r/turtles

Sorry buddy don't have your check today

Help me id this little unit.

Location: Davie, NC

I had no idea that drawing on sandpaper was a thing. I recently got my first pad of PastelMat paper & fell in love with the texture. It reminded me of fine grit sandpaper.

I was at work the other day & saw some used 600 grit sandpaper. I’m not sure what was being sanded, but it was blue! The color in combination with the ripped edge reminded me of the ocean.

This piece is only about 4”x3” but i just love the way it looks!

Stabilo Carbothello pastel pencils

I am greatful to be able to regularly see turtles at the park. I hope the picture is enjoyed by all who see it. 😍 🐢

I currently have a snapping turtle in my backyard. I’m no turtle expert, but I’m pretty sure she’s laying eggs.

Looking for advice on what to do once she leaves to give them a decent shot at hatching. This is literally in the middle of my backyard - normally I’d mow there weekly.

I don’t have any pets, but the neighbors have an outdoor cat, there are raccoons, opossums, and red foxes that are in my yard.

These turtles are an invasive species where i live, so it’s either kill them or keep them. Believe me, between the red eared sliders and the paints, you have to stay on top of the population or they will take over/ruin a bass pond. Anyways, with that being said, look at this little baby i found!

I was climbing trees as always, and I started watching frogs in the stream out back and then I saw a suspiciously turtle shaped head and I was like oh heck yeah baby snapper so I yoinked him and took some pics and put him back. What a cutey I love snappers

My turtle is a Red-Eared Slider, and she is 1.5 years old. For the past 4 days, she has been trying to poop, but she can’t get it out. Every time she tries, something very large and white comes out from her tail a little bit, but it never fully comes out because it looks too big. I took her for an X-ray, and there were no eggs, but the stomach and intestines looked spotted/dotted.

I suspect she may have been eating the gravel/pebbles from the tank. I’ll attach a picture of the gravel and the X-ray as well. Does anyone know what this could be and what the solution is?

This is one of my peacock sliders :) She is 1 year old , and Her name is Dulce (sweet/treat) and she honors her name with her sweet personality . I just love her and wanted to share.

Found this friend laying eggs in our backyard this morning right behind my kids’ playground. She seems to be finished up and has headed back to the creek \~100 ft from the nest. My kids are pretty young (but also very respectful of nature given their ages) and we have a relatively young dog, and with the proximity of the nest to an area we are in frequently, I’m wondering if there is anything we need to do to protect the eggs. We also live in a wooded area where I would assumed many predators may come lurking in the night.

Also, any insight on what kind of turtle (I assumed a snapping turtle of some type but I am admittedly incredibly ignorant about turtles in general—we’re in Kentucky ) and how long we can expect it to take before the eggs hatch would be appreciated as well. Sorry the picture isn’t great, I didn’t want to get too close and possible scare or disturb her!

Today marks the anniversary of the day Basil was found. He was likely a few days old and scared of EVERYTHING (including veggies). I had never owned a reptile before but I figured I’d give it a shot.

Fast forward one year later and he’s living like a king in a 60 gallon tank with a huge basking dock, tons of hides and a new massive driftwood stump (a birthday gift). He’s been an excellent ambassador for the reptile community and I hope he will continue to be as time goes on. For now he is sassy, always hungry, and a very goofy little companion. So glad for this past year and I hope there are many more to come.

Please note: When I found Basil, I was informed that he is invasive in my area and encouraged to keep him. After months of having him I have done my own research and that has turned out to be untrue (this is what I get for checking the Google AI summary). I am doing my best to provide for him and help others not make the same mistake I did. Please be kind in your comments.

Built this 4x8 outdoor turtle enclosure this weekend for my juvenile (4-5 year old) ornate box turtle.
Going to begin filling it with dirt and get additional sand and other turtle appropriate substrate to put in it.

What else should go in it? What kind of pool should I get? One that she can legit swim in or just a water bowl type?

Any and all suggestions on what to put in it and decorate are welcome!

Saw this cutie in the Upper peninsula of Michigan. He is happily back in the woods. But does anyone know what species he is?

I cannot decide if this is bad or not on her shell, she might just be shedding I don't exactly know. I am asking for an opinion wether this looks unhealthy or not. Thanks!