can i ask if it’s okay to soak my turtle in carrot water everyday for his eyes. I noticed my mistake when i mostly feed him shrimps and words and less pelletes. Can i ask for tips i just changed the water and it’s still clear he is 3 to 4 inches and male.

Gow can I tell if the water heaters working I see a red light but after a few min it turns off and the water dosent feel that warm

My Terrapin is a year and a half years old and I just needed to share the cuteness!

Usually faces the back of the tank but came down stairs to find him sleeping right in the front.

I like caring for aquariums, I only ever cared for fish. A girl I know recently reached out to me about having me take on a pink belly turtle who she can’t care for anymore. The turtle (Female) only looks about 3-4 inches from the photos. I have never cared for turtles before but I have an extra 55 gallon aquarium that I wasn’t using and the girl had the turtle in a 15-20ish gallon aquarium. No heater, no basking light. I know I will eventually have to upgrade her tank after she outgrows the 55 gal, but for the time being while she can fit in there, what’s the best advice for a first time turtle owner?

. What kind of substrate do I use?

. What kind of food? How often do I feed her?

. How deep should the water be?

. What temperature water?

. What voltage basking light?

. Does she need more space to walk around on land rather than just a small basking rock?

. Etc. I am bringing her to my place tomorrow night and I need some more help rather than just random google advice that I can’t really trust (lost my trust in google for fish care)

I am in the process of doing my turtle Juniper's second major tank upgrade. It has unfortunately taken longer than expected, but I've finally got her a solid setup. Now, I want to work towards helping her thrive in her tank, instead of just the basics. So, the next thing I want to do is add feeder fish and aquatic plants.

Fish - I'm thinking guppies as I read that those are safe for RES to eat. My family bred guppies when I was a kid, so we have some experience in that, but it's been a long while. I still have Junie's old 55 gal tank, and I'm considering whether I should use that to breed guppies, or sell it and either get a smaller tank for breeding guppies or just let them breed in her tank. Any advice on raising/giving her feeder fish would be super helpful!

Plants - Junie still hates eating vegetables, but we're in the process of "starving her out" by giving her only vegetables until she caves in and eats them, as recommended by her vet. So far, we've tried cilantro, spinach, lettuce, red lettuce, carrots, and kale. She's gotten to the point where she bites them, and then just spits it back out... So I want to incorporate plants in her tank, not only to encourage her to eat them, but also to give her some enrichment (and potentially hiding places for breeding fish?). I've never taken care of aquatic plants before, and I know turtles can be quite the plant-destroyers, so any recommendation on what plants to get and care guides for those would be greatly appreciated! I'll only put in plants that are safe for her to eat as well.

More details on current setup:

Junie is a female RES, presumably 2-3 years old, about 9 inches long and currently shedding. I was worried about her patchy shedding so I've been feeding her some wheat germ, and I took her to a vet who said she is perfectly healthy and continue doing what we're doing (yay!) We got her unexpectedly in late August from a previous owner who was unable to properly care for her.

110 gal tank, filled about halfway. We are currently building her an above-tank basking platform, and when that is complete we will fill the tank up fully.

Fluval Fx4 filter

Eheim 200W water heater, attached to an InkBird alarm/thermometer. Water temp is 75F.

Walmart brand basking lamp (any suggestions for a better lamp are welcome!)

Arcadia T5 10.0 UVB long bulb (not yet installed - arriving in a few days, and then will be installed above her new basking platform. Currently she's on a walmart brand 10.0 UVB bulb.)

Currently bare-bottom, although we're planning to add sand substrate to the basking area and in the tank

Lamps are on a timer, turning on at 6:30AM and off at 10:00PM - I couldn't find a great reference for light cycles, so if anyone has tips on whether/how to adjust the timing, advice is welcome as well.

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I like caring for aquariums, I only ever cared for fish. A girl I know recently reached out to me about having me take on a pink belly turtle who she can’t care for anymore. The turtle (Female) only looks about 3-4 inches from the photos. I have never cared for turtles before but I have an extra 55 gallon aquarium that I wasn’t using and the girl had the turtle in a 15-20ish gallon aquarium. No heater, no basking light. I took her on because I knew her current living situation wasn’t good at all. I know I will eventually have to upgrade her tank after she outgrows the 55 gal, but for the time being while she can fit in there, what’s the best advice for a first time turtle owner?

What kind of substrate do I use?

What kind of food? How often do I feed her?

How deep should the water be?

What temperature water?

What voltage basking light?

Does she need more space to walk around on land rather than just a small basking rock?

Etc. I am bringing her to my place tomorrow night and I need some more help rather than just random google advice that I can’t really trust (lost my trust in google for fish care)

Hey all! Quick question as I’m having a hard time finding clear cut answers. I am doing a full upgrade for my turtle. Doubling tank size, new canister filter, pretty much new everything. Once I get everything set up and working, do I need to cycle the tank? I keep seeing mixed answers on this for turtles. And if so, for how long? I just want to make sure he’s safe and healthy for this move because it’ll definitely be a big (but good) change for him!

Edit: Forgot to mention he is an adult male yellow bellied slider if that changes anything!

I have my turtle near an open window. The window Is able to get consistent lighting and the window is on elevated so the light can reach the basking area. So I was wondering It what Im doing is good or switch to artificial.

Hey yall

I’m a fishkeeper primarily aside from some bearded dragons so I’m a bit ignorant on turtles besides knowing that they need way more than people typically think. If I were to do something it would absolutely be fully researched and established before attempting.

With that being said, I’ve recently discovered leaf turtles. I’m curious if anyone has tried keeping them with fish? I’m at work daydreaming about a blackwater paludarium with tropicals like tetras or a betta, and how cool it would be to have a turtle there as well.

Is that feasible? Has anyone tried it? Being that they’re so small I can’t imagine they’d bother a decently sized fish much but like I said I’m ignorant on these guys.

I’ve tried all the method online to get the water out of his lung but no water has come out whatsoever, what else can i do to try to save him?