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I treated him for three days, and at the moment there's no white stuff in the little spots of damage so hopefully it was just old shell damage. Still I upgraded my filters to be safe.

He's very old and slow, and hasn't caught any so far lol I'll just stick with what I already have, they're all pretty cheap and fast.

I ordered a 575 gph one from Aquatop, comes next week. It had good reviews and wasn't too expensive so I figured I'd try it. I was wondering, do you have any suggestions for fish to keep with the turtle? I'm picking up some later today and was curious. Currently keeping corydoras, danios, and...

Also, does anyone have any suggestions for fish to keep with him? I know not goldfish. Mainly clean up crew fish.

First night of treatment. I put him in a box with a towel over it so he felt safe after scrubbing with a toothbrush some more. I wiped the area with peroxide because it's all I have, going to pick up some betadine soon. I'm upping the water changes to every other day, but I have a new stronger...

I love him, he's a sweet little guy. Very fun to feed, he's very enthusiastic!

I appreciate the tags 😉 we all have different strengths. Me I am very new to aquatic turtles, but I've had my tortoise for 10 years! I just hope I'm doing everything right for this poor little turtle. He was found in a dirty aquarium next to a dumpster with a note taped to the tank detailing...

Thank you, I'm just not sure. I figure treating him for it can't hurt. Thank you, I've never had a turtle before so I don't really know what I'm looking at. He's really old too, and missing half of both his back feet so he's been through some trauma. Maybe old damage to the shell I didn't...

Hello. I noticed some spots on my painted turtle Napoleon today. He's my first turtle, I've had him since November now. He is 30 years old. I scrubbed them gently with a toothbrush and the white color went away to reveal some small pits. I believe it is shell rot, but I've never seen it before...

Thank you! I'll look into it. Currently using a hydor that has worked really well, but is pretty old, a little over 10 years, so I want to get another as backup. It shut off last night and I lost some fish. It's working again now but I figure I'll get a backup now just in case.

Hi all. My old hydor canister filter has been slowing down, and I'm looking for a replacement. Hoping to find one to process 600 gph for my 65 gallon aquarium for my painted turtle. He lives with a small group of fish, corydoras, kuhli loaches, and danios. Anyone have any suggestions? Anyone...

I don't mean for when she becomes giant, then she'll move into my heated garage after I clean it out (100×50). The 10×10 will be for when she is big enough to move outside full time as a medium tortoise and only for around 2-3 months in the winter, until she gets too big. I am still talking to...

Gotcha, thank you. I feel so much more confident now. I think this is going to work out really well. I decided to ditch the greenhouse idea and just do an insulated wooden roof with 2 doors. One wooden on top and one wire underneath for the summer days. Not sure how to build that yet but my...

I would use it for the 4×8 shelter, and a small heat panel for the night box.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Costway-700-Watt-Electric-Oil-Filled-Radiant-Space-Heater-GHM0093/315461817 Would something like this work for the oil heater? Sorry, just want to make sure I am buying the right thing before I order. I figured I'd make the night box 24×24 and use an 18×18 heat panel...

I will check out that thread, lots of ideas. My goal is to get the animals out of the house. My baby sulcata is living in the 7×3 currently, but I'm going to get a second one as backup. The heating in the house is crazy, we have to blast the AC to keep up. And eventually the baby sulcata will...

Hello. Hermanns Tortoise. I've had him 10 years, I got him when I was 10, and back then all of the care sheets said a 50 gallon tank was a fine home. Over time I upgraded him to a 7×3 enclosed pvc but I want to give him more space, and my home is maxed out. I literally don't have another inch...

Ahh, thank you.

Ok, it needs to fit inside something like this. Except it will have wooden walls and measure 4ft×8ft. At the tallest point it will be 24 inches above the substrate. How would I set up the heater inside of the enclosure where it can't burn my tortoise?

Would this be a good option for the oil heater? https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B7BL45BL/?tag=exoticpetnetw-20 And would this work for the heating pad/pig blanket for the hide box...