first got him and earth worms did the trick. Let me know how it goes. Good luck.
I would get the turtle set up in a proper tank with a filter as soon as, so they can settle in. For a really small turtle, Petco have a really good starter tank that comes with everything you need for your first baby turtle and I think it's not too badly priced for what it comes with. You will need to change it in a couple of years when he grows but whilst he is small, its pretty good.
If you have two then yes it will be 80 gallons. Or two seperate tanks. If you have a really really good filter and keep the water very clean you could get away with a 60 gallon for two 4 inch turtles but it's not really recommended.
It does sound like color change as baby RES have green shells and they turn brown, gold and black as they get older. As long as the shell isn't white or pink in places, it should be fine.
I bought 2 RES when they were the size of a quarter and had them for 19 years. I fed them floating sticks, live guppies or goldfish and frozen beef heart as a treat. There names were Chewy and Gordo.
....Also a good calcium supplement is good. I get a Zoomed powder one that I dip the crickets in. I also give him cuttlebone as well but to be honest I never see him eat that. I know some turtles eat carrots and strawberries for a rare treat but mine wont touch them, He's rather tear a lettuce leaf apart. What are you feeding yours the moment? I hope this helps. :)
I just use river rocks (much bigger than his head) but small enough to hold down some of my plants. The rest of my tank is just the glass surface, so yes it's much easier to clean.
Can you tell me a bit more about their situation? Are they babies or did you just get them? How is their tank set up etc? How are they behaving? That would help me give you a better answer.
Some red eared sliders have yellow markings and in rare cases they have no markings. If both turtles have no ear markings at all, they may not be red eared sliders.
Just keep trying. Cut down the meat and always have veggies and other things on offer. They will, over time, eventually go for the other things. It took a while to get my turtle to eat green and red leaf lettuce but he eventually did and now every time I drop some in the tank, he eats it straight away.
Hi! I just found your channel! Thank you so much for it . I'm the proud new mommie of a new baby just like yours and I love him so much. Thanks for the helpful hints and advice. I'll follow you from now on! :)
Turtles can take a few weeks to settle into a new environment. They can be quite nervous and not eat for a week in some cases. I have a video on my channel called How To Get your Turtle To Eat and it works for me with my rescues. Hope that helps.
Turtles do really well alone. If you want to keep more than one together they should grow up as babies together but they can still fight for food and things. They are really territorial and can be aggressive to each other. As for feeding alone, she might be less stressed if left by her self to eat in the beginning.
I adopted my slider, and he was eating pellets mostly when I got him, but I introduced meal worms, and krill, and shrimp and now he will only eat the pellets if I withhold his feeding. He does love carrots, and swiss chard though so that is a relief.
He should be fine in there for a week or so. You can dig up some garden worms too for free food in the meantime as well. You could look online and see if there's a rescue place for turtles that may take him or ask some local veterinarians if they know of anywhere that would take him. You could also advertise to re-home him but need to make sure he will be going to a caring and knowledgeable owner. I rescue dogs also lol. Hope this helps and let me know how you do.
Ive had a red earred slider for around 6-7 years now since i was 5 and we used gravel but he ate peices and pooped them out so we havent been using it for around 5 years now we usally feed him the little green turtle pellets every day or other day and he's in a twenty gallon tank im now doing research for the guy since i was so young when we got him and didnt know anything so hopefully he can have a batter life :)
aww he may have shell rot. I hope he doesn't but white spots on the shell usually means this. Are you keeping the water clear and clean and does he have a nice warm place to climb out and dry off? also is he getting enough calcium and UVB light? Try to get him to a vet as soon as possible as he will die from shell rot if he has that. Also research on line about shell rot just to get familiar with it. I really hope he gets better. Keep me posted on how hes doing. Good luck!
I agree with you on the gravel, I am a Vet Tech and have worked in an exotic clinic... I have assisted on numerous surgeries removing pelleted gravel from their digestive system. the problem is not just ONE piece of gravel, but when they pick up a mouthful or start being obsessive a bout eating the gravel, then it blocks them up! We recommend decorative rocks larger than they can swallow. Gravel dose NOT help, but hinder their digestion - ANY VET with knowledge of turtles knows that...
My slider I recused. He got flung with a weed wacker and my brother thought his shell was a cool rock so he put him in his pocket. He popped out in the truck and we nursed back to health and he has been in our family since.
