Red Eared Sliders: What You Need to Know
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- čas přidán 13. 06. 2014
- Anthony shares an important message with people whom may be considering a purchase of a Slider or Cooter of the genera Trachemys or Pseudemys. Red Eared Sliders (Trachemys scripta elegans) are the world's most common pet turtle. That sad fact is due to their ability to withstand subpar conditions and, most importantly, their ability to lay a very large number of eggs. This makes it easy to farm them, but doesn't make them a suitable pet for the vast majority of people that choose to keep them. There is a huge difference between the large ponds in Louisiana, where they are farmed, and the small aquariums around the world, where they live out their sad lives, which is most often the case.
what you need to know: turtles start off as small baby turtles, then they get bigger...........thanks for the info bud.
woodie wood 😂😂😂😂😂😂🤦🏻♀️
Lol
Lmao true that
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No need to be so negative about it, this sounds like common sense but most, and I mean MOST people don't know shit about this and expect their turtles to forever remain small and compact, which finally leads to something like abandoning them.
If red eared sliders become too big they become a ninja turtle.
my turtle has become one and now i am his prisoner
Prince Johari ME TOO! i can’t believe how many cases like ours is around. It’s a liability now 😭
@@princejohari7395 same here I have two that thinks they own me
@platypussy mhm
Yes.. the answer is fuking yeah dude.. cowabunga
I have had a Red Eared Slider for 18 years. Glad that I have at least 20 more with him.
Tamarah Welch wow you really care about your turtle
the diamond gamer lol
Actually you have more they live up to 40 years. I have the guide from petco
Try 40 years. They can live to 60 even 70 years old. When I adopted my RES from The Turtle Rescue League in Mass. I was obligated to make arrangements in my Will upon my passing that she be returned to the League estate. I have a separate acct for funds for this. THAT is the way we should take care of animals that will probably outlive us. Turtles, parrots etc. #AdoptDontShop
UnoDuhonlyGamer -gaming & more Nope they can live up to 60-70 with excellent care. Trust me.... 🐢
I rescued my red eared slider from a pool, he was only about 6 inches. The specific pool he was in had way too much chlorine so he is partially blind so feeding him is a little more difficult. But it's been 3 years and he's healthy.
My husband found a baby one on Monday. We have been doing research and plan on taking care of it. We named it Squirtle. We live in South Jersey and see them quite often around here.
Got my res when i was 8, im 19 now, hes my best bud and the happiest turtle ive ever seen. I cant wait until im older and starting a family and have him be there with me. Everyone has that one pet that they become super attached to, im just lucky i get to keep mine for another 20-30 years
jack's exotics that's so adorable and you must've taken great care of him! i'm just getting started with mine
How big of a tank do you have
Same! I got mine when I was 7. Now I'm 19 and she's still a happiest turtle on her pond.
jack's exotics do they bite hard
I love baby turtles, but I have a sad story to go with it :'(. We had a baby painted turtle named snazzy. she was to young to tell the gender. One day a lady came over and gave us an adult female slider (which we still have), but she told my mom she might be able to give her a baby land turtle for snazzy. Now, I loved Snazzy and I didn't want her to leave because I caught by chance at a camp ground. This may sound weird, but the moment she clamped down on my finger I new I'd love her forever (the bite didn't hurt). And the adult slider we got came from neglectful owners, and I DID NOT want snazzy to go there. After my mom assured me snazzy wouldn't be going to the neglectful boys home I just sat silently. the reason the lady had so many animals is because she got them from the boy so he wouldn't neglect them. the lady left....and came back with the cutest little turtle I had ever seen. We did the trade. I missed snazzy so much. When I woke up the next morning, I saw the baby turtle was sleeping. We got him a vitamin lamp but we didn't get the bulb yet.I said look mom, he's sleeping. He wasn't sleeping. The fact I said he was sleeping in the first place made me feel like the worst person on the entire planet, even I didn't know it was dead when we got it. One of our tadpoles had gone missing to. Two things made me feel better though. We had found the tadpoles wedged behind the filter, he did it on purpose because he had finally turned into a frog. We got him out and put him in the baby turtles tank. The other thing was that snazzy hadn't gone with that horrible boy, and is still alive to this day. Currently living in the n
baby turtles tank is the frog which is named prince, and a Malayan box turtle, which they let me name clammy. Any one who read this I thank them thoroughly. I'm glad that someone cared to know :').
No one commented so I will. When I get a tortoise I will name her Snazzy and I will introduce her to my 2 wonderful baby turtles. Your legacy hall carry on
+EpicHunter Gt Shall
aw im so sorry for what happened to your baby
I'm never getting back that minute I used to read this... that's the tragedy
Mariah Surace Cool story, I'm an animal lover myself.
That cough in the background
Julia Drago pass it
I freaking looked to my side
it made me laugh so hard i thought i was the only one
Petty lmfao
Uehshwhde
*cough cough* “wow” “wow” “wow” “wow” *cough cough*
Lmao😂
Ya boi Cade 😂😂😂 ikr
its 3 am and that fucking scared me so badly
Corona B!tch lol
Keeping a turtle is SUPER EASY, Barely an Inconvenience...
They are cute, lovable and when your wife divorces you she keeps the kid and you get the red eared sliders.
Animals are always better than humans.
@@flgnsngh humans are animals though
LMAO MY EXACT LIFE RN
@@themakersden6799 Stay strong bud, make that turtle tank bad A.F. so when your kid visits all they want to do is play with you and the turtle. And when he's back at his mom's place that's all she's gonna hear about ;)
Lmao
Years ago when I was on a vacation in Florida with my daughters they all bought a RES. They were tiny as shown in the above video, but two of them died due to improper care. The 3rd one, however, got to be huge like the one in the above video. We took care of her for a good while even after our daughter left for college. The turtle kept getting bigger and bigger and we felt keeping her in a 100 gallon aquarium was cruel so we took her to our local nature center where she'd be rehabilited and re-introduced back into the wild in the Mississippi Delta. They said out of all the turtles they've rehabbed our turtle was the best looking and most healthy. I guess I was doing something right. Lol.
THANK. YOU!!!! People don't understand. I tell them all the time that they dont know what theyre dealing with. I was one of those people, But I learned and I am giving the proper space for this turtle which will still grow another 8 inches. Thanks for saying what you said, all with you on this one.
I had my red ear slider for 14 years. Today Easter Day, I went to a park and found a red ear slider in the water. Looks out of shape and tired. The ducks must of been picking at it. I bought a 55 gallon tank for my older turtle and gave the new turtle her 30 gallon, then in two weeks after I keep them apart ima let them meet. Don’t want my pond turtle to make my turtle sick
I’ve had my turtle for 14 years. I won’t get one ever again it’s very difficult to take care of but I love him.
If you have a unused bathtub use it as a tank, easy water cleaning and no having to carry buckets of water or spending money on a tank, oh also get dechlorinator for the water
I caught one from a pond is it safe to have it as pet? I heard about some res have salmonella on their shells
Take a shot every time he says “um”.
I feel like they’re the most neglected pets, not enough people are informed and just end up dumping or forgetting about them
That's why they're starting to establish feral populations here in Australia, illegal pet trade
nobody:
actually nobody:
not even bio-life:
him: you'll usually get them around quarter siz-
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I found my turtle smaller than a quarter. I found her in the garbage full of snow, brand her back to health and 13 yrs later, I still have her and she's a big girl
I have 2 males that I rescued from an abusive pet shop in Bosnia. There were like 30 or so in a yellow bucket and it made my heart brake. As soon as I saw the one of the turtles had half of the tail bit off I had to take him. And then I saw one with an huge swollen eyes so I took him too. They have been in my care since 2013 so they are 7 years old. The first that is missing half his tail has 0 issues and he is doing fantastic, he's not head shy and he's kind of stupid. The second is fully healed and he's amazing. None of them ever bit me. The second is bigger like half a centimeter then the first but both of them are like very short for their age. I'm a young adult, and the second one fits on my palm and half of my fingers. It's like I've been blessed. I still love them very much, and I give them attention every day, and thankfully they never had scale rot or bone disease. I give them a lot of natural sunlight and they are perfectly hydrodynamic. But I still wouldn't recommend a turtle because they poop a lot.
My son and I just purchased our baby turtle today..His name is "SPEEDY"....and we absolutely love him!!!
You cute 😍
i rescued a red eared slider from the street
me too
+Kristen xoxo i gotten a sick one to he was about to die but throw hard work and time he is stable but not great
+theTurtleRoom idk
I found one in my backyard. it's a female
Maria Bertha Jimenez me too but it bite me couple of times
We rescued a baby that was walking across the highway a couple of weeks ago. It’s been really fun taking care of him and watching his personality come out! How long does it take to get to adulthood?
Mine have reached 6 inches in a year and a half
I received 3 rescued baby turtles in December of 2023. I love my turtles; they are such cute creatures.
Thank you for the video
My 4 year old Son loves it
Thank for telling us
It's so adorable! What a precious little water bug!!! :'( My water cat is 27 years old, she is the sweetest thing ever.
I had mine for 16 years. Couldn't keep up with the hassle of cleaning The tank, kept getting dirty way too fast the larger it got. So I bought a pond an somehow it got out of the pond and I lost it for a year. It burrowed itself in the ground for a year then came back. I had it for 3 more years after that in a bigger tank still kept getting dirty way way too fast so I've eventually donated him to the zoo.
King Bino my turtle isn't eating and keeps swimming restlessly.. I had her for 12 years and don't know what's wrong with her .
Reanna Lovelace He or she maybe sick. Check around the shall, eyes and mouth for signs. However Red ears sliders can go 10 days without eatting. What are you feeding it?
It burrowed itself into the ground what???
omg why the Zoo?!
@@ReannaLovelace no eating and restlessness is a key sign of a female on her period. Female turtles NEED to make a hole and dump eggs. They wont be fertile but if they stay inside her they can break and rot inside not bueno. I recommend letting her out where she can dig and also come back in the water when she needs to.
True fact: Today my brother found a Red Eared Slider in our front yard and we took care of it for a little and we gave it to one of the people we know.
Just put it in its natural habitat next time, perhaps a local pond. It’s most likely a wild turtle man
I have a red eared slider. She is a rescue turtle and her first owner was neglectful. She was emaciated, had no water in her tank, and she had bad shell rot. I got her after her rehabilitation and she is doing well now, but I want her to have a bigger tank or pond someday. I wish I could afford one. >
something terrible just happened to my family this week and now we're a position where I'll never be able to give her a better tank :( I may have to take her to a sanctuary where they can provide better for her. I may be homeless soon T_T Now I have to think of what's best for her
And the specific problem people don't realize with these turtles- is WHY it's bad to have a "big" turtle.
Besides their need for space (deep water to swim in is important for their health - exercise), these turtles poop according to their size... they poop bombs.
When you turtle grows, their waste will grow too. Sorry to be so descriptive- but people don't think of these things when buying a turtle.
Kids can think a big turtle looks cool, and maybe they even think they can provide a big tank. They don't realize the TRUCKLOAD of work it will take to SIMPLY keep their water clean, all week long.
Big poop means that- even if you have a completely-filled, 90 gallon aquarium... 90 gallons of water, to the brim of the tank!!! (Talking from experience, here) Even if you have a canister filter, filtering that tank. EVEN THEN, after _just three days_ of changing the water, it will turn yellow-brown, due to the turtle's poop. Back when I had my (adopted) RES turtle, (mind, she was only 7 inches long, and I fed her only every two days) her poop would... disintegrate in the water, and tint the water to a filthy yellow in just 3 days.
Do you really want that for yourself? Do you realize that you will be a slave to the turtle's needs? And they are _lots_ of needs, if you care for it properly. I love animals, and I cared for her with all my strength. But to have a pet that just requires *SO MUCH of your effort is NOT worth it.* Don't commit the mistake of buying one of these guys. Reptile rescue groups are spilling over with them, they can't take in any more. And natural waterways are getting swamped by abandoned Red ear sliders. People get too sick and tired of changing water, so they release them in waterways and these turtles out-compete native species, due to their size and hardiness. That's why they're called an "invasive species."
If you want a pet turtle, there are MUCH BETTER alternatives to the RES. Did you know that there are turtle species that actually stay small all their lives?
SMALL = less poop = water stays cleaner, longer = your water changes will be less of an ordeal. Don't misunderstand.. you still need a good filter, weekly water changes for the health of the turtle, and working UVB bulb and heat lamp (to help the turtle absorb calcium and avoid metabolic bone disease.) But the maintenance will be A LOT easier than a slider.
*Here are some smaller species, if you're looking into buying a turtle, and want a good, life-long experience:* You still need to do your research for their care.
1) Common musk turtle (4-5 inches)
2) Three-striped mud turtle (4-5 inches)
3) Spotted turtle (captive-bred) (4-5 inches)
4) IF you have a POND, maybe a Southern painted turtle (5-7 inches) Pretty big (in terms of poop contamination of water). So a pond is preferable.
There are some other smaller species, but they are very rare and very pricey. So these might be the most commonly available turtles...
Don't make the same mistake I did!!!
Bigger is NOT better in choosing a turtle species.
A smaller species will make your life much easier. Trust me.
yup I learned this one the hard way. Still have him though and figured how to maintain the poop :)
Don Hernandez
That's awesome that you were able to solve the poop problem... I was lucky enough to find a paradise-like home for her, thanks to a kind couple who have a ginormous, beautiful pond, and are experienced with keeping reptiles. They seemed like "angels" to the rescue for me! I still almost can't believe she ended up in such a great place. Wish this were the case for every RES. Poor things sometimes end up suffering in cramped places.. like buckets (face-palm) or ridiculously shallow aquariums, for the rest of their lives..
***** That's fantastic, wish I could have that too! :)
Forest Hymn HA! This is interesting you mentioned this. I became caregiver to a beautiful red-eared slider (named coffee bean) when I was a teenager. This was waaay before CZcams, so I didn't have a lot of information, and I never thought to ask a turtle expert, sadly. She grew fast and was taken care of (I was her primary caregiver, not my parents), but yes! I would always ask myself, why is the water so dirty so fast after I just cleaned it!!!??? I loved that little girl. I did eventually give her to a cousin, who I felt was better able to provide. I didn't even mind doing the cleaning; I just know I didn't have the capacity to provide everything she needed.
Thanks so much for your comment! Have a wonderful day.
I have a and love my turtle and we have a filter for its tank and its water has never turned color i feed him 3 times a day. I dont know how ur water turned color and my turtle is a decent size too
Nice info!
1:47 - whoever kept saying "wow "in the background, I'd sure love to hold under water until the bubbles stopped.
nirvgorilla edgyyyy
I found my first pet red eared slider when I was 8 years old. I walked outside of my apartment complex in Florida and I saw him sitting by some rocks.. he was so small and cute! 11 years later and I still have the little guy. My uncle also found a baby turtle outby a pond and brought him home to me. They've both grown so much! I really want to upgrade their enclosure but I don't know how well a pond would do in NC. It gets pretty cold here.
Delaney Reyes You can make an indoor pond. Get one of those Rubbermade stock tanks
I have 2 hatchlings they are so cute. Found eggs in my backyard let most go away to the wild. My sister has 2 and I have 2. Turning my saltwater tank into a freshwater tank. Just for them 2 :)
1:18-1:19. This scared the crap out of me!!! I was listening to this in the headphones at night. It was so unpredictable)))
My red eared slider when I had mine was big! But' grow a little bit more! 🐢
thanks
There are also documented reproducing colonies in Ontario as well. Turtles can all hibernate, so given the right depth and substrate they will make it through the winter no problem. Problem is they will hurt populations of painted turtles and others found naturally in that area. Thanks for the info in this video! Most people don’t know just how large they can get!
I just save one on my work route yesterday in the middle of a parking lot little guy had slim chance to make it to wherever it was going, right now I got it walking around my yard.
Thinking of releasing it near Town Lake here in Austin
Very nice. 😃👌👍
love your turtles
And this is why so many of them get thrown away. My cousin bought one of those cute little hatchlings... And ended up getting rid of her once she soon reached six inches long. So I took her out of the pathetic ten gallon she was in and she is now in my 600 gallon pond. She went from six inches to ten in a little under two years.
I love how the turtle talks 😂
Please explain.
She isn’t talking, she’s scared and about to bite
they are so cute
I recently got a red eared slider and he seems to be doing well but I worry about his water. How often should I change it? Is there anything I can put in it to make the water safer for him? Also I feed him in the afternoon and he hasn't eaten anything. Should I be worried. (Sorry about all the questions I'm really new to turtle care)
I’m getting one today yay
My family bought two baby male and female RES over a year ago without researching first. What we didn’t realized is how big they can grow and their long term needed commitment and EXPENSIVE care. I wish we could have gotten a smaller species instead but we’ll stick to what we have. We don’t have much money to keep up with the maintenance in the long run but we recently bought a 40 gallon tank after keeping them in a 10 gallon one for so long. Do you have any tips on how we can maintain our RES on a minimum budget level?
I know they get big. They out grew the 10 gallon tank. I got a 30 gallon today. What lights do you recommend? I only have a UVB light at the moment
My family has pet red eared slider in our pond on Vancouver island in bc and he’s living happily even our lake near us has like atleast 10 sliders
Red eared sliders are farmed in Louisiana to dispose of the offal/remains from the alligator farms. They're very useful.
Great vid ! Love the size comparision. Have two RES going on 10 and 9 years of age. lol call them " my baby piranhas" 😂
Glad you saved a survivor❤❤
OMG THANKS YOU SOO MUCH
A turtle greenhouse, brilliant
I have a red eared sliders that is about 12 inches in length
But when it's around me it won't come out of it's shell
Help!!!
SUB0sandwich trust gain its trust and it will be out more
Hand feedings and holding it alot
thank u turtle room, thank u
Life finds a way😄😃
My turtle started out the dice of a quarter. 6 years later I can ride him to work.
Well should’ve told my my mom this 10 years ago I love them very beautiful turtles I have
Thank you for this video I'm getting a red eared slider turtle tommorow
Thank I will inform you of how he's doing, he's three months old right now and I taught him to eat from my hand
I feel happy, If you get a tank mate and he is not over a year old I would suggest separation until he reaches a year old because older turtles that are not over 5 inches of shell length are known for hurting baby turtles not over a year old, also I would separate a big aquarium tank with glass in the middle because that's what Im currently 200 gallon and the small turtle always look at the other turtle through the glass when he's basking and the other one does the same, I did this so when I put them together they get used to remembering each other and living together, my older turtle is named Apollo and my younger Mars because yes I love Space
I’ve had a male and female for 14 years in my 100 gallon tank and they haven’t grown bigger then 7 inches thank god
I just went to pet my turtle and I can usually boop his nose gently. He is about 4 inches now. Hit decided to bite me. They have a strong pinch. I just kept having to pull my finger till he let go.
I'm prepared on it lol XD one of my YBS is having a growth
One of my baby turtles died yesterday, and now, the other one is not responding to me. He isn't eating anymore. It makes me sad.
Help. I just bought 1 a few days ago and it won't eat. I'm afraid he/she will pass if nothing is digested soon. When i first purchased it, it was very active and today it has been in its shell darn near all day. What can I do? Any suggestions are much appreciated, thank you. Hope to hear back soon
ive been told that baby res turtles should be in water no deeper than twice the size of their carapace but i keep seeing videos online of ppl who freely fill up their massive tanks/ponds. do i fill up my 5g tank completely for my 2in baby res or do i keep my water lvl at 4in?
i found a big turtle in the highway in ct my question is can i keep her living out side with the winter she does have a house but nothing that can keep her warm???
How much time should to pass for the little one to become in the bigger size ?
I heard that Red Eared Sliders are used for catching, cleaning, and cooking.
i will give mine away once it gets that big
Mine is 5 yo!
Turtle lovers,I am reaching out to ask what to feed your 5 yo adult turtle.Mine used to eat pellets and veggies,and now he refuses to eat pellets and veggies and prefers little fish and shrimps only.Is it OK/healthy for him to only eat those?I am worried since he doesn't eat veggies and fruits
It’s Leonardo!!!
Hi!
Thanks for your video! I just rescued one baby Red Ear from busy street near my home day before yesterday. At first I thought it was a some kid toy, till it move. It was raining the night before, and probably got washed away, but there was no pond around the place I found it. How ever I choose to keep him/her, but I never have a pet like this before, and I don't know what to do. Can you please tell me how to feed him? Do you put anything in the water for the chemicals? He is in tap water now.
My red-eared slider has problems with her she’ll being really dry due to not peeing properly because she almost never basks and they have a massive bashing area. We’ve tried to cut back significantly on feeding, but she’s just a problem. No signs of shell rot though or any other health problems. She just has a problem with her shell peeling.
Thx for the info I new they got big not that big is a 120 gallon tank good?
i found a turtle and it was missing a foot and was still bleeding and im going to let it back go at the beginning of summer fully healed
1:35 is what I'm hoping my two turtles will look like in a few years :) they're getting bigger. I love these little buggers, they're so resilient
Hey i just got mine today they been sleeping alot is that normal?
i got one but he is so terrified could you make a vid for that plz
I had seven red eared sliders but they got washed away in the flood 🙁
I just found one of these today in the street in UT as big as the 2nd one you showed. We don't have a great water source nearby but I do own a sulcata and a desert tortoise about the same size. Can I put the slider in with them or do they have to be in water?
My red eared slider is like 3 inches long, and I have had him for like a month now, and he hasn't been eating for a week. He has a 10 gallon tank, basking light, water heater, etc. he is much less energetic than usual and poops regularly. What do I do?
I just found one on the Highway in northern ca. At first my daughter and I thought he was a rock or Boulder. I had to stop traffic to get him before he got smashed. A truck almost crushed him. I took him to the wildlife center but they wouldn’t take him because they said he’s Invasive. So now he’s in my backyard and I’m trying to find all the info I can. I’m working on making him a pond. I bought the pumps and filters. I’m just trying to figure out what to use for a pond since I rent and my Landlord doesn’t want me digging holes in the yard . I named him Dwayne The Rock .
wonder if breeding red eared sliders in captivity is complicated?in a big enough home aquatic tank setup?
Hey they also have in Cambodia
It also hurts really bed when a red ear slider bites u i all way heard it was not bad at all. Then that day came and it took a big chunk out of the side of my hand
I love my baby slider turtle
Hey I recently got a red eard slider and is it ok if I use purified mineral water ? Plz respond
This video was absolutely amazing! I loved it! 😊 Can you please tell me what the ideal temperature should be for baby red eared sliders? Also what food should be given to the baby red eared slider turtles? Please Reply ^-^
Thanks.
- A big fan 🐢
76-80 degrees
Owning any kind of pet you don't know much about really isn't the best thing to do by running out and purchasing one. They are a lot of responsibility and are very time consuming and much more expensive if you want to do it correctly. Just remember what you think is cute and will make a great pet please don't do it if you have young kids whom are trying to talk you into this because they will become your responsibility
dina sanchez so true. My boyfriends son was young and wanted all these animals. He got two red sliders, two small lizards, fish, 3 birds, 2 snakes, 1 bearded dragon, 1 water dragon, 1 blue water dragon and doesn’t care or provide for them one bit. All he does is show them off to his friends and how cool it is to feed them once every 3 month... Half these animals died btw. One snake died and both water dragon died.. one day his son called his dad and said the water dragon had a snatched tail... we never found out what happened... I tried to save them but I couldn’t so sad. The kid says they don’t need much maintenance.. but his dad and I get to get them food and clean their cages all the time. They need worms and crickets and turtle food and lights and pumps and filters and and it’s not cheap... just saying parents. If you’re going to get your kids animals make sure they understand it’s a responsibility, time consuming and not a tool to show off. They’re living beings who need attention, care, food and money just like we do...
I love turtles I have my own red eared slider
I grew up with 3. Needed 2 tanks because the biggest one was competitive.
I bought 1 yesterday
😲 i bought one 2 days ago.. from China town N.Y
i have two baby red eared sliders with the right lights and a heat lamp their in a 33gallon tub with alot of hiding places and dry spots and three heat mats underneath.. ive had them for about a month now, when i rescued them the were in a aquarium no heat/light and the water dried to a slime.. so i took them. just bought 2 common plecos 1 about 2 1/2 inches, the other 1 1/2. the sliders are about the size of a half dollar. one is very active and eats great. the other has soft shell, sleeps all day, eyes stay closed, and doesnt eat. i caught the sick one in the water floating today which was a first.. my question is is he savable, and is his condition contagious? thanks for any info have done a lot of research always open for more.. first time turtle owner. have owned a ton of other animals
My husband got me two of them for our anniversary.I'm worried because they won't eat. I have the pellets ,mealworms and fish. I got the right size tank , filter and warming lamp. the more active turtle seems to be biting the less active turtle. I take them out of the tank and let them walk around. I have also tried putting them in another container to let them eat.I'm not sure of what else I should do. Any tips or advice would be greatly appreciated.
how big do they grow
I do not know whether I should get the red eared or the musk, though I am hesitant about the musk because of the smell and the size of the red ear.
Tornado92 I've never experienced a captive musk turtle musking. So I'd go with a musk, much smaller and they are actually pretty friendly(in the water). Reeves turtles are the best of both worlds. They stay small and are regular baskets who become very tame.
Man that big turtle reminds me of Robot... Remove the moss covered shell, change the gender to male, and make him greener, his shell color as green as a jade gemstone and his stripes on his arms a brighter green and that's pretty much him. Although he tends to wiggle a lot more when we hold him but at least he doesn't bite us. [Very domesticated.] I miss him rn.
I supposed I could have woredd that a little bit better... Too bad im on mobile but, i meant to say, remove the moss covering the shell, and that big turtle will look just like Robot.
They have attitude personality they are smarter than most give them credit for and i love them i have two mine are around 8 years old now and one is five hands flat on back of shell big the other is smaller pyramided shell from a bout of soft shell once prevents him from getting any bigger Walmart shell care product was a disaster for his shell