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- čas přidán 25. 07. 2024
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Hey Turtle Nerds! Today I decided to go over what, how much, and when to feed your turtle! Thanks so much for watching :) Make sure to follow me on my social media platforms and consider subscribing if you enjoyed the video!
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You are by far the most informed person on YT that i have found so far doing videis on turtle care. I really appreciate your work and will be making such much needed changes for my turtles. Thank you!
Thank you so much!!!! That means a lot to me 😊😊
My turtle mostly eats pellets, mealworms, and crickets. I've tried giving him other things - lettuce, grapes, carrots. He's scared of them, and either retreats to his shell or swims away as fast as he can. The most I've been able to do is get him to smell a grape and lettuce, which he promptly denied. He's going on 16 years old.
😂😂😂 some turtles are stubborn as can be!!!
Same!
My turtle is still pretty young but you should see how quickly it can devour any sort of meat😂
3y
@@franchescafeliciano4043 years?
I try feeding my turtle in a bin so her tank doesn't get dirty, so when I give her a fruit or veggie she try's to get out the bin 😂😂
I'm digging the vids man. I've got a new speicies of turtle I want now thanks to you. Keep up the great work
Thank you so much!!!! Terrapins are fantastic :)
@@DanTheTurtleMan_ just watching again.such good information in catching new stuff every time I research a video. 👍 cant wait to get my new diamonds . ✌
I have learned so much more from watching this entire video (so that i could learn more about my red eared sliders) than I have ever learned in any other turtle vid that ive watched
Hey did a experiment on feeding my new DBT. Was feeding my reef tank and had some Silversides left over and a light bulb went off duhhh feed some to the two girls. So they ate 6 each three gulps each 4 inch long silversides. Will monitor intake but only have had them a couple weeks so get them plumped up for next springs breeding just need to find a male. Doing the Shrimp thing and will check with a friend might be able to get a hold of some small crabs for good price. LOVE it. Been getting other fish food through a good source for years via Ebay Blackworm company in CA. They have a aswome turtle blend they take all kinds of food brands and custom blend them. Check out their PACU blend its off the Hook!
Ochibason awesome my friend!!! Glad all is going well :)
Got my first northern dbt a few months ago and your videos have been real helpful. Thanks and God bless you
Glad I could help 😊
I said it upon the first video. You are the best. I especially appreciate how comprehensive and thorough you are in all things concerned with "Turtle Time & Care." You speak with a respectful level of authority without translating as condescending. Well done.
💡You have now increased my ➕knowledge and ➕understanding on the importance of a varied well balanced diet 💡
Thank you for the kind words Taylor 😊😊😊 Comments like yours are the reason I do this
You truly have the best turtle care videos and have helped me learn to be a better turtle mom. Thank you:)
Happy to help!
Getting a turtle tomorrow so exited!
Thank you, very informative.
Good works man, keep on recording your experiences...
I will thank you!!!
Love the info! But I can't possibly be the only one feeling horrid for that poor shrimp trying to get away, even after being severed in half? :(
I honestly do too :/
me too! i was like holy cow turtles are straight up mercs! that poor shrimp
Great info, bet you made a few turtles verry happy by sharing thank you..
Great vid Dan!
Backyard Tortoise Thank you guys!!!
Loving the outside setup. Going to do the same when I move into my new home I bought last year just been renovating everything having everything perfect for when we go it's in another country and all but they're going to love it it's going to be super hot all year round. I got a bunch of videos myself if anybody wants to check them out lot of good stuff to learn from people like this guy here that care God bless everybody
This was very informative. Thank you
You should check out the omega one adult formula and get rid of that Reptomin lol.
Omega one is awesome!
Hi guys 🙌🙌
I recently bought a red eared slider and I read that we are supposed to feed baby sliders food everyday but also to be careful not to overfeed (protein/calories) them as that can lead to pyramiding of the shell or turtle obesity.
I am currently feeding him pellets (OF TT-G1 pro and Saki-Hikari turtle food about size of his head as advised from the web/CZcams) every other day and unlimited vegetables (as advised by some CZcamsr) - rotating between mustard greens, green leaves lettuce, and endives, and carrot and cuttlefish bone (once a week supplementary for vit A and calcium)- on non-pellet days.
I know that baby sliders need protein as they are still growing rapidly and I'm wondering if feeding vegetables would suffice it's dietary needs.
My slider's stool is watery from the vegetables consumption and I think it's from the overconsumption of leafy vegetables.
Example of a week's feeding schedule
Mon - Brand A Pellets and vegetables
Tue - Vegetables
Wed - Brand B Pellets and vegetables
Thu - Vegetables and cuttlefish bone
Fri - Brand A Pellets and vegetables
Sat - Vegetables and carrot
Sun - Brand B Pellets and vegetables
Do advised as I'm not sure if this is the right way to go about feeding a baby slider. 🙇🙇
Thank you so much my sisters red rated slider has been neglected and I’m trying to help him
Update: he won’t eat lettuce I think it’s because he’s not used to it
Iceberg lettuce isn’t a nutritious veggie for really anything 😂😂. Glad I found this video, helped me a lot, thank you.
1:24 Those captions. Lol
My turtles(red eared sliders) hate feeder fish but love nightcraelersx
My babies love a cuttle bone 🐢
Great video very informative as always! How do u feel about feeding my musk turtle boiled egg and egg shell? He loves boiled egg but heard shell is good for calcium?
That is A OK for them!
I’m loving the videos! Just rescued a turtle and really want to set the turtle up the best as I can! What type type of plant life, if any do you recommend??
Krystle Hall Thanks so much!!! Congrats on your rescue :) For indoor plants I would say duckweed, hornwort, java moss, anachris, maybe pennywort. Outdoor plants i say water hyacinth or water lettuce!
Silverbeet
WOW so good video I learned so much
Thank you!
Thumbs up Dan!
TURTLEY SHELLTASTIC Thanks buddy!
Great video :)
Thank you!!
Love it
Very good content
so i have a red eared slider who is older than a year (so i feed them every other day) and like you said about 40-50% of their diet should be greens. so would that mean that 2 days i feed them greens and 2 days pellets (this is within a week) and now and then a treat or when i feed them pellets i give them some greens as well or something. i hope you can respond and understand what i mean, thank you!
You are soo relatable
Do you have any suggested tanks for a red ear slider? If I can’t find anything I’ll opt out to the those big rubber maid tubs. Thanks.
I'd say go as big as ya can. There are 110gal stock tanks for $60 at tractor supply
I have a rescued red eard slider that was nearly dead and the size of a quarter on my front porch one morning and later bought a painted turtle so he/she had a friend. They’re in a 75 gal tank with approx 20 gals of water for now. I have been using the zoo med slow release calcium block and it seems to be working but they dissolve in a week or 2. Do I need to replace them whenever it’s fully dissolved? Or can it wait awhile?
I would really like to not have to worry about the block and have them get the calcium from their food but I cannot seem to find information on exactly how much calcium they need or exactly how much food to feed them that contains calcium. I appreciate any help and advice! Thanks!
Would you like a hybrid yellow-bellied slider half red ear slider and half yellow belly
You will Terrapins look really good
Thank you!!!
Thanks a lot👍
Love your videos they are so informative. I recently got an Africa side neck turtle (from a pet store I know everyone says pet stores are bad..) anyway I’ve had him about two weeks and he still hasn’t eaten. The store associate let us know he was eating live food supposedly. So far I’ve offered him pellets, another type of turtle food that is easily chewable, and I got two small minnows. He’s not interested but seems to be very healthy and happy. I’ve read that they have very slow metabolisms and it is winter so should I be worried at all?
Make sure you have a heater for the water, I believe they're cold intolerant and like tropical temps. Other than that, keep feeding normal foods like you're doing! I had a box turtle go 4 weeks without eating before finally munching some sweet sweet lettuce ;)
DanTheGuppyMan thank you for the response! He does have a heater for his water and a light for his basking dock. Happy to know that it’s normal for them to take so long to eat. I can now worry less :) thanks again
Love watching your vids!
Thank you for watching!
great video😀😀
Thank you so much!!!
thx for replying!
I died at 1:25 lol turtle at bottom left corner
FBI Haha little Bean is real clumsy ;)
My turtles (not the diamond backs, like you have) love to munch on cuttlefish bones. I keep one floating in their pond and they nibble on it as they need it.
Thats cool but mibe did not lije it😊
I really enjoy your various presentation here on CZcams on caring for turtles and it’s also great that you’re eye candy to look at 😘
Thank you!
Hey Dan where did your old turtles go when you went to collage? I know big mama when to that one turtle place with the yellow bellied turtle but where did the rest go ?
Jaeden winters I sold them to a very nice couple in Maryland. They got Charlie, my map turtle, and the hatchling terrapins
Ok thank you vary much dan
1:25 got me geeked
You got me geeked :P
I stopped feeding my turtle pellets. The pet shop owner I get most of my supplies from noticed they had yeast in them.
OceanA Smart move!
How many times should I feed my red ear slider
I'm turtolly going to buy some of that Zoo Med Hatchling Pellets tommorow . Lol.
Do you usually take the turtle out of the enclosure to feed them?
Your video was verry helpful and ur video didn't have no background noise
Hey I have a question I hope I can help me with my red ear slider ears ( the red on his side ) are a little dirty. The water is not dirty really I have a 50g filter on a 20g so just wondering a way to clean them or something but ik that area is sensitive so idk what to do about it he seems fine swims fine eats fine anything will help thank you and I'm a sub :)
Hey there!!!! So what I would do to ensure clean water is keep up with water changes, up to 90% a week is fine.
@@DanTheTurtleMan_thanks alot now do you mean take out 90% of water a week ? or only change 10% of the water every week
I'm looking for 2 more turtles, Why is it so hard to find a False Map Turtle? What is it about this particular Turtle that I just can't find another one?
Check my most recent video ;)
Nice! Just got 2 female Northern Diamondback Terrapins 6 inch. Have them in 10000 gal Koi pond 7.5 ft deep with 4 red ear and soon Soft shell. Never had Terrapins before. As an Aquarist thought something up. Have a 400 gal cistern not being used will plum it to a 55 gal barrel bio mechanical fit filter. Had a spare 4,000 hog pressure filter hooked up. Setting up next to koi pond and at the moment just filled cured with full sea water. Need to figure out a ramp to go between. 6 foot cedar planks 6 inch wide with 6 - 12 inch sides cedar and chickenwire or hardware cloth cover (Raccoons possum hawks). Would like to feed Terrapins their shrimps crab etc in cistern get them conditioned to come up. Have option to close off ramp keep them in salt for a period of time with some type basking. SUGGESTIONS! Oh need to find a male. Beautiful T's!!!
Ochibason Thanks so much! Your setup sounds simply fantastic. Where'd you get the females from? Also a little warning, don't use full saltwater. Diamondback terrapins aren't used to full salt and are naturally from brackish water, which is a mix of fresh and saltwater. Giving them access to freshwater at least once a week is a must if keeping in brackish water but I know several people who have a ramp between a fresh and brackish body of water. If your females are over 4 or 5 years old definitely get a male 2-3yrs old! And give em a place to lay and you should get some hatchlings :) Thanks for watching!
DanTheGuppyMan yes will go to Barack. Researching found brackish to full ocean water, rather the going into fresh in the wild. Adopted them. How can one get a good shed? They are now out in full sun. Yes looking for a male. The 2 I have one is blue with black stripes. Other is light white skin black spots. What is the difference?
DanTheGuppyMan Any FB pages web connections? For Diomond back Terrapins.
Ochibason Brackish is good and they will shed with time especially if they're getting natural sunlight. The blue with striped is a northern "concentric" (which just means it has stripes rather than dots) and the other is just a northern. DM me on instagram if you wanna chat more!
Ochibason Yes! Search "diamondback terrapins" and join the first group
ive fed mine today but she leaves most of it and rather it sit in water til she eats it maybe i should cut back on amount i put in.
quick question does turtle food go towards creating algae?
Uneaten turtle food rots and does feed algae, yes
Can the Mazuri diet be fed to diamondback terrapin hatchlings too? Also do you have a list of the foods that are safe to feed diamondback terrapins? I’ve looked online and a lot of resources haven’t been very specific about what to feed them.
A friend of mine uses exclusively crushed mazuri for his hatchlings! Yes it rocks. I don't have a list but anything high protein should work well
@@DanTheTurtleMan_ That's really good to know, thank you so much for the advice!
So much help 😭
Happy to help :)
I'm subing
SEPTICSHEEP Thanks so much!!!
How much should I feed my red eared baby slider a day with pellets?
The quantity shouldn't be bigger than his head . Imagine yourself eating something your head size . And feed him 1-2 times a day. Once if u want him to grow slower . Twice if u want faster . Hope i helped u stay safe
Lube Express...!
Do you have a list written out for what a diamondback can eat?
Not yet!
Where do you get ur live food from, good quality???
It is! I get it from a local bait shop
What is the minimum size tank for red eared slider?
An adult female red ear slider I'd say needs at LEAST 75-100 gallons of swimming room.
I love terrapin's
Same :p
What should I give my turtle as treats if I don’t want to give him mealworms, crickets, worms, etc? I’m really terrified of bugs and I don’t want to give him live feed either because it makes me really sad to watch an organism die. Maybe I’m just really sensitive-when I was 9 I cried when my dad fed my turtle a live worm. My turtle didn’t want it, and I was too afraid to take it out, so I just watched it die and decompose for weeks until I got my dad to take it out for me. Scarred for life, I never want to watch something die and decompose even if it’s a worm. I do feed him dried shrimp though because shrimp don’t really scare me. Are there other things I can feed him as treats?
Can you get these things in stores?
Mostly yes, the mazuri food I order off of ebay though!
My sister has a large number of red and yellow eared sliders that she loves. Due to health and financial problems she is having trouble taking care of them. We live in North Carolina and have been trying to find good homes or rescues to give them to but so far nobody wants them. They range in size from silver dollar to soccer ball and have been handled a lot so they don't bite. If you or someone you know can give a good home to some or all of these turtles, please let me know.
my baby turtle will not eat the turtle food i give her. however, she will eat kale, dried up shrimp/worms. i sometimes give her a veggie soak.How can i get her to eat the pallets?
Tough love usually works. Feed nothing but pellets daily and within a week or two she should eat them!!!
@@DanTheTurtleMan_ thank you
Mine won't eat pellets unless I put them in tuna water. I read that's a trick to get them to eat them. But you don't do it long term.
How would I know how old they are ?
Hard to tell if you didn't raise them
are minnows good? for a res?
Sure!!!
DanTheGuppyMan thanks!
How often should feed my 2yr old RES. Pls help 😣
Every 2 or 3 days
Are you alive? Please make another video please 😙
Jaeden winters On vacation right now, will be working on one when I get back :)
I feed mine pellets and tadpools
Awesome!!
When buying feeder guppies should I avoid the big chain stores?
Not necessarily to be honest!!
Thanks I was concerned because I heard the could have parasites and diseases
@@floydclark7719 Eh, all feeders can have parasites. Turtles are tough as hell, and I've never had issues
Thanks Dan
10:27 😂😂😂
I just brought my son a red eared slider from a fair we went to and dont know what im doing. I did change his tank to a bigger tank that i had. What should i feed him/her bcuz its not eating the greens or strawberries i gave him and how muxh water can the lil guy take in his tank
Hey there! Check out this playlist of mine and it should help you with most of your questions 😊
Hmmm? Can red sliders benefit from eating boiled egg shells?
Yes!!! It's good calcium
*My turtle have some white dots on his neck is he ok? :(*
Send me a pic on Instagram! Sounds like aggressive bite or a fungus
How did it go
I’m ur biggest fam
E’s Aquatics hi "fam"
Thank you!!!!
texas fishing finatic sup fam
Can we feed them fruit? If so which fruit?
I wouldn't feed fruit, not really necessary to be honest!
@@DanTheTurtleMan_ okay thank you
It's hard to watch them eat the live shrimp... :(
Sorry about that!!!
It's goddamn shrimp....
Hey im a new sub
Inaki Mejia thank you!
I do
How are you able to keep turtles in your dorm lol
Pet friendly dorm!
My turtle only eats shrimp, fish , lettuce , carrots and sometimes i give him straeberries he really likes them (he s a baby chinese striped neck)
Mibe loves it and blueberry to
@@turtleanton6539 damn this comment was a while ago cant believe It's already been 3 years since I got my turtle lmao
No dried shrimp ?
I usually use fresh, but dried works too :)
are those shrimp?
Yessir
Are potatoes bad for turtles?
my pet won't eat greens anymore, hence I fed it mashed potatoes, now he only wants potatoes... help
9:18 He bit his foot
OceanA Actually I'm lucky and these guys are not aggressive towards one another at all
Sometimes when I run out of pellets I like to slice up apples or tomatoes for them.
Hikari is the best
I gave Donatello pellets today and he. I'm saying he and I still don't know what it is, it's a hatchling. I gave him pellets and he did not eat it.
Hes simply being stubborn, try feeding daily and at some point he will give in!
@@DanTheTurtleMan_ I tried doing that, but I fell bad it wasn't eating.
I feed real fish and green leaf. The pelots are a lie just like dog food.
First (;
:D
I feed my RES 5 times a day and he is elder than 1 years.
A for Ashish What do you feed him? Be careful not to overfeed, turtles can become overweight and it leads to a ton of complications. Thanks for watching!
DanTheGuppyMan 5-10 pallets 5 times a day.
A for Ashish What kind of pellets do you use? I would seriously lessen the amount you feed to every other day, 5 times a day can be very unhealthy
DanTheGuppyMan long green pallets and some round reptomin.
Yeah I would maybe feed less.