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In about a month I plan on building an outdoor habitat for my two 7 inch red eared sliders. I'm thinking I want to get either a horse water trough (I don't know what size, maybe a 100 gallon) or one of those blue plastic kiddy pools you can get from Walmart. I'm leaning more towards a water...

I am sorry to inform yall that Dude, the baby yellow bellied slider with pneumonia, passed away on February 11. I had found a veterinarian that was 45 minutes away and I had an appointment scheduled on February 13. I did take my other baby to the vet for a check up and she did not see anything...

I've been wanting to do an update on Bruce's shell rot, but I figured I'd just go ahead and give you an update on all my babies! :) Dude-his pneumonia has gotten a little better since yesterday, he's swimming more and he's opening his eyes more. Hopefully he's all better in about a week, I'm...

Okay so I have 2 baby yellow bellied sliders and one of them I think my be lethargic. All he does is bask with his eyes close all day, he does swim every once in a while but when he swims he's sort of swimming lopsided. The other one is doing fine! Could he still be lethargic from when I rescued...

10 years ago when I was 4 or 5 years old, my parents friend gave me two baby red eared sliders that I named Phil and Lil. Well anyway a couple months after I had received the turtles we started getting ants in our house, so we bought this thing that plugs into the wall and is supposed to get rid...

My dad and little sister just came home with a new turtle so I'd thought I'd show yall him.

Today I came home from an eventful day at school and I found that one of my babies had passed away. We are all very sad and it had hit my little sister pretty hard because she was the one who named her. I changed out the water just in case she had something that could effect my other turtle, is...

I have recently scrubbed all the rotted areas off his shell and was wondering if I should continue scrubbing and dry docking him while his shell heals back, thanks!

I just walked in my room and both of my babies were asleep and they looked so cute

Okay so I'm getting a 55 gallon tank for my red eared sliders and I was wondering If I could add fish in with them? And if I can what kind of fish? Thanks!

I've noticed 2 days ago that my yellow bellied slider baby was basking more than usual, he basked for about 5 hours until I turned off the lamp, could he be sick? He's going through a shed right now, could that have anything to do with it? Is the lamp to close or too far? Thanks! (Before you...

Okay so I have two 6 inch red eared sliders in a 20 gallon tank and they need an upgrade, so I was wondering what kind of aquariums do yall like the best, I want to get a 90 gallon But was wondering if there was anything that's cheaper and better than a 90 gallon? Okay I also have a second...

So about a month ago I posted a thread about Bruce's shell rot and after a month of treatment his shell is looking ALOT better! Almost all the white spots are gone! So I just thought I'd tell yall he's doing better, okay thanks!

Okay, so I was just thinking about chickens and I was wondering if turtles could lay an egg like chickens do? Like can they lay an egg without a baby turtle inside it? And if they can, why don't they do it as much as chickens do? I know this is a stupid question but I'm just a little curious...

I've noticed lately that my female turtle is getting fatter and that her shell is starting to look different. The other turtle in there with her looks the same. Should I start feeding them separately? I feed them everyday, should I start feeding them every other day?

This week Riley's turtle family got two new additions. On Monday at 11 pm we received Dude from my friend who wasn't properly taking care of him so she gave him to me. He was shy at first but has gotten use to me and his tank. On Thursday I went to go get my big turtles a new uv light bulb...

I have two baby yellow bellied slider in a tank and when I turn it on the water like pushes them and it looks like they have problems Swimming, I have it turned off now. It's there anything I can do to slow it down or do you think they'll be okay with it on like that?

Hi, I just got a third turtle (yellow bellied slider) from my cousin, she had him in one of those plastic bowl things with a palm tree , but I bought him from her and got him a ten gallon and I'm going to move him into my 20 gallon when I get my red eared sliders a bigger tank. Also, is the...

My birthday is in April and I'm really thinking about getting a new "family" member.I was thinking of something like a Mississippi map turtle or pink bellied side necked turtle. I have also thought of getting a tortoise. If I were to get a tortoise what kind should I get? I did some research and...

I apologize if I should of put this story somewhere else, I wasn't sure where to put it under so I apologize. Anyway the reason I purchased my turtles is because of my dog. When I was four years old we purchased a standard poodle name chancy. He was free and being sold by a woman who owned a...