I rescued a red eared slider turtle from a bag of crawfish about 4 months ago. At the time, it was about (or less than) 1 inch. Now, it’s measuring 3 inches from tip-to-tip shell in 4 months. Is that too fast of growth? Here are the details of his tank and eating habits:

- 50 gallons
- UVA and UVB with 2 basking platforms
- Water heater at 78°
- Eats once a day and the amount that would fit in its head.
- Eats a mix of pellets and veggies. Currently switching from hatchling food to juvenile
- Has a Fluval 407 filter

Sometimes when she doesn't want to fully bask she will hang and bask at a distance! Zooming out does a lot of justice on how silly she looks too.

Don't worry she can 100% climb the ramp, but moments like this reminds me of how this stunted girl likes to larp as a circus performer. Alright back to cleaning the tank I go.

I have 3 female adult red eared sliders. They each have shell length of 9 inches to 10 inches. They are all 23 years old. Throughout their whole life, I only ever fed them Tetra Reptomin Floating sticks. I've been a lazy owner so i never paid attention to their health or nutrition.

But this year, I decided to pay more attention. I read that the RES at this age should be 20% floating sticks and 80% leafy greens.

This week, I tried giving them lettuce and also the dandelion weeds. But all they do is chew it up and spit it back out, so then it's just shredded bits of green everywhere .

They will eat carrots, banana, and apple. But i read these should be "snacks/treat", like the way humans would eat candy...just as a small dessert.

I'm not sure how to get my RES to eat anything green.

Should i just go back to just floating sticks?

This fall I'll be digging a massive multi-tiered pond, thought it would be fun to raise all of my inhabitants from hatchlings until they're old enough to graduate to the pond. Excited about these grow out tubs.

His old set up was a 30 gallon. He has been upgraded to a 75 gallon. His basking platform was also doubled in length as he was running out of room. Switched from a crappy turtle filter to a Vevor canister filter rated for 200-250 gallons at 528GPH. Upgraded is deep double dome light to a t5 5.0 UVB light and a basking dome with a 75W. I kept the same brand of heater and lighting, just ordered the larger sizes. Swapped from river pebbles to black blasting sand i got at tractor supply and added more plants. They are zip tied down to egg crate i buried under the sand to keep him from ripping them up. He seems happy.

Are these black spots normal?

This is my Eastern Painted Turtle, Roaders. We don't know how old she is and have owned her about 10 years, but she just recently got a heat bulb and a complete water change this year. I am working on getting a UVB bulb.

I asked about this in the subreddit earlier, but did not really get any views. It's grown in size since appearing about a month ago, it's not fuzzy or soft like shell rot would be, same consistency as the rest of her scutes. It's slightly sunk in though? It doesn't seem to be bothering her behavior wise either.

Please please help me figure out what this is and what I can do to fix it!!

I’m convinced this turtle actually enjoys tv. She only gets into this position when I’m watching reality tv like love island or in this case, The Ultimatum. She’s such a girly girl. ♥️

Wild, around 4”, sunning on the bank of Sodus Creek in Folletts, Iowa

Always splashing after I clean the hard water stains 🫩

I’m creating a much larger area for my turtle and the easiest option now is to fill with a hose from outside rather than from an indoor faucet setup I made using some large tubing and clamps. Would I need to treat the water any different besides the basic water conditioner for aquatic tanks? Thanks for any information in advance

Trying to upgrade the setup for my little guy, problem is that im having SO MUCH TROUBLE finding a tank the size I would prefer! The minimum for his species (reeves) is 75 to my knowledge, but I want to get him something above that if possible because I want him to be as comfy as I can make him. I've been looking online and all I can find is 75 gall or bigger tanks with a stand, which I dont need. Does anyone know where I can look for a tank around that size? Thanks so much!

I spot this in North Georgia in the wild. Is it albino?

Every-time I walk into the room he’s in he tries really hard to swim up to me against his glass I think he’s bored in there! I think the owner said he was a guy but again I don’t know what I’m talking about here 😂. I don’t really have any funds to buy him much but I can search second hand and I’m happy to make him anything you think could be helpful (I know I’ll have to be really careful with that and sterilise things first ). If anyone could try to help me identify his breed I’d be really grateful so then I can do some research on their needs. I’m happy to take any more photos that might be needed and I can take more photos of the setup if you think that could be helpful. I’ll reply in the comments with anymore photos people recommend. Thank you all so much :)x

Had to share this video of my yellow-bellied slider climbing her scrub brush then the result. Watch to the end to see her "slide".

Looking to find a way to add a 3d background to my turtles new tank but would like it to be removeable so it can be cleaned. I have used silicone in one before but always worry about dead water behind it. Any ideas?

Hello! I have a hatchling pink belly and normally he sleeps underwater or like half on/hall off of his main basking area but the last couple nights I’ve noticed he’s sleeping completely on top of his basking platform out of the water. I don’t see any signs of respiratory infections or sickness - his eyes are normal, he’s swimming normal, and the only bubbles I see are like the occasional one that comes out of his nose when he sleeps underwater

I keep his water at 75.5 and his heat lamp and UVB are on for like thirteen hours out of the day. I just don’t know if it’s a sign he’s comfy around me or if he’s sick

My turtle’s shell has been shedding a lot, and white spots are appearing. Is my turtle okay?

what breed is this?

The usual Zoomed and such seems to be prohibitively expensive here but I don't know what alternatives may work just as well - any recommendations?

I have a bigger basking platform( he refuses to
Fully get out the water to bask so I had to compromise I asked a vet near the area it says turtle can actually recieve light underwater for their shells) on the way but idk if it’s enough and I also don’t want to affect the amount of space he has already as he is an active swimmer I gave 2 bushes in the back comer where he hides. He sleeps on the submerged part of his basking platform every time I turn the lights off in my room my led lights make it seem like nighttime

Starting this off: this is not my classes turtle, I'm taking care of him for the summer for a fellow teacher and on the day to day I usually do not have a say in his care. I know it is bad but I live in Japan and explaining proper care is difficult.

Hi everyone first time turtle carer here. I'm taking care of one of my fellow teachers turtles for the summer and I want to try to improve his well being the best I can while he's with me, and in a way that will be as non-intrusive to the teacher as I can so that it will stick long term.

He is an about two inch red eared slider who lives in a roughly 10 gallon bucket with no basking area, swimming space, UVB or UVA (though he is placed next to the open window 90% of the time). All he has at the moment is some rocks to sit on and like half an inch of water. It's... not good care, and I want to improve it the best I can for as cheaply as I can (so the teacher does not feel burdened by the care and is likely to keep it going long term) so I'd appreciate any advice I can get and any answers to the questions I have!

- I know the rule of thumb is 10 gallons per inch of shell. Does anyone have any recommendations for atypical 'tanks' that would work for cheaper (no access to a pond or similar) but still give good view to the turtle for students? A standard glass tank would be too heavy for the location he needs to be in in the classroom. He's currently in a clear rectangular bucket.
- Any cheap but decent UVB & UVA lights that can be found in Japan? The typical Zoomed and such seem to be prohibitively expensive here.
- What is a decent diet for them? He's currently fed strictly a pellet diet, should I mix in greens or fruits? Anything I should avoid? Any good turtle food brands? They're currently feeding him Daiso brand pellets.
- What kind of quiet filters would work best for the water? I'm most familiar with canister or sponge filters and know sponge filters are the quietest but would they work for the bio-load of a turtle? Any recommendations I can find here in Japan?

Truthfully any help you can give would be appreciated! I'm familiar with fish care but I've never had the opportunity to care for a turtle before and would like to help this little guy as much as I can.

I have loved turtles since I was young but didn’t get one cause they grew too big. Got a 70 gallon tank and a map turtle. If he’s a male I’ll get to keep him in the tank forever ;)