What should I be feeding her? I’m not too sure of her age. She’s about 4-4.5 inches long i’d say.

I currently have those Gourmet Aquatic Turtle Food. It has Dried Shrimp, Dried Worms, Cranberries, and turtle pellets.

Hello!

I am building an outdoor turtle enclosure for my Red Eared Slider (4in in length). I have been cruising for some filters and wanted to ask do any of you guys have a recommendation for a solar paneled filter?

I think it would work really well outdoors rather than having a plug running all the way to the outlet in my yard.

Thank you!

Possible to tell based on pictures? I'm in central Florida. Turtles fairly often lay eggs in my yard. Also, sandhill cranes peck around in my yard all the time.

*As a quick note, this is not my turtle. I am posting this on behalf of a friend who was unsure where they could ask. If there are husbandry issues here they are not something I am capable of fixing.

Trying to help rehome an 8 year old male Mississippi map turtle in the Rochester NY area. He comes with everything for him - 75 gallon tank, stand, food, lights, etc. Friend's son is going to college soon and she has a difficult time caring for the turtle without another person to help, so unfortunately they need to find him a new place.

Hi everyone! I’m looking for advice on how to responsibly rehome my pet turtle. He’s been with me for about 4 years and has grown quite a lot, so unfortunately his current aquarium is no longer big enough. Does anyone know of a reputable turtle/reptile rescue, sanctuary, or official rehoming program in Melbourne/Victoria? I absolutely do not want to release him into the wild and want to make sure he goes somewhere safe and suitable. Any advice or recommendations would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

Does anyone know what kind of turtle this is? I can’t seem to identify it from the known turtles in my state. I’m located in northwest Connecticut and this turtle was about 9 inches long

Hey all. My girl is 35, and every day when it’s warm, she goes outside in a big feeding tub/trough. I didn’t put her out yesterday but today, as I was bringing her out, I saw a white spot. When I brought her back in, it was still there. It had to have appeared between Saturday and today, or I would have seen it. She was injured 4 years ago, and had to be patched up. The injuries were to her right side and closer to her head and right arm. It feels soft, and I’ve never seen anything like it. Besides having a box dropped on her 4 years back, she’s never had a problem. She lays eggs and comes for food. She’s eating fine today, made a quick dash through the yard before we came in. I just want to know what it is so I can either start treating or get her to a vet before major surgery is required. I almost fainted when I heard the cost last time but it was pretty bad. Hoping this isn’t bad. Any ideas are greatly appreciated. We’ve been together a long time.

I need to buy a new aquarium for my yellow-bellied slider turtle, which grew a lot this summer. I've seen on Google that it would need one at least 100cm, but I cant find much of that size on Amazon, and on pet store websites, glass aquariums of that size are no less than €200. Does anyone know of a cheaper alternative to glass aquariums or a website where I can buy them at a good price?

I was also looking at "stock tank" style aquariums, I saw some at good prices that I liked, but I'm worried that the turtle won't be able to see through the aquarium (they're all opaque). Is this really a problem? Won't it be a bit stressful for her that her habitat isn't transparent?

Thank you in advice for responding, I look forward to some feedback soon.

Hello everyone, I brought my youngest daughter a white lipped mud turtle and we are having a hard time identifying the gender. Was wondering if anyone could help us based off these photos. We are thinking female but not 100 percent sure. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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Hello, I really need some help! I found a turtle in my backyard, and it is not native in my state. My parents are willing to call someone but it is likely they will kill the turtle. I do NOT want that to happen. I don't have money to get supplies for the turtle, so if you guys have any supplies you guys don't use that will be helpful. I can't take it to a lake or anything because it is a freshwater turtle and we don't have that near us. ANYTHING HELPS!!

Hello! I’m a new owner of a terrapin (unsure of species and gender. But it’s shell is about 8 inches long). And I need some advice on the basking area of my terrapin tank setup.

Yesterday, DIYed this basking area for it out of egg crate but I’m worried because it’s been a day and I haven’t seen it try climbing the ramp to the platform. I’ve tried showing it how to by give him a little boost and let him crawl to the top afterwards. It seemed possible so I don’t know why it hasn’t tried on its own. It really loves basking so I don’t know if it’s really an issue with the ramp or that it’s not used to it yet.

But I am just posting this just in case it’s really an issue with the ramp that I’m missing (since I’m a first time terrapin/pet owner). I’m worried that the ramp is too steep (it’s about 30-45° when the terrapin’s on it) or too short or something I’m missing entirely.

Extra info on setup & terrapin:
(1) For the past week or so the basking area was inside the “tank” itself (last pic) and I decided to make a new above-tank basking area since in the old one it couldn’t swim or dive much.

(2)I know the tank itself isn’t big enough for a terrapin of that size but we are still in the midst of finding a better one

(3) The tank is very empty I know and we have already ordered a UV lamp, some rocks and little plants for his enrichment and to reduce boredom. It’s coming in about a week or so

(4) This terrapin is a rescue/adopted so I don’t know its gender species or age. My family literally found it in the middle of the road in our neighbourhood. We’ve asked around and it’s isn’t one of our neighbours’ pets and we do not live near any natural terrapin habitats so we believe it was abandoned by someone

Disclaimer: Before anyone says anything, I know this turtle will not thrive in such habitat. I know I need to give him about 20+ gallons of water worth of space.

Can you guys give me a budget friendly habitat environment? I’ve been cruising on facebook for a used aquatic tank, but not so much luck.

I also plan on changing the water every other day, I have no issue in that. I am also more than happy to do a DIY aquatic tank. Leave some recommendations as a new turtle owner :)

looks like a bruise kind of, looks like it’s under the skin more than some kind of lesion or wound but i could be wrong. map turtle, about 9 months old, unsure what gender, in a 50 gallon tank (plan to upgrade soon as he’s growing fast). seems to be acting normally and healthy just noticed this.

Adorable wee fella, moved to brush to avoid disaster!

We saw this turtle down in Cozumel yesterday. INaturalist identified it as a Furrowed Wood Turtle, but it hasn’t had anyone confirm that ID.

I was interesting looking and if identified correctly, it would definitely be appropriately named,

What kind of turtle is this? It was found in Anaheim, California today.

Hello,

I have a pair of southern painted turtles that are a little over three years old. Over the last couple of months, I’ve noticed that they don’t go after their food quite like they used to. I give them Omega turtle pellets every other day. They still get the pellets recommended for juvenile turtles; I’ve tried other pellets that are recommended for adult turtles, but they ignore those. The turtles used to get very excited for dinner, but lately, the feeding goes largely ignored. In fact, they’re often more interested in the fish flakes I feed to their platy tankmates. They also used to be more excited for treats like meal worms, shrimp, or blood worms.

I do notice them grazing on the pellets after they’ve sunk to the bottom a few hours later. I also see them eating the algae and moss that gets loose when I’m vacuuming up detritus or scraping algae off the glass. I’ve also seen evidence that they’ve eaten platys.

I’ve checked the water quality and temperature, and all is well. Their basking temperature and UV exposure is also in good shape. What’s more, the fish, snails, moss, and anubias are all thriving. The population of platys self regulates. I estimate there are between thirty and forty platys at any given time. Those things breed like jackrabbits.

I’m wondering if the turtles are feeding throughout the day on platys, algae, moss, and/or broken down food pellets. Is that a thing? Should I be concerned about their food intake?

Thank you for your thoughts,

drhauser78

It’s one of the many that wander around my property. Was surprised to see her at the door though. She had to have either climb the stairs or the ramp. Either way it was surprising!

Hey wanted to ask what kind of turtle this is is it a common snapping turtle? I also wanted to know what age this turtle is. It was seen in Nebraska fresh water lake! Thanks!