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    Help Fungus? Shell rot?

    I hope the pictures are good enough that u can see something. This turtle is a European pond turtle. She has clear eyes and a good appetite. She basks regularly under a 100 watt heat bulb. The basking spot is completely dry. She has some greenish white spots on the shell underside is this shell...
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    Co habitation similar species?

    Thanks. yes I'm gonna observe them closely!
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    Co habitation similar species?

    Hey some of u know we got a few turtles. We got a European pond turtle rescue today that is currently in quarantine. After that I would like to move it in the pond in spring with the other painted turtles and spotteds. Do u think this could work? The European pond turtle is about 4cm bigger...
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    DIY Tort Table Build for MEP Hatchlings

    I like the build and effort! It looks very nice. I don't know anything about this species so I can't comment if things are done right or wrong. I see two things that I would change regardless of species. 1. Other water bowl. Looks like a drowning hazard. 2. The humidifier. I would not use one...
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    what attacked my Red legged tortoise ??

    Looks like something chew on him... Was the yard dog save?
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    How much variety is needed in feeding?

    Thank you for this information. I'm probably gonna catch them myself in a local lake :)
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    How much variety is needed in feeding?

    Thanks that's a nice idea. Gives them something harder to hunt. The tadpoles are quite easy entertainment wise.
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    How much variety is needed in feeding?

    How much variety is needed for a healthy turtle? Species: spotted and painted turtles This is what I feed and what they get access to: Dried gammarus(small shrimps?) Earthworms Crickets Bloodworms Mealworms Crawfish Snails(aquatic and land) Dragonfly larvae Tadpoles Spiders Grasshoppers Dubia...
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    Fixing holes in plastic tubs?

    Thanks for the ideas! I'm looking the epoxies and flex seal up :)
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    Fixing holes in plastic tubs?

    We got a pond tub donated but it has 2 holes really low with screws in them. If we fill it with water its trickling down drops of water. Not ideal for indoors. Is there anything that could seal it properly? Does anyone has an idea how to fix this?
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    Amount of Light Hours after brumation importend??

    Thank you! :) I will then start with 10 hours for one month and then go to 12/12
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    Amount of Light Hours after brumation importend??

    Hello again everyone. I hope u had a good start of 2022! :) I'm ending the brumation earlier for my turtles (like I said in my last post) I'm wondering if it is Important to slowly and steadily increase the hours of light I give them ? For example should I give them after brumation only like...
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    Leopard seal love story with a photographer (7 min, funny, intresting)

    Just found this in YouTube.. had a good laugh thought I share :)
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    Amount of natural sunlight enough?

    Thank you! I live in valmont, france to be exact :)
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    Amount of natural sunlight enough?

    2 eastern painted turtles and 4 spotted turtles. My thinking was that u in America got way more sunshine hours than we do over here. So ur winters start later and end earlier. We got many days in September and October and march to may that are rainy and in the 10-15 °c range. So I thought that...
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    Amount of natural sunlight enough?

    2 eastern painted turtles and 4 spotted turtles. My thinking was that u in America got way more sunshine hours than we do over here. So ur winters start later and end earlier. We got many days in September and October and march to may that are rainy and in the 10-15 °c range. So I thought that...
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    Amount of natural sunlight enough?

    We keep some turtles outdoors from april to December. They brumate from mid October to end of December. Then we wake them slowly to live from Januar - End of March indoors. Before we put them outside again. We do this because our climate is not so perfect for north America species. Do they...
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    Acrylic aquariums for water turtles - good or bad idea?

    Hello we get some acrylic tanks and glass tanks donated to us regularly. The glass tanks look always new after a cleaning but the acrylic tanks are a pain to get good looking again. After u get some of the stretches out it only takes a few weeks before there are new ones. It looks really bad...
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    Basking in 50f weather?

    Thank you everyone for taking the time to help me! Very intresting informations that I definitely have to read more upon. I'm glad that its normal and I don't need to worry :) thank you all!
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    Basking in 50f weather?

    Hello. Thank you! They haven't eaten in 3 weeks. I'm just hoping its natural :)
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