How thoughtful of TETRA™, a sticker on the glass of my new terrarium! Having me scrap & scrub to remove the glue shows great service on their end. I would never have thought gluing a sticker on the glass would be done by TETRA to service me the customer! TETRA really shows care for consumers!
Diana lol actually no u can use gravel and it's fine. You just need to make sure the gravel is big enough so the turtle can't swallow it so actually it's fine unless you have small gravel
This video seems much more focused on selling their products than actually keeping turtles healthy. This tank would be MUCH too small for an adult turtle. Most aquatic turtles commonly sold as pets just need a place to get dry and devote the rest of the tank to swimming area. The mossy area is not a good idea-the moss will end up in the water. Live plants will get eaten. Turtles may attempt to eat artificial plants as well. They will also eat gravel, which in the wild can help their digestive system, but in captivity they'll eat too much, which can cause health problems. The stuff they suggest putting in the water is not necessary-we've never had a problem using straight tap water.
agreed on all points and was thinking that myself. Chemicals in the water left untreated might affect the turtles eyes over time. i would def reccommend aqua safe treatment
Well turtle are pretty tough so I am not SOOO suprised it lived that long. But it is still safer and healthy to use the reptile conditioner. Must be a happy turtle!
0:55 "Tetra recommends a 20 to 40 gallon aquarium for a turtle that will mature to about 6 to 12 inches long"..... WTF. That is horrible! A turtle that gets 6 inches as an adult should have at least a 60 gallon tank, preferably 75 gallon or larger. A turtle that gets 12 inches should have at least 120 gallon tank, preferably larger. This is horrible advice!
I've had my semi aquatic turtles for about 9 years now and although I do agree with most of this information I highly suggest that people do their extensive research on getting some because most get them without thinking long term. For starters: If you live in an apartment, yes these are good things to go off But it's better if you have a house once your turtle passes 5 inches. Most people get turtle tubs but that's only helpful if you have 2 or the Most 4 turtles. I suggest a house because that way you can keep them outside. Don't use a tub but what me and my brother did was buy a tarp, got bricks and stacked the bricks to about 3 feet and made the length about 10 feet. We then used the tarp and after matting it down we then filled the pond with enough water for them to bask. We also used bricks and put some in the center to hold up the huge filter and used smoth long rocks for them to bask. Getting gravel should be more for fishes as well as fake plants. Also, when you feed them, do it in a seperate tank to keep the main habitat clean and change the tarp at least once every 5 years because they will sometimes dig and scratch it.
dont change your cartridge. that's a waste of money. if you can, rinse the dirty stuff off and re-use it. the carbon rocks in the middle are good for a month or so.
You can buy the tetra fauna viquarium at Petco or Petsmart. The best place to buy this is on amazon or look in the returned section of pet stores and if there is one you can get it for really cheap!
I do think that the information was good, I just think that the swimming area was far too small and that turtle is going to grow a lot bigger, so will need a lot more space to swim in.
yes you can, make sure u properly clean the sand so the water dosnt become clowdy. **Hint** if your like me and u want to raise the water level to make it higher add thick layer of substrate under the viquarium and then place it on top of it so you can add more water. thats what ima do with my softshell when i get 55 gallons an and the viquarium for
Guys just imagine if they took off the river bed extension and put this design in a 55 gallon tank. It wouldn't be enough for a 12 in RES but it would be big enough for MUSKs and MUDs! There is problems with this design but it would be easy to modify! Look on youtube for Tetra fauna Viquarium design in a 55 gallon tank. It's easily big enough for an adult Musk or Mud turtle! Also there's a built in filter, saves you money! Hope you listened and if you did change your mind the cheapest place to buy this is at Amazon for around $75!
I don't know about a turtle, seems too small. But I'm sure frogs and newts would love it. What i'm wondering is if there is any way to expand the width of it so it fits in bigger tank.
probs if its wide enough you can just get a bigger tank width only matters get a big terrarium and then you can put it in the terrarium doesnt come with it XD
Turtles are high maintenance. Too many companies don't have a clue when it comes to turtles. They outgrow 75% of all products designed for them before you know it. Including that tiny tank and stand. And you don't want gravel because they'll eat them and die. Smh.
For everyone flipping out turtles grow to their tanks so small turtles can live very happy and healthy lifes I'm a 20-40 gallon tank as long as they have room to swim and lay out they are fine the turtle in the video was more then fine in that tank
RachelArtist The rule of thumb is 10 gallons of water per inch of turtle. But because turtle grow quite fast, i'd recommend getting the biggest aquarium that you can afford. But it also depends on what type of turtle you want. Some species get quite big, and females tend to grow bigger than males.
Where are these for bigger turtles I have one of these but it's not big enough for my tank to make a division like in this video. My poor turtle has either water that is going bad or me changing it too much.
How about making a set up for a salamander??? Since they are amphibians and are semi aquatic I would love to see tetras ideas and products used to salamanders
every one is saying this tank is useless and not suitable for turtles but my turtles are happy and healthy and have been living in about the same amount of water for a year and a half now.....
Yeah I have a 45 gallon tank and a 7 inch Red Eared Slider. He has a floating basking rock so he ca have more room to swim underneath it. I give him pellets and I always have goldfish in the tank so he can hunt naturally too. I treat my turtle as if he were in the wild. I never pick him up because I don't want to cause stress. As long as the turtle has room to swim and land to be on he should be okay. I myself will upgrade his tank in a few years since the grow slowly.
I wanted to get this for some sorta of amphibian (fire belly toads or pacific giant salamander larva) but then it might be too much water/land. since most salamanders are fully aquatic or fully terrestrial(I know all terrestrial salamanders need water, there amphibians) but anyway is there a type of amphibian thats not fully terrestrial nor aquatic?
hay PLEASE HELP ME!! i have one black spotted turtle. .....he basks, eats really good, and looks normal. BUT he can't swim deep, he only swims on the top of the waters, and won't go to the bottom of the tank.... i m really worried about him ..
I don't mean to be that person but gravel is UNSAFE. There should be 10 gallons of tank space per inch of turtle. The water needs to be 2 inches deep per inch of shell. Some of this info is not ok!! :(
I bought my Tetra Fauna heater for my turtles in September. Today Luckily I noticed the heater wasnt shutting off and my water was 90 degrees. If I hadn't of looked my turtles would of been killed. What happened with your product.?
It has been mentioned previously, but there is FAR too little water for that turtle to swim in. The tank itself is tall; ideal if not made for fish. Twenty gallon long tanks are better for turtles. Also, that turtle is young; sliders get to be rather huge, especially the females. A full grown female slider couldn't even turn around in that tank's water.
its good from 15 gallons to more. **Hint** if your like me and u want to raise the water level to make it higher add thick layer of substrate under the viquarium and then place it on top of it so you can add more water. thats what ima do with my softshell when i get 55 gallons an d the viquarium for christmass
Yes but turtles need UV light and as we all know the sun has tons but the issue is that UV will not go through any glass no matter how thin it is....a UV heat lamp is a must unless ur tank is outside and even then it's risky because u can't monitor humidity unless ur in a climate like Florida where the humidity and heat stay semi high year-round.
Does anyone else just watch these without having any intention of getting a turtle?
Yup. No intention at all.
I am just here for the aquarium set up. Ill use it for my Firebelly Newts
I actually am getting one XD
Yeah... I dunno why
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How thoughtful of TETRA™, a sticker on the glass of my new terrarium!
Having me scrap & scrub to remove the glue shows great service on their end.
I would never have thought gluing a sticker on the glass would be done by TETRA to service me the customer!
TETRA really shows care for consumers!
Guys a tip is don't use gravel.I have turtles (4 of them).Turtles can accidentally swallow it and die because it goes in the turtle and blocks it.
Diana lol actually no u can use gravel and it's fine. You just need to make sure the gravel is big enough so the turtle can't swallow it so actually it's fine unless you have small gravel
Nicole Ho I wouldn't use sand it's a pain to clean and it gets annoying
Diana lol ssde
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What should I use for the bottom if I don't want to use gravel? Or do I even need anything on the floor?
I enjoy watching fish tank setting up videos they make me happy for some reason:)
This video seems much more focused on selling their products than actually keeping turtles healthy. This tank would be MUCH too small for an adult turtle. Most aquatic turtles commonly sold as pets just need a place to get dry and devote the rest of the tank to swimming area. The mossy area is not a good idea-the moss will end up in the water. Live plants will get eaten. Turtles may attempt to eat artificial plants as well. They will also eat gravel, which in the wild can help their digestive system, but in captivity they'll eat too much, which can cause health problems. The stuff they suggest putting in the water is not necessary-we've never had a problem using straight tap water.
tap water has chlorine in it which can be bad for ur turtle. might not kill it right away but it's not good for them
agreed on all points and was thinking that myself. Chemicals in the water left untreated might affect the turtles eyes over time. i would def reccommend aqua safe treatment
Dan Barnett I've had my red eared slider for 12 years and has been kept in captivity with just tap water O.o
quality red ear owner then so....
Well turtle are pretty tough so I am not SOOO suprised it lived that long. But it is still safer and healthy to use the reptile conditioner. Must be a happy turtle!
I love tetra products. My filter is the best thing I have ever gotten from you guys.
I remember watching this video all the time when I wanted a turtle
0:55 "Tetra recommends a 20 to 40 gallon aquarium for a turtle that will mature to about 6 to 12 inches long"..... WTF. That is horrible! A turtle that gets 6 inches as an adult should have at least a 60 gallon tank, preferably 75 gallon or larger. A turtle that gets 12 inches should have at least 120 gallon tank, preferably larger. This is horrible advice!
Earthling1984 I love your vids I got most of my turtle set ups from you, so you know what's best
Earthling1984 40 Gallon Tank Seems big enough in my opinion
Earthling1984 I have a full grown painted turtle for the winter and I keep him in a 50 gallon tank, and I keep him in a kitty pool during the summer
Earthling1984 I'm getting a 200 gallon tank when I do this
Exactly my thoughts, they're just handing out false information
This would be good if it was 10 times bigger.
Would be cool if the tank was like 5 times bigger lol great for hatchlings but that's about it
TimmyME that’s what she said
I've had my semi aquatic turtles for about 9 years now and although I do agree with most of this information I highly suggest that people do their extensive research on getting some because most get them without thinking long term. For starters: If you live in an apartment, yes these are good things to go off But it's better if you have a house once your turtle passes 5 inches. Most people get turtle tubs but that's only helpful if you have 2 or the Most 4 turtles. I suggest a house because that way you can keep them outside. Don't use a tub but what me and my brother did was buy a tarp, got bricks and stacked the bricks to about 3 feet and made the length about 10 feet. We then used the tarp and after matting it down we then filled the pond with enough water for them to bask. We also used bricks and put some in the center to hold up the huge filter and used smoth long rocks for them to bask. Getting gravel should be more for fishes as well as fake plants. Also, when you feed them, do it in a seperate tank to keep the main habitat clean and change the tarp at least once every 5 years because they will sometimes dig and scratch it.
Exactly. Even kiddie pools are better than this cramped tank
this isn't a turtle tank but i bet this will be good for amphibians like frogs, newts, and salamanders i bet they will love it, but not turtles.
love the feathered raptor picture
Thanks,the dromeosaurid in profile is a deinonychus
i love deinonychus
PJ yegorov deinonychus is the best dromeosaurid.
lol!
4:43 how can the turtle escape. Is it a frog to jump that high!?
Turtles are known for climbing high walls
Probably because the tank was meant for frogs not turtles
Good video. Take good care of your turtle !
dont change your cartridge. that's a waste of money. if you can, rinse the dirty stuff off and re-use it. the carbon rocks in the middle are good for a month or so.
Exactly what I do. I spend about half the money on cartridges and my water is still gorgeous.
Olivia Gray or get a real filter without all the bs replacement money scam. u can buy a years worth of activated carbon for like 5 or 10$
You can buy the tetra fauna viquarium at Petco or Petsmart. The best place to buy this is on amazon or look in the returned section of pet stores and if there is one you can get it for really cheap!
I do think that the information was good, I just think that the swimming area was far too small and that turtle is going to grow a lot bigger, so will need a lot more space to swim in.
i think this is a good tank set up thx for the idea
Great video
Thanks for all the great tips!!
yes you can, make sure u properly clean the sand so the water dosnt become clowdy. **Hint** if your like me and u want to raise the water level to make it higher add thick layer of substrate under the viquarium and then place it on top of it so you can add more water. thats what ima do with my softshell when i get 55 gallons an and the viquarium for
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Amaryllis most people clicked on this because they thought it would be informative. A lot of the enclosure in way too small for the turtle.
This looks better than the other one I got back in middle and high school. Where can I get one of these I haven't seen this in any store.
Guys just imagine if they took off the river bed extension and put this design in a 55 gallon tank. It wouldn't be enough for a 12 in RES but it would be big enough for MUSKs and MUDs! There is problems with this design but it would be easy to modify! Look on youtube for Tetra fauna Viquarium design in a 55 gallon tank. It's easily big enough for an adult Musk or Mud turtle! Also there's a built in filter, saves you money! Hope you listened and if you did change your mind the cheapest place to buy this is at Amazon for around $75!
i dont have a turtle, dont plan on getting one, but for some reason i just watched this whole vid. i think this means i need a life
I don't know about a turtle, seems too small. But I'm sure frogs and newts would love it. What i'm wondering is if there is any way to expand the width of it so it fits in bigger tank.
probs if its wide enough you can just get a bigger tank width only matters get a big terrarium and then you can put it in the terrarium doesnt come with it XD
Because this is now 8 years ago, I assume they don’t look at comments anymore. But, can the links be in the description?
Turtles are high maintenance. Too many companies don't have a clue when it comes to turtles. They outgrow 75% of all products designed for them before you know it. Including that tiny tank and stand. And you don't want gravel because they'll eat them and die. Smh.
For everyone flipping out turtles grow to their tanks so small turtles can live very happy and healthy lifes I'm a 20-40 gallon tank as long as they have room to swim and lay out they are fine the turtle in the video was more then fine in that tank
Where do they sell the mos....
Great advice for our babies!! Thanks!!!
I lol'd so hard @ 4:45 "and to keep your turtle from escaping"
I love love love love love love love turtles
Getting the whole tetra set would cost quite a lot!
It would be nice if they had a ten gallon version if the viquarium .
this video made me want a turtle.
me too
***** What do you suggest?
RachelArtist The rule of thumb is 10 gallons of water per inch of turtle. But because turtle grow quite fast, i'd recommend getting the biggest aquarium that you can afford. But it also depends on what type of turtle you want. Some species get quite big, and females tend to grow bigger than males.
They may be cute but may be hard too
I wonder if the Viquarium fits all tanks. If it did I would buy it
Oml my dad is like "oh your 6 inch Mississippi mud turtle is fine with a 10 gallon tank" yeah dad your the one getting me that 60 gallon tank.
No offense but you're dad is a dumbass
60 gallons is unnecessary for a 6 inch turtle
I wanted to know that the cream she was applying on the turtle is it nessecery please tell me about it as soon as you can.
+Isabel Sheikh absolutely not, and dont listen to this video, read Angela Vassalle's comment rather, its 3-5 comments above!
wait whats tap water, normal water like sink water or some sort of water
Awesome tips! Curious! Great job.
Where are these for bigger turtles I have one of these but it's not big enough for my tank to make a division like in this video. My poor turtle has either water that is going bad or me changing it too much.
How much does this normally go for?
And how often should I clean the tank?
Plz answer
Great video and thanks to give idea good
How about making a set up for a salamander??? Since they are amphibians and are semi aquatic I would love to see tetras ideas and products used to salamanders
I have a Question, for a 4 - 6 inch turtles, How big is the tank? or how many gallons? (I'm planning to buy mud trurtles so I need Advices)
TetraFishProducts, The width of my tank is about 17 inches. Will this setup fit snug or be too big/small?
every one is saying this tank is useless and not suitable for turtles but my turtles are happy and healthy and have been living in about the same amount of water for a year and a half now.....
I suggest, making the basking above the tank gives them way more room to swim around!
But can't we use sand, I hate gravel it's hard to clean. plus how do you clean sand?
+Abby Ford yeah wondering the same thing
+Abby Ford they dont have sand in there natural habitats
jeremy rivera yes they do, you dumbass
I bought that for all of my turtles, even my alligator snapping turtle, Gamera
for some reason my red eared slider turtle keeps chewing on rocks doesn't eat them just chew
How wide does the tank need to be plz respond🐸🐸🐸🐢🐢🐢
Yeah I have a 45 gallon tank and a 7 inch Red Eared Slider. He has a floating basking rock so he ca have more room to swim underneath it. I give him pellets and I always have goldfish in the tank so he can hunt naturally too. I treat my turtle as if he were in the wild. I never pick him up because I don't want to cause stress. As long as the turtle has room to swim and land to be on he should be okay. I myself will upgrade his tank in a few years since the grow slowly.
Are you allowed to put it in a air conditioned room ?
is the basking light must needed? i have a softshell 4 months old. only have uvb light. it doesn't like to bask for somehow.
Turtles need to bask for their health so yeah I would buy a heat lamp for the turtle
Gracias , compre un filtro Tetrafauna, en Petco Mexico. Funciona muy bien.
what kind of tank was it because I have a long 20 gallon
the turtle at 1:35 is like get me outta here lol!!!
As cool as this is, you would need a much bigger tank because that is hardy any swimming space.
I wanted to get this for some sorta of amphibian (fire belly toads or pacific giant salamander larva) but then it might be too much water/land. since most salamanders are fully aquatic or fully terrestrial(I know all terrestrial salamanders need water, there amphibians) but anyway is there a type of amphibian thats not fully terrestrial nor aquatic?
Fire belly newts are a great option. They spend equal time on both land and water and are easy to care for
hay PLEASE HELP ME!! i have one black spotted turtle. .....he basks, eats really good, and looks normal. BUT he can't swim deep, he only swims on the top of the waters, and won't go to the bottom of the tank.... i m really worried about him ..
its fine hes just not a bottom species and he doesnt like to dive this is very normal
Ok thanks
I don't mean to be that person but gravel is UNSAFE. There should be 10 gallons of tank space per inch of turtle. The water needs to be 2 inches deep per inch of shell. Some of this info is not ok!! :(
Reptoguard is extremely unsafe and a cuttlebone from the bird section is perfect for calcium.
what gallon tank did you use
How much was the the setup all together??
Where can you actually buy this viquarium?
Are all tanks the same width or does filtration box expand?
I have a 55 gallon tank
What type of turtle will fit in this I am looking to get one
does it come with moss or is the extra to buy?????
I can't make the aquarium myself. Could you please lemme know where I can buy that?
I'm located in India.
Is 20cm of water high enough for a red ear slider turtle (adult size)??
yes
Will this viquariium work for a 55 gallon tank.
Do it have 20 gallon tank in the kit?
where do you get those rocks pleas pleas answer back pleas
This video was very helpful! Thank you
Tetra: add bleach and aquasafe to make bleach safe for turtles
so true
What size of tank was that?
Where can I find the Vito shell rub
I bought my Tetra Fauna heater for my turtles in September. Today Luckily I noticed the heater wasnt shutting off and my water was 90 degrees. If I hadn't of looked my turtles would of been killed. What happened with your product.?
can this be good for tree frogs? I want to get some tree frogs.
Do they hybernate like land turtle
"With our Viquarium, you can set up the perfect environment easily," says the description. LAWL
i miss my turtle so much. :
Sand usually floats but hoow do turtles escape?
It has been mentioned previously, but there is FAR too little water for that turtle to swim in. The tank itself is tall; ideal if not made for fish. Twenty gallon long tanks are better for turtles. Also, that turtle is young; sliders get to be rather huge, especially the females. A full grown female slider couldn't even turn around in that tank's water.
Then get a 20 or 30 gal. Will that work?
Sliders need 10 gallons per inch of shell.
A full grown female will need at least 120 gallons. I'd only put 2 turtles in a 300 gallon
Should I put oxygen in my tank yes or no
Is it bad how I want a turtle/terrapin even though I have a Dog,hamster,3 fish and a tortoise??
Yes.Yes it is
No, it's not bad!!!!!!!!!
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Neither of those were UVB bulbs. Also tropical hard wood for acidifying the water is needed.
is that enough room for the turtle to swim
Why don't you make a viquarium in a larger size like for 18" wide... a 90g or 100 g aquarium... I so want one of these.. But all are way to small
I have an Indian turtle my turtle is always on the surface of water they don't go under water what should I do for it
Where can I buy these products?
its good from 15 gallons to more. **Hint** if your like me and u want to raise the water level to make it higher add thick layer of substrate under the viquarium and then place it on top of it so you can add more water. thats what ima do with my softshell when i get 55 gallons an d the viquarium for christmass
How many gallons is that aquarium you think?
The area to swim is way too small! It also should be a little deeper.. Definitely not a big enough tank.
Livelifelaugh Actually, a turtle tank should only be filled up to 1/3. Needed more area to swim. Though, it does depend on the breed of the Turtle.
Where do i get those steps?
does it come with the heater
hai. may I know where I can get this product near Asia or Malaysia. please advise me. thank you.
amazon.com if your friend
amazon.com
they are usually in petsmart
can I put a my tank next to my window so my turtle can bask on the sun?
Yes but turtles need UV light and as we all know the sun has tons but the issue is that UV will not go through any glass no matter how thin it is....a UV heat lamp is a must unless ur tank is outside and even then it's risky because u can't monitor humidity unless ur in a climate like Florida where the humidity and heat stay semi high year-round.
How many lbs of rocks should we need for this