Thank you hun, I've had my baby red ear sliders for 2 weeks now. Thank you for the list, I will be purchasing this stuff. I'm more of a DIY kind of guy, I made a DIY submerged filter, and a DIY vacuum. You're so turtley rad. 🐢
I found a guy selling a turtle on the side of the road I had no experience thank you turtle girl you have made my life much easier also you have me Saleem much happier
That turkey baster thing you were talking about I never new! I got one with a set up and I had no clue what it was and nothing was in the description but now I know thanks
Hi, I am a new musk turtle owner. I think your videos are very informative and easy to follow - thank you for sharing your thoughts and experience. Quick question: when you are changing the water or adding new water - what temperature is it? How do you make sure that when you add the new water you want affect much the temperature or perhaps it is OK for the water to be coller for some time after the change?
I kind of just feel it with my hand and make sure it doesn't feel too hot or too cold, basically just room temp water. It's usually only a small amount so it doesn't need to be exact ;)
Just stumbled upon your channel.I've been going crazy doing research lately.My Aunt gave me a turtle about 2 months ago that her friend abandoned.I got this turtle for FREE, but now have spent a good $500 on her.I assume she's Female, short tail & short claws, named her Malina [Red Eared Slider].She was kept in a 10 gallon tank with NO WATER or any type of decorations it was so sad.Now I have her in a 55 Gallon tank & slowly but surely putting together her habitat.I appreciate your channel, thank you!I did subscribe too.Keep doing what you're doing!Only thing I'm having trouble with is the water turning yellow & smelling VERY BAD.It's only been the 2nd day with the 55 gallon tank & it seems to be cloudy already.I feed her twice a day, but she's ALWAYS hungry.Constantly searching for scraps.I will need another filter, got one filter but now I realize I need 2.I plan on grabbing some Ghost shrimp today & Cory Catfish to help.& some Hornwort.Never knew how expensive a turtle could be, But I love her & my Family enjoys watching her now that we're all stuck home.Anyway, thanks again for what you do! -Kimberly
Thanks for the video. My turtles are sooo mean lol. I got them when they were older and I guess not socialized. I’ve use the toothbrush method to clean shell and it works great. Thank you for the other advice will be buying all that soon.
1.A tank 2. Water 3. Food 4. The turtle 5. The owner 6. Electricity 7. Basking and heat light 8. Life in the turtle 9. Life in the owner 10. Oxygen I did ten, what's good 🤣
Great tips never thought about the turkey baster, totally thinking 🤔 outside the box... you ever thought about making a basking area with the egg crate design...it really works great for my turtles 🐢
yes! egg crate basking areas are great! I usually just tend to the lower effort side of things though and drilling holes in a plastic bin seems easier than zip tying a bunch of egg crate together lol
I bought my turtle named John 6 years ago when he was the size of a penny he didint receive proper care for 4 months then I got him a big tank and a basking area and a Uvb light and had to fix a small she'll rott he is 6 years old now very healthy I didint have some of the stuff in this vid tho but ye
This is good to know, I have a toothbrush, just for the turtle I should brush it’s shell, I want to get another dock, so it could stand on, I like that your turtle tank water is high, I cannot do that now because he need a stronger dock to hold itself.
I have a question. We are planning to get a baby yellow belly slider turtle or whatever but in the back I see your turtle in the back in only water. Do all turtles have to stay in just water cause I need to know what to do with my slider.
The only problem I have are protein levels in the water I started giving them chicken which they devoured like piranhas in the very beginning, and I didn't know how much protein they were getting until I hooked up my DIY air filter and saw all the foam at the top of the tank. I wish there was an easy way to solve this I'm going to cut down on their food but they are still babies. I don't feed them and their main tank, they just pooped tons of protein LOL, any advice would be much appreciated, thanks Turtle girl
maybe look into a DIY protein skimmer or water polisher might help? Or more surface agitation? Here's something quick that you might try ruclips.net/video/bRiCkJsN618/видео.html
The turkey baster is so smart!! I’ve had fish tanks for a long time before I got my turtle so I had some things that are helpful for both tanks but I never thought of the baster hahaha! Perfect for all types of tanks
I have a question regarding lighting. Currently I don't have other lights than the basking lights, which I turn off at night. Does it have to be completely dark, or can I have regular lights on? The tank is in the living room.
Completely dark is definitely more ideal, but if you're using the lights in the living room, then have them on and then turn them off when you leave the room. :)
My little sister needs to watch this video...but it's me who is now taking care of her turtle :D thank you for sharing, awesome video, subscribed for more :)
My baby turtle is starting to shed and it’s not really eating and he’s just basking all day do you shedding might be the reason for that please help I’m worried 😦
Hi @The Turtle Girl , I have a quick question, my baby red ear sliders have somewhat of a razor edge on their top of their shell spine is this normal or, should it be completely flat thanks in advance. 🐢❤️
It's not fair to make an animal that doesn't know any better survive off of the same diet as you. Some turtles are more herbivorous than others and I believe tortoises are completely herbivorous, but if you want a pet that's a veggie eater, then that's research you'll have to do to make sure that's natural to how they survive in the wild.
Will..everytime I get heater for my turtle tank it always explode for some reason even if it's completely under the water, I don't know what I am going wrong, I would love to know u r opinion about this.
I got my turtle a new tank and this is her first time in a basking area she moves her feet and hands and head back and forth fast most of the time is this normal? (She's a red ear slider)
@@TheTurtleGirl She stopped doing it But before she just moved her feet back and forth like she was swimming. She used to do it on her basking area under her light bulb but she's ok now but thanks for replying either way.
TURTLE GIRL PLEASE HELP!!! My I've recently watched your substrate video and I decided to get sand to avoid impaction. looks nice but one problem, my turtle keeps eating the sand two days in a row now, I am worried he might get impacted please help. (p.s. the turtle is a male red eared slider almost full grown)
Is he eating his regular pellets and things too? If he's constantly eating the sand I might switch it out and put tile instead...a little bit of sand isn't a problem but if he's eating a lot.....
Hey I got a new turtle and she is named Cleo she is a baby Mississippi map turtle and she’s not eating I have a uvb and heat lamp I keep the tank at 78 during the day and it goes down to 76 at night but idk what’s wrong can you help
Ajani Sams sometimes baby turtles won’t eat, try soaking some pellets in tuna water then feed it in a separate container, leave it for 15 minutes, if that doesn’t work the feed it an earthworm
With your feeding method, would you feed the size of their head in pellets and veggies and live, just pellets and then some veggies and live, or pellets then veggies and live as treats, or what? Just came from a turtle feeding vid and I was confused :/ I really love your channel and I'm getting one or two painteds in a pond/kiddie pool, you have been so helpful 🐢❤️❤️ (And yes I liked my own comment so you might see it sooner lol)
I usually measure only the pellets with the "how much can fit in the head if hollow" method. For live/treats, I usually offer those on "off" days, which are the days I'm not feeding pellets and just give what seems to be a reasonable amount, usually 3-4 snails or a live fish or shrimp. For vegetables like collard greens and romaine lettuce, they really can't have too much and most people have problems with getting them to actually eat them in the first place. So I always try to offer some of those, although my turts rarely eat them lol. (as always make sure the vegetables you're offering are safe...for instance you shouldn't feed spinach because it is high in oxalic acid which binds calcium) does that make sense?
Cleaning turtle is no problem cause I have a wave maker, they sit on front of it(better swimmer than me) and remove the waste or even changed skin that is stuck so if I pot sand I need to remove wavemaker? Or my filter...... XD
it's not a must! you could do bare bottom (no sand or rocks or anything at all) or tile, like in my axolotl tank. As long as the wavemaker doesn't disturb the sand too much it'll be fine. But if it does make the sand move around, then you'll have to get something different because it could ruin your filter.
I have wavemaker normally to move the 💩 from my turtle, as my tank is big(160l) and filter is for like 350l, filter can't move the water enough to move the turtle 💩 and they land on bottom
Thought that was a microphone in the thumbnail LOL. Karaoke with your turtle
it's said that singing to them is better for their mental health 😂
_lol_ jk but it might be nice for your own mental health hahahaha
😂😂
Chris
hi can you help me about may turtle
@@saidaminsharief6847 I am a turtle owner too, maybe I can help you?
Watching your turtles has helped me get through my turtles death yesterday
I'm so sorry, I'm sure your turtle had a great life and is now enjoying the big pond in the sky!
aww im sorry for your loss, rip
Ouch ❤
Thank you hun, I've had my baby red ear sliders for 2 weeks now. Thank you for the list, I will be purchasing this stuff. I'm more of a DIY kind of guy, I made a DIY submerged filter, and a DIY vacuum. You're so turtley rad. 🐢
DIYing is awesome! I try to do it when I can :D
Great turkey baster how much this will help
I found a guy selling a turtle on the side of the road I had no experience thank you turtle girl you have made my life much easier also you have me Saleem much happier
This was definitely one of my favorite videos because it was so helpful
glad it was :)
It was also hilarious especially when you broke the turkey baster
That turkey baster thing you were talking about I never new! I got one with a set up and I had no clue what it was and nothing was in the description but now I know thanks
Hi, I am a new musk turtle owner. I think your videos are very informative and easy to follow - thank you for sharing your thoughts and experience. Quick question: when you are changing the water or adding new water - what temperature is it? How do you make sure that when you add the new water you want affect much the temperature or perhaps it is OK for the water to be coller for some time after the change?
I kind of just feel it with my hand and make sure it doesn't feel too hot or too cold, basically just room temp water. It's usually only a small amount so it doesn't need to be exact ;)
Thank you for always having such turtle information for my turtle information library for when I one day finally get a turtle
Just stumbled upon your channel.I've been going crazy doing research lately.My Aunt gave me a turtle about 2 months ago that her friend abandoned.I got this turtle for FREE, but now have spent a good $500 on her.I assume she's Female, short tail & short claws, named her Malina [Red Eared Slider].She was kept in a 10 gallon tank with NO WATER or any type of decorations it was so sad.Now I have her in a 55 Gallon tank & slowly but surely putting together her habitat.I appreciate your channel, thank you!I did subscribe too.Keep doing what you're doing!Only thing I'm having trouble with is the water turning yellow & smelling VERY BAD.It's only been the 2nd day with the 55 gallon tank & it seems to be cloudy already.I feed her twice a day, but she's ALWAYS hungry.Constantly searching for scraps.I will need another filter, got one filter but now I realize I need 2.I plan on grabbing some Ghost shrimp today & Cory Catfish to help.& some Hornwort.Never knew how expensive a turtle could be, But I love her & my Family enjoys watching her now that we're all stuck home.Anyway, thanks again for what you do! -Kimberly
Wait turtles eat snails? I didn't know that. Wow!
🐢You see what you made me do now I'm going to go buy a turtle🐢
make sure you're ready!
Yey!
Lol same I just set up the tank today😂😂
Me too I’m getting one tomorrow:)
Same
Thanks for the list! Very helpful hints. 👍🥰
Loved everything about the video! Your info, your editing, your outfit and your hair were all on point.
you're so sweet!!! Thank you so much
The turkey baster is my favorite! And I think I have like 6-8 plastic tubs for my axolotls. 😅
plastic tubs for the win!
Love this! You are so knowledgeable!
That turtle is soo cute and made the rest of my day!
I’m getting a turtle on Christmas (with my own money)
me too
Very helpful once again. The use of storage boxes for such things is a A+.
thanks for the support Brett!
I am getting a turtle today, so your vids are helping me get ready to get the turtle!!!!!!
how exciting! good luck with your new shell baby!
The Turtle Girl thanks!
"Or not It's all good" lol you go girl
Thanks for the video. My turtles are sooo mean lol. I got them when they were older and I guess not socialized. I’ve use the toothbrush method to clean shell and it works great. Thank you for the other advice will be buying all that soon.
Glad it could help you out!
1.A tank
2. Water
3. Food
4. The turtle
5. The owner
6. Electricity
7. Basking and heat light
8. Life in the turtle
9. Life in the owner
10. Oxygen
I did ten, what's good 🤣
so true though! 😂
The Turtle Girl ahahahha
" life in the turtle "
What if the owner (me) doesn’t have life
I’m a ghost 👻
Great info !! Subscribed !!
This was super helpful!!! But actually Turtles can feel their shell. They get hurt when we press their shell hard/hit their shell.
yes you're right! they do have nerves in their shell!
Very good video! I still need to buy a temp gun. With all my fish tanks and my gecko enclosure I should probably have one.
Yes! It's super fun lol
I
Thanks!
Thank you this helps me so much .
thanks for the cheerfull info
Thank you for the great advice.
Great tips never thought about the turkey baster, totally thinking 🤔 outside the box... you ever thought about making a basking area with the egg crate design...it really works great for my turtles 🐢
yes! egg crate basking areas are great! I usually just tend to the lower effort side of things though and drilling holes in a plastic bin seems easier than zip tying a bunch of egg crate together lol
The Turtle Girl I have an egg crate basking are and it looks a lot nicer than plastic bin ones! My turtle loves it too!
Thank you so much! I'm getting a turtle soon and your videos are amazing!
yay so excited for you!
Very amazing video.
Cool
Just caught 3 from my lake and setting up there tank thanks for the info
Great work turtle girl
thanks!
Thank you so much I'm getting a turtle in Sunday I'm so excited
Thanks for the advice I will try it
I bought my turtle named John 6 years ago when he was the size of a penny he didint receive proper care for 4 months then I got him a big tank and a basking area and a Uvb light and had to fix a small she'll rott he is 6 years old now very healthy I didint have some of the stuff in this vid tho but ye
Pretty good with ur tutorials .. it seems very helpful and in the same time enjoyable
I have lots of those buckets
As always very good. Informative, enjoyable.
Thank you
Thank you :) also I saw you have diamond terapins, can you direct me where to get them, they are adorable !!
Turkey baster :) I gotta get one that is ideal!
This is good to know, I have a toothbrush, just for the turtle I should brush it’s shell, I want to get another dock, so it could stand on, I like that your turtle tank water is high, I cannot do that now because he need a stronger dock to hold itself.
Always helpful.
great info...thanks!
I like your video I have two turtle an this really helps 😢❤
happy to hear that!
I have a question. We are planning to get a baby yellow belly slider turtle or whatever but in the back I see your turtle in the back in only water. Do all turtles have to stay in just water cause I need to know what to do with my slider.
Great information. Thank you
glad it could help you Justin :)
OH Nemo, he is not a fan of the scrubbies
These are cool videos! Great work.
Thanks Kellan!
I already have that little gun
The only problem I have are protein levels in the water I started giving them chicken which they devoured like piranhas in the very beginning, and I didn't know how much protein they were getting until I hooked up my DIY air filter and saw all the foam at the top of the tank. I wish there was an easy way to solve this I'm going to cut down on their food but they are still babies. I don't feed them and their main tank, they just pooped tons of protein LOL, any advice would be much appreciated, thanks Turtle girl
maybe look into a DIY protein skimmer or water polisher might help? Or more surface agitation? Here's something quick that you might try ruclips.net/video/bRiCkJsN618/видео.html
I see you have a net on top of the aquarium that is good has well
My turtle has an eye infection! Please help turtle girl. Does a carrot soak help?
How long can I keep my heat light on for? ❤️🐢
Can black plastic shoe bins work as hideouts?
The turkey baster is so smart!! I’ve had fish tanks for a long time before I got my turtle so I had some things that are helpful for both tanks but I never thought of the baster hahaha! Perfect for all types of tanks
Personal MUST HAVE, Python water changer!!! They make all the difference
heheheh I used to have one and I miss it. But buckets are making so stronger soooo..... lol
Is the necklace from steff j?? 🐢🐢🐢🐢
nah, I got it from my grandma when she came back from a trip
👍👍🐢🐢
How long should I let my turtle bask
how do you know if the turtle likes getting brushed
Ah yes, every turtle owner must have a microphone, its perfect for karaoke, turtles enjoy singing with their owner!
hahaha true!
I have a dought I keep my baby red eye slender in a tub is it fine becz is has no water temperature divice
my turtle lay egg and i don't know what can i do because i have no sand
I have a question regarding lighting. Currently I don't have other lights than the basking lights, which I turn off at night. Does it have to be completely dark, or can I have regular lights on? The tank is in the living room.
Completely dark is definitely more ideal, but if you're using the lights in the living room, then have them on and then turn them off when you leave the room. :)
I can't fine a on top basking platform big enough for my turtle does anybody have a idea
My turtle bide each other is a juvenile and a baby red eared slider
you mean bite each other? because if that's what you mean, that's not good and you should look at separation.....
I have a baby could u do a vid for baby turtles
My little sister needs to watch this video...but it's me who is now taking care of her turtle :D thank you for sharing, awesome video, subscribed for more :)
glad you enjoyed :) good on you for taking responsibility, i'm sure the turtle really appreciates it ;)
I'm sure Don appreciates it :D
I remember you said you would post a video about water and how to dechlorinate it or something like that , are you still gonna post it ?
hehe...let's consider it still in the brainstorming stages.
I think I might just get a 100 gallon tank so I don't know to keep on upgrading
Bigger is pretty much always better ;)
My baby turtle is starting to shed and it’s not really eating and he’s just basking all day do you shedding might be the reason for that please help I’m worried 😦
how long have you had the turtle?
The Turtle Girl for about a year
what about the siphon?
are Binano Turtle Tanks good tipes of tankes
Hi @The Turtle Girl , I have a quick question, my baby red ear sliders have somewhat of a razor edge on their top of their shell spine is this normal or, should it be completely flat thanks in advance. 🐢❤️
Sometimes it is a little pointy, but it shouldn't be super knobbed.
hey my turtle sleeps all day and won’t eat what do i do ?
Can you tell me that a turtle will survive if I only keep it on vegetarian diet because I am vegetarian
It's not fair to make an animal that doesn't know any better survive off of the same diet as you. Some turtles are more herbivorous than others and I believe tortoises are completely herbivorous, but if you want a pet that's a veggie eater, then that's research you'll have to do to make sure that's natural to how they survive in the wild.
@@TheTurtleGirl thank you for helping I will research and then consult to you
Will..everytime I get heater for my turtle tank it always explode for some reason even if it's completely under the water, I don't know what I am going wrong, I would love to know u r opinion about this.
What brand of heater is it? Maybe try a different one ;)
What kind of turtle is the spotted one?!
Do yo treat your wTer each time when adding water?
I have 9 turtles although 4 aquatic turtles and 5 three toed box turtles i’m really obsessed with turtles really bad
I got my turtle a new tank and this is her first time in a basking area she moves her feet and hands and head back and forth fast most of the time is this normal? (She's a red ear slider)
What do you mean? When she's in the basking area she moves like that?
@@TheTurtleGirl She stopped doing it But before she just moved her feet back and forth like she was swimming. She used to do it on her basking area under her light bulb but she's ok now but thanks for replying either way.
What do they eat
Food. Lol.
Mostly turtle pellets with the occasional treat of fish, worms, or shrimp.
And veggies but don’t feed it spinach
TURTLE GIRL PLEASE HELP!!! My I've recently watched your substrate video and I decided to get sand to avoid impaction. looks nice but one problem, my turtle keeps eating the sand two days in a row now, I am worried he might get impacted please help. (p.s. the turtle is a male red eared slider almost full grown)
Is he eating his regular pellets and things too? If he's constantly eating the sand I might switch it out and put tile instead...a little bit of sand isn't a problem but if he's eating a lot.....
The Turtle Girl Yes he is eating his regular foods too. I'll definitely tryout the tile and thanks for the advice :)
Which type of turtle do u have?
Hey I got a new turtle and she is named Cleo she is a baby Mississippi map turtle and she’s not eating I have a uvb and heat lamp I keep the tank at 78 during the day and it goes down to 76 at night but idk what’s wrong can you help
Ajani Sams sometimes baby turtles won’t eat, try soaking some pellets in tuna water then feed it in a separate container, leave it for 15 minutes, if that doesn’t work the feed it an earthworm
this might help ya ;) ruclips.net/video/45gJ-4sLxoM/видео.html
Thankyou
I am going to make a reptile community tank with turtles and a iguana
Make sure you plan that carefully!
The Turtle Girl I will I am going to use the tetrafauna vicarium
The Turtle Girl viquarium
hey when do you turn off the lights ? lol
With your feeding method, would you feed the size of their head in pellets and veggies and live, just pellets and then some veggies and live, or pellets then veggies and live as treats, or what? Just came from a turtle feeding vid and I was confused :/ I really love your channel and I'm getting one or two painteds in a pond/kiddie pool, you have been so helpful 🐢❤️❤️
(And yes I liked my own comment so you might see it sooner lol)
I usually measure only the pellets with the "how much can fit in the head if hollow" method. For live/treats, I usually offer those on "off" days, which are the days I'm not feeding pellets and just give what seems to be a reasonable amount, usually 3-4 snails or a live fish or shrimp. For vegetables like collard greens and romaine lettuce, they really can't have too much and most people have problems with getting them to actually eat them in the first place. So I always try to offer some of those, although my turts rarely eat them lol. (as always make sure the vegetables you're offering are safe...for instance you shouldn't feed spinach because it is high in oxalic acid which binds calcium) does that make sense?
Thank you!
Having sand in a turtle tank is must or should.. I am really worried about stuff like that cause the tow turtles I have are male and female
Cleaning turtle is no problem cause I have a wave maker, they sit on front of it(better swimmer than me) and remove the waste or even changed skin that is stuck so if I pot sand I need to remove wavemaker? Or my filter...... XD
it's not a must! you could do bare bottom (no sand or rocks or anything at all) or tile, like in my axolotl tank. As long as the wavemaker doesn't disturb the sand too much it'll be fine. But if it does make the sand move around, then you'll have to get something different because it could ruin your filter.
I have wavemaker normally to move the 💩 from my turtle, as my tank is big(160l) and filter is for like 350l, filter can't move the water enough to move the turtle 💩 and they land on bottom
So I should remove wavemaker to put sand,( I heard female turtle needs sand either in water or moist sand on land to lay egg
Do tortoise count…?
My turtle hates the toothbrush only use it to clean he’s shell from algie
You should post more
i really should lol
HIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
Heeeeeeeyyyyyyy!
Do you like turtles? I like e’m a LOT!
hello
Hi!
Your turtle has a basking spot, right?
Yeah
You need a tooth brush so you can brush your teeth because turtles hate cavites😂