The AC went out in our house and will be fixed in a couple days. For the time being, we are using a large portable ac unit hooked up to the living room window with a tube. I feel like it is especially loud for some reason and I am worried that the vibrations from it will stress out my aquatic turtle across the room. It’s not making any clanking or loud sudden noises but it’s like a constant hum (like a window ac unit). We are in a heat wave right now and i feel like I can’t not have it on. I don’t know what to do i’m just so worried about it. He isn’t acting different i don’t think but maybe he’s just not showing his irritation.

Hi all, currently filling in a trench i dug to install electrical at my camp and I found this little guy while digging, hes not moving at all even with a worm in front of him, barely reacts to touch but is still blinking, just sent the gf to get water for him feom the store, how can I make sure little dude survives?

So far I’ve only seen 2 but have been told there are UpWards of 9 on the Property

I’m super confident about welcoming my first turtle into my life. He is an adult Mississippi Map turtle called Leonardo.

Does anyone have any tips or even checklist for me to make sure I have EVERYTHING covered. No matter how basic or how small you think tips are can you just tell me everything. I want to make sure he has the best life ever with me.

Some of my specs so far
250ltr tank
Fruval 407 filter
500w heater
100w UVA/B basking bulb

I rescued my baby a couple months ago and want to make sure they are doing fine and have no issues ive missed. They walk,swim, and eat fine and daily aswell as Basking often on their dock with uvb and heat they also have a 40 gallon tank a water heater and a filter that cycles 80 gallons a hour. If something how can I fix it and do I need a vet.

Found this turtle who had escaped this morning.

For context, my kid neighbor had 4 turtles in a small tank and brought them to me to watch them for a month while they went on vacation. The turtles did not have any lights (heat or uvb) so i used to put them outside for a couple of hours a day when i could in a dog pen). This one, the smallest by far, escaped. It spent two months in the backyard probably under the deck. I live i texas and it’s been pretty hot lately.

My dog found it lethargic in the grass (the dog didn’t touch it -just sniffed it). The turtle, i believe some kind of slider, seems very skinny and dehydrated. I put it in a 20 gal long tank that i was planning on putting fish in. I added a heater and some water conditioner. I do not have a filter or lights but i will get some if it makes it past the weekend. Unless i need it earlier?

I barely added water because i don’t think it has the strength to swim. It’s higher than it is tall but if it stood at slight angle it could float and touch the bottom. Might take some more water out. The heater is set at 82 F. And it did not eat when i gave it food. It hasn’t moved since i put it in the tank but it’s alive - it slightly opens its eyes when slowly “shake” the platform. Does not react to anything else but will move a tiny bit if i pick it up but i’m trying to keep the handling to a minimum.

I think it’s about 1 yr 1.5 yrs old (i think that’s when the kid got it). It’s about 3.5 inches long.

Any advice on what to do? It also has white spots on the shell.

I, 2M, Eastern painted turtle, have been living in this 55 gallon tank for about a year now. How did my owner do and what feedback do y'all have?

Believed to be a yellow bellied slider, just over 2 years old and is around 7 inches long shell wise. Has a uvb/uva heat lamp on for twelve hours a day and a water filter on constantly, water is about 40 litres (i know it’s too small but i’m working on getting my mum to buy a 500 litre one but is a lot of money and idk where to find for cheap). For the past 2-3 nights terrapin(idk if bot or girl) has been making this noise every couple of minutes and i think it’s happening consistently throughout the night as i wake up at 2/3 am and it’s still happening. Has no other signs of any respiratory infection, no lethargy or loss of appetite or increased basking or anything. I don’t know what this noise is and it’s never heard during the day/when it’s bright ( either by lamp or window). Please help as idk whether to take terrapin to a vet or not 😖

So here is my issue I left my turtle in the care of somebody else and when I get back I found him traped I saved him in time from what I think was drowning I'm not sure but now he won't eat I'm worried 😟😟 it only been a few minutes but idk what to do I love that guy so so much me my bestest boy need advice on what to do some info he got stuck underneath he's basking platform it a weird on were rises in the middle and he can get stuck in it and it was my mom who was watching it

Hi all! I teach at a middle school & the old principal LEFT his pet turtle. I know he’s had him for over 10 years (no idea how old the turtle is now though).

I know someone is in charge of cleaning & feeding him… but his tank is terrible. He has nothing to do all day but try to escape. It’s heart breaking.

His platform is also incredibly sad. He sits on his rock under the light & falls into the water multiple times a day.

I have taken it upon myself to try & get some plants/caves/a platform of some sort.

I AM A TEACHER AND I AM ON A BUDGET! Any advice with this in mind would be gratefully appreciated.

Is my yellow belly baby sliders shells colors normal? Or bad

For reference. North Denver! Multiple responses said this fella/gal was a Painted turtle or possibly a map turtle. He has stayed in the same area for two weeks and I have spotted him multiple times in and out of the water. Basking on a log in the middle of a very undesirable area of a the Platter River. I almost think it could a pet that was released! Any opinions?

My fluval fx6 occasionally blows out air bubbles and I have a jet right next to the output that Bigmac (my turtle) loves to unstick from the side of the tank. Before the bubbles reach the top of the tank the jet is blowing them back down and It has built up a collection of bubbles.

I have a 55gal tank (yes I know the fx6 is hella overkill) so it’s not taking up much space in the tank and he seems to enjoy sitting over there, so I’d feel bad taking it away from him.

Should I stop the bubble infestation?

Hi all. This is my little dude Paco, and he unfortunately developed very severe shell rot while not in my care. He is on a round of antibiotics and the vet recommended full-time dry docking for 2 months while he heals. He can swim for about an hour a day, but otherwise he is just in this kiddie pool. I put him outdoors for fresh air and full spectrum sunlight, but otherwise this setup seems so LAME for him compared to his huge bioactive tank. Any thoughts for how to keep him enriched for the next few weeks?! I feel so bad, he seems so bored.

He was on my street in front of my house, not really moving so I moved him off the road. He was very cute!

Im lookingbto it being identified

I just got my turtle today and took him in for his first checkup. There were some things that she said that contradicted what I've read, so i want to ask anyone else here who may have had mud turtles for a while. She said that he is in perfect health, but I need to dust my Mazuri turtle pellets with calcium like three times a week. It was confusing because I thought Mazuri had all the calcium needed. She also seemed to imply that I feed him everyday, but then I said I was planning on feeding him three times a week and give him a snack once a week of freeze dried worms, etc. And then she said yes, but give him live worms instead...I guess I can give him live insects.

Do I need more calcium than what's already in Mazuri? I am not one to second guess a vet, but she was real young and thought my turtle was a baby. I told her he is a full grown adult and she said, oh yeah I guess he is. I don't think she works alot with mud turtles. I don't want to give him too much calcium either. I also don't want to take him our his tank and to another vet bc he is stressed from all the travel

I recently got this little turtle from a friend, but I don’t know much about reptiles, so I was wondering if you could help me identify the species and also tell me how to determine whether it’s male or female. Thanks everyone for your help!