r/turtles

So I got 3 bags of sand, only used 2 so far, was alot more work than anticipated but do plan on adding last bag. 100lbs of sand in the 75g tank. Also got rid of most plastic plants. Spent 100 bucks on plants for her to just destroy by tomorrow im sure. But I like the sand look. Tried hiding some plants behind the fake rock one in there also. Maybe it'll work 🤣. Cloudy pic was after filling tank back up. Im pregnant and have neglected cleaning properly for couple months so I emptied out 90%of old water and added new. Cloudy for a bit but I do like the new. Last pic was her old set up. Shes an 8+year old ouchuita map.

Does anyone know what this is?? I just noticed it when checking on my girl kinda freaking out atm

Turtle basking at some distance in a pond near Exmouth, Devon. European pond turtle or?

I can’t believe how fast my Eastern planted turtle is growing! At what age do you reduce feeding?

Your favorite Southern Painted! 🐢

I found this turtle in my backyard in the rain. I think it's a box turtle, and it's got a cracked shell. I feel bad for it, it's staying dry in my tub rn wtf a towel and water bowl

I’m having a small side quest where “Turbo” climbs out of his tank and you can go find him outside. I grew up raising turtles and they have made their way into my game development phase of my life haha.

So my 9 year old cousin is staying with us for the summer and she really wanted a turtle and my mother agreed. My little cousin told me she was getting one and I legit thought she was kidding 😭. But no, a turtle genuinely showed up a few days ago in the mail, and my mom bought this small plastic starter kit on Amazon. Maybe I’m dramatic but it didn’t look very suitable to me to actually keep a turtle in for longer than a few days. And the idea of a pet in our home not being well taken care of was stressing me so much that I couldn’t even sleep.

I personally have never had a turtle or any sort of aquatic pet, but I did some quick research and did my best to set up a 20 gallon tank for the baby turtle(with money I barely have 🥲…). My older sister has turtles and she said she’d drive down and take the turtle at the end of the summer(no way my little cousins mom is gonna let her take this turtle home 😑). So, currently I’m just trying to do what I can for the turtle and trying to teach my little cousin how to better care for a turtle while learning more about maintaining an aquatic pet myself for the first time.

The turtle got here 2 days ago. I’ve been doing my best to convince my cousin that we should mostly leave it be to get used to its environment.

Some questions I have:
-Is there anything about the setup form observation that is causing any concerns?
-The turtle still hasn’t eaten anything. How long can they not eat before I should be concerned?
-They bought Zoo Med Aquatic turtle food and I’m wondering if maybe I should specifically get the hatchling formula for the smaller size?
-Does the filter seem bad? I just wanted to get something I could use with a tank lid to be safe because we have 2 cats.
-My little cousin really wants to hold and handle the turtle. How much handling would be considered OK?

Thanks so much!!

Some of my uncles found this turtle and I'd like to know what kind it is.

Therefore, it eats in the water and usually spends time out of the water.

Its a beautiful summer day here in the Midwest and I thought the turtles might enjoy some sun. All yearling RES, an albino, melanistic, lime (hypomelanistic) and a paradox leucistic. After I snapped these pics, I put a cover over half the tub so they could get some shade if needed. I'm also monitoring the water temp and adjusting it with cool water as needed.

Hey guys- my roommate just inherited this cutie from his aunt. Trying to help him identify what exactly he is so we can optimize his dwellings. Thanks for any insight! Please see pictures in comments.

Help thins guy across the street

Acrylic on canvas. -Adrienne Hays

Eastern Georgia. When should I watch out for the turtle babies?

We got him at 6mo when he was the size of a 50¢ piece. Now he is 10 years old And king of the castle, scourge of slippers everywhere.

So, my turtle is basically a grandpa. He’s 27 years old and we know that he may be near the end. He’s a yellow bellied slider (got gifted him before it was illegal to own them.) He’s always struggled to shed his scoots but now he shed some bigger chunks and this stuff is on it. Have no idea what this is and would just like some advice. Also included pics of what he looks like. Any help is appreciated thanks!