Today, I lost my 4-month-old diamondback terrapin. I am devastated beyond words. Losing my pet feels like losing a family member, and what's even more upsetting is not knowing what I did wrong. He kept his eyes closed and did not eat, so I took him to the vet. The vet treated him for worms, gave him injections, and inserted antibiotics. When they brought him back, he was not moving. The vet assured me he was just in the process of recovering and advised not to put him in water for 24 hours. However, when I checked on him after work, he had not moved at all. I discovered that he had passed away and when I contacted the vet, they could not provide an explanation. Despite multiple requests, I have yet to receive any further information from the vet about what they gave him. I desperately want to understand what happened and how to prevent it from happening again before considering getting another Turtle.

The bigger one(F) keeps biting the smaller one(M). Should I shift it to another place or let them be?

She doesn't bite when I'm around, only when she thinks she's'nt being observed.

So a little under two months ago me and two freshly hatched red eared sliders met in an enclosed, walled job site I was working at alone. They were stuck inside the work zone and were most likely laid as eggs in the wood chips that had been delivered into the site and hatched out that same day! Anyways, they're invasive at the lake I live at so I decided to keep em! I had never owned turtles before and never really thought much of them, but it really felt like fate brought us together since it was literally the day before my bday. We share such close birthdays together!

Now that I just moved, I got them an upgrade to their tank. They've been in a 25gallon plastic storage bin till now. I just got them a 40 gallon glass tank which should be a nice upgrade for them as it seems like a lot more horizontal space for them to roam. I have a concern about all my hardscape. I have never set up a tank this big before and am wondering if it's safe to place these heavy pieces in there without some kind of buffer? If so, what would you all recommend as some kind of substrate to help protect the glass and also give my turtles some freedom to dig. It should be safe for them, but also preferably nothing that'll make the water too dirty! Any ideas? Also any advice is much appreciated. They will only be in this 40 gallon for a few months as I planed on beginning my first serious project tank for them quite soon. Will be minimum 75 gallons and I'll have them in there for the next year until I get them something bigger. Kinda diving head first into this hobby so would love any cool tricks or advice for creating the best habitat for my turtle bros.

vid to them chillin with me: https://imgur.com/a/zSMYgCV

Does anyone know of any reputable concentric diamondback terrapin breeders, also the average price for one? I also ask price bc I know there are many subspecies, but also see the price varies greatly for the same subspecies based on seller and know from experience many sellers vaule profits over the animal and have no problem overcharging you. Also I keep seeing that many people claim to have captive bred ones, but will have reviews and complaints from other places saying they are not captive bred but were poached/wild caught.

It was lying on a basking rock and about the size of my pinky nail. Very tiny. I just upgraded the turtles tank this past weekend and he hasn't ate since. Could he have worms causing him not to eat? All he wants to do is bask now, but I thought it was just bc of his new environment.

Wondering if there is anything I can do to help the water clarity in our tank, we put the water conditioner in it, clean the tank, and clean the filter. The water isn’t terrible, but wanting to get a crystal clear! We also run on well water if that matters.

Got this turtle some hours ago gifted by my aunt and I have no idea what kind of turtle it is. I'd appreciate it if someone can identify it.

So, through a previous relationship I acquired my ex’s 3 turtles. He wasn’t able to maintain consistent care due to out of state work and fluctuating housing. I had absolutely no experience with turtles when I became their primary caretaker but have been doing my absolute best to educate myself on proper care for them. Today, I noticed that one of the girls (I believe she is 3-4 years old) had this spot on her shell that appears to be a partially missing scute? It initially stuck out while she was swimming around because the light kind of reflected off of it. It is not bleeding. She allows me to touch/poke it without showing any discomfort. It does not appear to be fleshy at all. It is kind of hard like the shell, but the appearance is different. Now, over the course of the last week I’ve been doing alot of research regarding the quality/condition of their shells and found that they may have some retained scutes due to not have enough uvb. I’m working on figuring that out but suggestions/advice are appreciated. She is still eating and interacting with myself and family as normal. Just very concerned that this could potentially be shell rot or something else. Open to any and all advice. Can provide additional pics if necessary!

I thought y’all would appreciate it lol I will always stop to save the turtles!!

Is this girl or boy?

She’s dug three more holes and I’ve been informed she’s laying eggs. But it’s so out in the open. Could she be doing this to fool predators? To fool me? She sees me in my car drive right next to the nests when I’m leaving my house. Surely she’s smarter than that and wouldn’t lay them so out in the open when there’s woods a few feet away?

Ernie was completely fine yesterday, he ate and he was swimming around, I woke up this morning and he is dead. I think he got stuck inside of that hide and drown, but he has that large swollen spot on his neck. I’m certain that it wasn’t there last night. What could that be, and do you guys think he drowned..? I found him in that exact spot when I woke up, and he has since been moved and is now in a shoebox. It looks like he is trying to get out of that hutch. That’s the only option I can come up with.. he’s in a 75 Gal right now and we were going to get him a stock tank later on this year once we move. I’m just so confused and heartbroken.

Hi she's being soaked dayly, substrate moisturized, sunlight whenever she wants, but her shell seems like coarse. Does it look healty?

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My in- laws live in Ca and have a desert tortoise. They are planning to move to Southeast Tx soon. Will the tortoise be ok in this very hot humid environment? Any advice/info would be appreciated!

Hello, as the title says, I am looking for pieces of advice about how I could improve the enclosure of my tortoises. It is a 3 meters long and 2 meters wide enclosure with 3 fruit bearing trees and these turtles are native from Tunisia and live in their enclosure here in Tunisia.

Recently I've been thinking about moving my tortoises from their smaller enclosure to a bigger one but before that I want to make sure they have the best living conditions as possible however i've met several challenges when trying to do so.

I've tried to plant as many plants as possible in the past however they either trampled or ate the plants. I have also been thinking about changing their hide spots but i'm not sure which hide spot would be the best suited for them.

Thanks again for reading ! I hope my bad english doesn't cause too much troubles

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Et is always ready to take off some fingers at any chance she gets 😅

Since red eared sliders are native to the South and South Eastern parts of the US, is releasing sliders back into the wild ok if you're in it's native area already?