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  1. TuckerDucker

    Western Painted Turtle

    A few years ago I came to this forum for help with a wild-caught baby painted turtle my coworker gave me. I was never planning on having an aquatic turtle, but she knew I had a tortoise and could take better care of a turtle than she could at the time. Thank you all for your help:) It's really...
  2. TuckerDucker

    Bubbles on neck

    Does anyone have any thoughts on the bubbles on my redfoot's neck? My exotic vet gave him two vitamin A shots a week apart and said he was good to go, but it's been about a month since then and the bubbles are still here. Is it anything to be worried about?
  3. TuckerDucker

    When can I put my redfoot outside?

    I have a 3-year-old redfoot tortoise. He's about 5-6 inches. He's been indoors the entire 3 years. We're making him a new indoor enclosure, but we might move before the enclosure's done. Instead of temporarily reassembling his current enclosure at the new place, I was thinking of putting him...
  4. TuckerDucker

    Filter

    What's a good filter for a 75 gallon tank that houses an inch and a half turtle? Right now he's in 17 gallons of water, but I'd like to bring it up to 45ish gallons of water in the tank.
  5. TuckerDucker

    Western Painted Turtle Tank

    You all were very helpful when my coworker gave me a turtle neither of us knew anything about. This is the little guy now, he's getting bigger! Any suggestions to the tank are very welcome
  6. TuckerDucker

    How often should I be doing water changes?

    I have a hatchling in a 75 gallon tank with 13ish gallons of water. How often should I be doing water changes? To do a water change, do I just take half of the water out and put new water in?
  7. TuckerDucker

    Red Foot tortoise feeding schedule

    Would this be an acceptable feeding schedule? I have a 1 1/2 year old Red Foot Monday- Fruit and mealworms Tuesday- Collard greens Wednesday- Mustard greens Thursday- Fruit and zucchini Friday- Red leaf lettuce Saturday- Kale Sunday- Commercial pellets
  8. TuckerDucker

    Is this normal?

    Is it normal for my turtle's legs to be like this when basking? I've had him a week or so and have never seen him do this It's probably totally normal, I just wanted to check!
  9. TuckerDucker

    Would this tank be alright for my painted turtle?

    https://www.petco.com/shop/en/petcostore/product/55-gallon-aquarium-in-black-170976 Sorry I'm posting all at once, I just got the go-ahead from the state's wild animal rescue/rehab group to keep this baby Western Painted turtle, and I'm trying to buy everything I can for it. I'm not expecting...
  10. TuckerDucker

    What kind of UVB light should I get for my painted turtle?

    I've never had an aquatic turtle before, I'm not sure what kind of UVB bulb would be best for the little dude. Does it matter if it will be sitting on top of a screen lid?
  11. TuckerDucker

    Redfoot desperately wants out of enclosure

    My redfoot is about a year and a half old. He has https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00GOO83UK/?tag=exoticpetnetw-20 this enclosure. He has 18 sq ft. He can't see outside of it. He kept escaping, now that we've patched all his escape holes he's trying his best to get out and flips over on his back...
  12. TuckerDucker

    Was given a wild-caught baby painted turtle, what do I do?

    My coworker caught this little dude, a little larger than a quarter, a month ago. She's been keeping it in a small Tupperware container with unconditioned tap water, with no heat or UVB. She just gave him to me today. I'm talking to a wildlife rehabber right now, I want to release it, but the...
  13. TuckerDucker

    What can I buy as a good enclosure?

    I made a 5x6 foot enclosure for my one-year-old redfoot tortoise. A tornado took my home and I was able to get the enclosure, but I'm in a temporary house and don't want to set it all up just to take it back down in a few months. Is there anything I can buy for my young redfoot? He's too big...
  14. TuckerDucker

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    My apartment complex was hit my a tornado, as in where the tornado touched down while we were inside. Long story short, in the midst of panic and evacuation, my tort was left behind. He's in a Tupperware container with no food or water. He's a year old redfoot. He's been in the container for...
  15. TuckerDucker

    Starting breeding

    I'm not planning on breeding, this is mostly just out of curiosity, but how do breeders get started? With mammals and such, ethical breeders don't just breed any animal; they get pedigreed, healthy, top-of-the-line animals from other good breeders to breed. Is it not as high-maintenance with...
  16. TuckerDucker

    1-year-old redfoot

    I went to go check make sure his lights were on and found this normally hidden guy sitting on his empty food plate, so he got a midday strawberry that he just demolished
  17. TuckerDucker

    Red foot enclosure

    Should I add more plants, or is this okay? He has a ton of substrate for burrowing and a few hides.
  18. TuckerDucker

    Tort isn't active

    I have a one-year-old redfoot. I've had him most of his life. He's never been active, he's always just been buried somewhere in his enclosure. The temps range in his enclosure from 90 degrees down to 76 degrees, depending where you are in the enclosure (it's 30 sq ft). It's very humid. He...
  19. TuckerDucker

    Is cypress mulch safe?

    I've always talked about how I use Cypress mulch and nobody's indicated that's bad to me, and I see it recommended for them since it retains moisture. But now people on facebook are INSISTING it's toxic. Is it?
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