I love when she just hangs onto the edge of her tank, it's very silly to me.

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I have a red eared slider. It is around 13-14 years old. Earlier, it used to be very active. He ran behind people sometimes, followed the people in the house. We usually kept him in a tank for sometime but mostly he used to stay outside.

It’s been sometime now and it has become very lazy. If I take him out of the water and put him somewhere, he will stay there for very long. Also when I put him in water, he doesn’t do anything, he just floats.

I need advice please help me. I’m attaching a picture for reference. P.S. this is not his tank, I just put him in this one for the picture.

im planning to move from north america to europe next year, i also have a rabbit which im looking to take carry on. i understand that turtles usually would have to go in cargo. ive been nervouse about putting a pet in cargo but after reading some people here say theyve done it im more open to this idea. does anyone know airlines that fly from north america to europe that definitely allow red ear slider turtles as of 2024?

Hi everyone!

I've recently adopted a yellow bellied slider but he's kind of chubby. He eats reptizoos pellets with mealworms, shrimp and cranberries, every other day. I usually let him eat until he's full, but I've not seen his weight improve.

Could anyone help me with how to better help my turtle lose the extra weight?

Can anyone recommend good-quality suction cups for rambunctious turtles? They are typical RES, always swimming and dancing around in their water, but no matter what, their filter pipes always fall off the glass and the suction cups just aren't doing their job anymore. I have used brand new ones, but even those didn't last. Any advice?

God bless!

please help idk what to do and i can’t tell if he’s growing yet

Hi, All! My son is obsessed with turtles and wants a pet turtle. He's a good kid and very responsible, but at this point, he's not ready to take proper care of a reptile, and I'm unwilling to care for another pet.

That said, he's DYING for some turtle interaction, and nobody we know keeps turtles. I was hoping yall might have some advice for where he might be able to learn more and possibly even interact with some turtles, to help scratch that itch until he's ready for the commitment of a pet.

Thanks!!

Hello!! I have a red ear slider I am very much trying to improve my turtles life and now that I have a sustainable tank I need lighting..

Yes I know it will be expensive but try to give me reasonably priced ones.

If it is a gazillion dollars I will not be buying sorry.. also preferable from Amazon or Petco

Edit: YES I know they are expensive!! I am willing to spend my money. I was very young when I got the turtle. And no I will not be surrendering it I have grown attached to it I've had it for a very long time

We have a turtle in our company’s backyard, and we recently introduced another one, which we believe is female. However, we’re not entirely sure of their genders. I tried researching online about the differences in their tail shapes and shell markings, but it's still unclear. Could they both be males?

It’s about 5 degrees outside and my turtle hasn’t been eating for 2 days What should I do? He sometimes wakes up but doesn’t eat

I needed to completely overhaul Sheldon’s tank due to his fluval fx6 conking out. He was unhappy as usual. First time I did a complete redo since I added the fish so that was a bit awkward, but I managed to keep them alive & back in the tank. I’m sure he’ll redecorate tonight. He popped the brush off several times already. I may add something else tomorrow but I’m too tired right now. I use buckets so it take forever.

His shell is faded (very light in a big area) and i noticed a tiny little crack in the front and some very very small peeling. I never noticed it before because he is in the water a lot and i thought i did everything correctly.What can i do? I'm so scared, i feel like the worst pet owner ever...
Will he heal, ever? Is it too late to heal?Some info:
Age: Over 15 for sure, got him from someone else so not sure exactly on the age.
Species: yellow-bellied Slider.

Moin just turned the little Rakker over and wet it a little with water. Are in Tuscany and he was lying around here. Do you think he fell off the cliffs and you should carry him/her up again or is it totally ok to just leave them here now?

Are a good 10 meters up and she has no fresh water here. She is also no longer fearful as you usually know from healthy animals and now just sits there.

Can you do something or just leave it alone?

Thanks in advance for the help

Moin habe den kleinen Rakker eben umgedreht und ein bisschen mit Wasser benässt. Sind in der Toskana und der lag hier so rum. Glaubt ihr der ist die Klippen runtergefallen und man sollte ihn/sie wieder hochtragen oder ist das voll ok sie jetzt einfach hier liegen zu lassen? Sind gute 10 Meter nach oben und sie hat hier kein frischwasser. Sie ist auch nicht mehr schreckhaft wie man das normalerweise von gesunden Tieren kennt und sitzt jetzt einfach nur so da. Kann man irgendwas machen oder einfach in Ruhe lassen? Danke schonmal für die Hilfe

I live in the PNW on a fair amount of land with multiple ponds that at one point had a population of western pond turtles... due to an influx of housing density and being outcompeted by released pets they have all but dissappear completely. Without seeing one for 10+ years, or any turtles at all for 5+.Around 2012 I had someone who bred them and was willing to send some my way for just shipping cost, but has since disappeared. I was wondering if there was anyone that bred these turtles still?