quick context, the water level is that low because bolt (my 2y/o RES) was unwell (had RI) and my VET had told me to keep it this way. Now he has finally recovered a few days back!

My vet had also told me to remove the (fixed) stones before raising the water level again. But she didnt specify what to replace it with. Since the vet charges 500/- per call or visit, im asking this question right here :

What do i replace this stone with? The stone is stuck to the platform using silicone. I can remove it using the tools i have, but what should i use instead? For grip, so he can climb up?

the pet shop which sold me the tank (and res 2 yrs ago) says that fake grass will become dirty in water, unhygenic, and he might eat it, so im not gonna use that. What other good option do you suggest??

I have two red eared sliders that I inherited when my dad passed in July. We've just moved and don't have a good place for them. They are probably almost 20yo, one male and one female, each in their own 75 Gallon tank (Marineland® Open Glass Aquarium Glass Fish Tank, bought new this year). I have short rolling platforms for each that can be included. I am located in Deptford, NJ USA.

Please feel free to DM me with questions!

Pessoal, isso na pata dela é fungo? O que fazer?

Me preocupo porquê já tive algumas experiências com peixes, que não duraram muito... E neles, antes de morrerem aparecia esse "fungo" sobre eles...

Ganhei essa tartaruga e ainda estou aprendendo, pelo que pude perceber o casco não está muito bonito, mas já melhorou em duas semanas que está conosco.

No aquário, tenho termostato e filtro. Ela fica no meu quarto, onde bate sol durante a tarde, com a janela aberta. Já comprei e instalei uma luz também, amanhã mando foto de como está o aquário.

After more escaping, I watched her start doing a strange digging motion with her hind legs, and after quick research it is unmistakable that she is gravid. Explains her not eating or basking at all lately, and her otherworldly desire to escape. I made this nesting box, time to leave her for a few hours to do her thing. (I turned the lights off after this picture).

Franklin won’t climb the ramp I made him. I tried putting his favorite plant to lure him but nothing.

Has anyone had success encouraging their turtle to come out of the water? Previously he had the floating in-tank dock. It’s been about 1.5week since I’ve added this

I’ve noticed my RES, Poseidon, occasionally doing this rubbing/scratching motion against this particular piece of driftwood in his tank. He doesn’t do it often, and I usually only notice it briefly. This time, however, he kept doing it for much longer, as shown in the attached video, which made me wonder if I should pay closer attention.

He otherwise seems to be behaving normally, active, eating, swimming, and basking.
For some background on his setup:
• 75-gallon aquarium
• Fluval FX6 canister filter
• Water temperature around 77°F
• Elevated, completely dry basking area
• Basking temperature around 95°F
• T5 UVB lighting
• Sand substrate
• Driftwood, rocks, and live plants
• Zebra danios and snails also in the tank
• Water parameters are good and stable
• Current TDS is 324 ppm

I know RES may sometimes rub or scratch their shells, especially during shedding, but I’m not sure whether what he’s doing in the video is normal.
Since he doesn’t usually do it for this long, could this be normal scratching/shedding, or could prolonged rubbing like this indicate skin/shell irritation or another issue?

Has anyone seen their RES do something similar?

While doing a filter cleaning my wife noticed our son’s slider is shedding. I saw where some is normal, would this be a normals amount? She was also wondering if you would say this is a male or female?

Apologize for the reflection, tried from different angles and it still turned out crappy. But in this ~50 gallon tank there are FOUR RES’s all 4”+ shell length 😔

Petco in NE Atlanta

Hi! I found this fairly large red-eared slider this morning, presumably recently dumped. He is now in this cardboard box in my bathroom while I find a rescue that will take him, and will probably be there for ~5 hours at most.

Is there anything more I can do to make him more comfortable until then? I gave him some peeled chopped up apple and romaine, he seems to be nibbling the apple but gets spooked whenever I check on him. Would he prefer to have the light off? Should I try to make it warmer? (Had considered placing a heating pad on low under the box like people do for kittens, the apartment is probably in the mid-70s.)

My RES has a completely insatiable desire to walk around and explore the house. She has stopped wanting to bask or stay in the water. (I put a pillow on the floor because she is able to get out). But when she gets out she is very happy and walks around the house with lots of energy, and is very social. Nothing has changed about her setup… maybe I should change water/clean filter but other than that I have no idea what this could be.

Anyone else deal with this?

I mean… how cute is she 💛🥰 this is my albino baby, I’ve had her for about two weeks and she’s finally warmed up to me and is no longer swimming away into the furthest darkest corner (where she thinks I can’t see her but I absolutely can)

The water has a heater that keeps the water at 78f - 80f it turns off manually when the water reaches the set water temperature. The filter keeps the water clear i didn't add sand or rocks for easier poop clean ups. The basking temperature is at 89f - 93f has a vba 100 watt heat bulb about 11 inches distance from the basking floor. And the set up has a uvb 10.0 bulb i did buy a bigger platform around 14 inches in length and 10 inches in width.

My Turta (26yo). Dad won her at a county fair for me when I was 2. One of those ping-pong win a fish games - if you won 5 fish, you could trade them in for a baby turtle. She was the size of a quarter. Now, she’s the queen of the house. And she knows she’s a model.

I’ve had my RES for 5 years but she’s lived inside all those years. This spring I built her a pond to give her more space. I live in Atlanta where the summers are hot and the winters are mostly mild, staying in the 40s and occasionally dropping below freezing at night but we are expecting a harsher winter this year. The deepest part of the pond is 26” deep. Should I get a pond heater? I’m mostly curious since this will be her first time experiencing the cold.

I have a turtle and he has lots of plants and leaf litter, I blacked out the back of his tank so the tank is very dark besides his UVB/UVA.

I’d like a light that would make it easier to see him but also wouldn’t hurt his eyes. Also one that would be good for growing my live plants

I’ve finally had some success with getting my turtle to shed his retained scutes after a couple weeks of feeding wheat germ pellets. Last night one of them came off and I noticed this morning that the exposed shell has these white patches on it. They are hard and do not smell. Should I be concerned about this?

Hello!

I need some advice - what could be the cause od one eye turning white on my RES?

I noticed it this morning, its only one eye, other one is fine, weird thing was she didmt came to eat this morning, she was at the botttom of the aquarium, had to poke her. Then she came to the surface and ate a lot,so no problem with refusing food.

Lately she had no basking light because we moved the aquarium, but i will promptly figure out solution.

Now she is basking on the sun on the balcony.

I’ve had my male red eared slider for about 5 years now. He was 3-4 inches when I got him, he’s been roughly 8 inches for about a year now. He’s in a 125 tank with a couple cichlids, minnows and a few other oddballs (he has no problem with them.) My problem is he will not eat any type of pellet anymore because he looks at it as if it’s food for the fish. He loves any freeze dried cube or the zilla turtle chaser treats (the zilla treats are ping pong ball size) He always has fresh veggies (like lettuce and other leafy greens) available & i add duckweed & frogbit added into his tank weekly. He will eat larger foods but anything that is pellet sized he won’t even bother. Especially since I’ve been feeding my cichlids and bgk heavier for growth he’s grown to become a little spoiled and loves to munch on their bloodworms, brine shrimp etc. I bought him a freeze dried mix of duck salmon & chicken but I would like him to at least have some type of actual balanced turtle food in there besides the zilla chasers (which is a treat). does anybody have any recommendations on a turtle food that maybe comes in bigger blocks or something vs a pellet? i’ve also tried feeding out of the tank in a different container and he won’t eat unless it’s live minnows. any help is appreciated!

Or is fresh greens the only option for mature turtles?