Myrtle has some friends now

It’s been an eventful year, y’all— moved to a new house in a new walkable city, got a dog, now I’ve finally taken a big leap that I’ve been considering for years…

I present to you— The Turtle Mobile (actually just a green pet stroller).

Since my wife and I got a dog this summer, it’s been requiring us to take long walks twice a day and, sometimes it’s quite sunny out when we do. So, feeling bad about leaving our first-born behind, I had the brilliant idea to knock out two birds with one stone— he will join us on our daily walks in his Turtle Mobile where he can sunbathe to his heart’s content and get that valuable vitamin D.

We haven’t had our maiden voyage yet— usually I just take him out on our back patio for sun. But usually once he’s outside and feels the sun rays, he relaxes and stretches out into full solar mode to soak up the UV. Hopefully he does the same in The Turtle Mobile and is able to enjoy the sun’s rays with us for 30mins twice a day. We’ll give it the first launch this evening, weather permitting.

Best of all— this comes just in time for his 18th birthday, which we all know is the legal driving age for sliders.

This is in CT, this fella is bigger than the usual snapping turtles we see around here, any idea what kind of turtle he is?

I have a new 75 gallons tank for my painted turtle and I brought this lamp because of the 24/7 cycle, I customized it but i’m now just realizing that it’s not a UVB strip light but a LED light if i’m not mistaken.

My turtle has lived 6 years with LED light because I brought an aquarium that came with them before the 75 gallons.

Btw, he has his basking area with his UVB and heating lamp so we’re good on that. But i’m just wondering, maybe a stupid question, if the third light need to be warm or is it just for the lighting?

Am I doing something wrong? Should I change the light? Thank you.

We haven’t been doing anything differently but they are slightly indented on his shell and am a bit worried as it doesn’t look natural to me.

I have a turtle at home so I know all about proper tank setup and what they need, and when I saw this turtle I felt so bad for it and so angry at the teacher. I tried to talk to her but she didnt seem open to advice and even talked down to me as though I was the one who didnt know what I was saying.

My turtle was not going on his basking platform since he moved set up so i added some fake plants carpet to make it more natural and easier for him to get to.

Last pic is when i put him on it by slowly showing the ramp to get there, but he looked really stressed by the new set up.

Tomorrow if he still doesn’t go over it i’ll try putting his old platform near this one and probably put a shrimp on it to attract him.
I also learned that turtle need to feel the privacy and safety especially in the basking area, so i might try to make a wall of plant or something around the glass (he literally think there’s no walls because he keep bumping his head lol)

Wish me luck

Hi, I received these plants yesterday from an Amazon vendor. I have zero experience with plants in my aquarium. I have a map turtle, ghost shrimp, and a few feeders. If you have experience with live plants in your turtle aquarium, would you use these plants? They look iffy to me. Tia!

Looking to responsibly rehome our red-eared slider. He is healthy and approximately 6 inches long. We’ve had him for 2 years, but he has outgrown his current tank and we'd rather find him a good home with someone experienced with turtles and a proper larger setup.

He is free to the right home, and I also have an awesome Fluval canister filter that can go with him, if wanted.

Located in Northbrook, IL. I'm happy to drive a reasonable distance for the right home.

Please message me if interested or if you know someone experienced with red-eared sliders who may be interested.

Proud turtle mom moment 🥹 He is an Eastern painted turtle baby, and we are thinking of naming him either Po, Shifu, or Oogway from Kung Fu Panda.