Franklin must love his new digs! Water lettuce could be a floating plant for the tub, the turtles I have kept have always enjoyed it. Anubias and java fern are two plants you could try, they can stick to structures and don't need substrate. You could also try anacharis/elodea, turtles love it.
Thanks bro I showed your vids to my mom and she said oh ball pythons don't kill you? I just looked at her and said CAN I GET A SNAKE PLS and she said Why not So thank you for pretty much getting me a snake
I have two turtles, RES and YBS. I had this same problem with them not eating their plants. You have to deprive them of food for a few days, just a few, and then reintroduce greens into their diet until they eat. Then they become accustomed to the greens and will eat it more often. I also noticed they tend to LOVE the anacharis live plant.
Valisnaria. I grow it in my tank. The turtles nibble on it. Swim in it. Hide in it. They like it. You can put it in little pots if you don’t want to add substrate. However here’s a pro-tip: Put eggcrate / light diffuser over the pot and plant the Val’s through the opening. It will protect it so it can get established. Once established it is hard for turtles to uproot. Also, float whole leafs of romaine lettuce in his tank. Replace it every day or two (its cheap). Eventually, if he’s hungry enough, he’ll eat it. Nice sparkly tanks by the way. Great job.
as I was watching this I was hoping you'd pick the black plastic stock tanks. Galvinized stock tanks are kinda considered unsafe for aquatic critters. When I had turtles I legit bought that EXACT country line stock tank; and then I returned it because I learned the metal leaks Zinc making the water toxic. Look into it; So I just decided to return it and buy a 110gallon Plastic black stock tank. You may be able to seal the steel with some sort of coating however.
I've been using a 100 gal stock tank for about 1 1/2 years now for my baby Red Eared Sliders. the stock tank works amazingly, and I've had no issues whatsoever with it 8-)
Nice tub! From experience- if you want to get rid of the shell rot fast and for good, get him a bigger, more stable basking platform, maybe one built out of pvc pipe or other waterproof materials. Or maybe wait for the new pond version of that platform you have to come out. It’s much bigger and better suited for such a big turt. Also, in the short-to-medium term, you’ll want to drydock him for a few hours each day. Put him in an empty large Tupperware tub and put a lamp in the corner and just let him chill for a few hours each day and let his shell really dry out. That’ll kill the bacteria that are reproducing on his shell and eating it. Do it for a few weeks and he should be great. Keep up the great videos!
"And then they go 'weeeee' " 😂😂 I loved that part Edit: I got the black tub for my frogs as a kid. I was a horrible owner cuz I was 5 and my family didn't know what they were doing but I would catch tadpoles at the lake and bring them home to raise I had like 80-100 and they one day all hopped away. There was a frog outbreak in my neighborhood and know one could figure out why. Lol except for me n my family.
Maybe build a wrap out of wood and stain it? Like... enclose the tub in a box of wood that is the max height of the tub. You could also like.. put a canister filter and put the input to the filter rather low and not as much duckweed would get sucked in? If ya get me? If not then I could probably explain further thru instagram if you want...
I think you should order some neat stickers and just cover the whole tub in stickers. That, or get someone to paint it to look like his natural environment. As for plants, hornwort grows like crazy for me and I think would be a good choice. It would be neat to see some sort of lilly in the tub and some plants that stick out of the top. Some taro plants are good with low light it seems.
Float frogbit / duckweed in the pond. The UK has a great site that shows safe plants. If you use plastic "needlepoint fabric" you can create a submerged filtration system, and run a tube up to the filter intake. Put plants on top of the submerged filtration system.
Put some substrate in it for the plants to be able to hold onto. As for the shiny metal tub, get some water resistant contact paper. They come in all kinds of designs and prints I’m sure you would find one you like. As for the basking spot you can make one using plexiglass and silicone, silicone some gravel for him to get traction on it, you can also add plant holders in it for live non aquatic plants.
Turtle jello really works. Unflavored gelatin with red leaf lettuce and other good stuff like squash and sweet potato ribbons flavored with a can of tuna. I freeze the cubes and they last for months. After abt a year my turtle would eat any red leaf lettuce but she prefers the tender baby spring mix red leafs. She'll eat other lettuce too now but not happily. But she refused to eat her veggies for years and now she does so it's worth it.
One of my peeves is a dirty tank, even water spots all over the glass....I get mad at Frankie if he leaves his marks on the glass (that is also my turtles name so weird) but he knows cuz he watches me clean it he is mesmerized by it and gets in my way on purpose I love that little guy!!!! The way he looks at me every time I stand over his turtle tank to talk to him lol he was inherited from my brother who neglected his tank massively and I have become to love him!!!!
Wow, this is pretty good. My daughter left me a red eared many years ago. Oddly enough, she named it Franklin too. But, that didn't last as he..er...she has been laying eggs for years. I have her in a tank that has always been too small. I was just looking at the plastic livestock tanks, but seeing your metal one, I may change it. Could use PVC for a platform either in the middle or at one end. Thanks for posting this, Think I will give this a try. Sick of cleaning the small tank. Thanks.
Part II: So before winter I have to figure out an indoor setup. This looks great. I am taking notes. Another thing... Trigger will not eat veggies unless baked inside turkey meatballs. 😁 She loves protein. So can you make a list of everything you used? Where did you purchase the tub may I ask? What kind of cannister filter do you use. It looks like your basking area is partially wet? Should it be completely dry? Is the tub easy to scrub clean? I bought some (recommended) special white grid plastic sheets (used for lighting) at Home Depot for the platform. It works great but is brittle and easily breaks.
Part I: This is great!!! I was given a 5-year- old (approx.) red-eared female slider who was found in California crossing a road in 107°. I know right. Right now i have her in my fenced in front yard in a kiddie pool with a ramp and basking area. So far so good. I am having to learn fast about aquatic turtles. She stays close to the water but loves to bask. It is the perfect set up for summer only. I dump the water 2-3 times a day.
My dad loves your channel and so do I!!! Please keep doing videos! Please do more videos on Kenyan Sand Boas!! They are super helpful. I’m getting a KSB soon!
Sara Beara I actually got mine at a reptile expo last October. It was the very last anery kenyan so I bought it fast. It's smarter to go to reptile expos so you can hand pick the animal you want and then you'll know if it's healthy, the size etc. I once ordered my blue tongue skink online and received a skink with a respiratory infection. I've healed him now but it took so long and I'm pretty pissed with that seller. It's a gamble if you buy online but it is a lot of fun to get animals in the mail I'll be honest.
On your tub you should make a sticker wall!! I have one on my closet where I put all the stickers I get when I'm on vacation and it's colorful and adds character to the room!
Love your videos! The way you edit, the music, the little zooms, the great info. I’m new to owning a corn snake and your videos were super helpful and entertaining. Keep it up 👌🏼
Might I suggest one thing for the veggies? Get yourself some Spectrum Small Fry Starter, it's a powdered formula for fish fry. Coat the veggies you're feeding him with the powder and see if he goes for it. Best of luck!
I recommend a canister filter, I know they are expensive but you can diy one or buy one second hand, I have 3 turtles in a 55 gallon ( the turtles are small , in the summer they will get each their own tank) but the canister keeps the water crystal clear , I have to change 25% of water in 1/2 weeks, depends on how much they poop, also you can do with eggcrate those above the tank basking areas
I recently upgraded my two 12 year old red eared sliders to a 100 gallon black tub. About half full of water with some blocks for their basking area. They were about the size of a quarter when I got them and they went from a 10 gallon tank to a 20 gallon tank, then to a 40 breeder which they have been in for years. They were getting a bit cramped and the 100 tub is a lot roomier. But it took a couple of weeks for them to get used to me suddenly appearing over the top of them instead of being able to watch me coming.
Try some thinly sliced sweet potato, carrot and yellow squash (like silver dollar or quarter sized), it should float and maybe the bright colors will entice him. You can "tough love it" and stop feeding his normal food for a while, he should eventually eat the veggies, including greens, you offer. Cool stock tank pond!
You might could use multiple sponge filters, that's what I use for my turtle tank and they work great plus they're so much cheaper than other filters/filter parts. Awesome video, gives me ideas for when I upgrade my shelled friend!
Room's looking good. Very organized with the wiring there. :) Since the ceiling directly above Franklin's tub is at an angle, would a big mirror mounted above the tub provide him with a sufficient "vista?"
Hey Alex - there's another youtuber named Rachel O'Leary - she breeds and sells all kinda fish, and has a lot of experience with aquatic plants. Maybe get in touch with her and see what she suggests? Franklin's new tank looks great so far!
Try mixing the greens with tuna or shrimp. That might do the trick although it doesn't sound appetizing to me. I came here to see what kind of water heater one might use as I'm in the middle of replacing one. Nice setup, happy turtle.
You could put in a few water plants (floating) like Pistia stratiotes (if you have the light and are not toxic for Franklin...) and some Pothos over the edge of the tank with roots in the water. Aquarium hobbyist use it as a filtration plant.
Hanging some tapestry cut to size would look pretty nice. Overall, I love how you went with this tub instead of the uglier black stock tanks. I was never really a fan of how they looked. Can’t wait to see more!!
My partner has an idea for Franklin's new tub! So, you said you wanted him to have more of a view. So what about cutting a hole in the side of the tub? You could get two pieces of plexiglass and caulk both sides with marine safe caulking and make him a bilevel window.
You should do a make over for his new home To make it look more natural I'm sure there are plenty of tutorials on RUclips on how to make it look natural *Steff J* is a personal favorite and she has made modifications to a turtle tub that size and it looked really cool when it was finished
You should get some terra cotta pots and put some aquatic plants in those like anacharis, if you want floaters that are too big to clog your filter then water hyacinth and water lettuce are options (you’d have to check if they’re turtle safe).
Hornwort and Elodea are some nice plants that are cheap and easy to grow under the light conditions for turtles. Duckweed is really good too, my turtle are a whole ounce or so that I put in there. If you get a canister filter, which is good for that tank size, most of it shouldn't get sucked in it if you put the input and output at the right places
I think it would be a really nice idea if you fix long plants 🌱 all over the bottom of the tank so you can’t actually see the metal bottom😉 I think it would look nice and Franklin would be happier😁 Ps: love your vids go on and don’t stop, your doing it great 👍
Edit: oops, forgot when the video was posted! Sorry, you probably have all the advice you need already. I thought I remembered something about getting him duckweed! There are bigger floaters than duckweed that you could try, like red root floater or dwarf water lettuce! They will help keep your water good and since it's a turtle it's not a big problem that they lower the oxygen level a bit. Water lettuce will also provide hiding places in it's big roots, and is easy to keep in one place since it keeps it's baby plants attached. If you are looking for something very easy then guppy grass is a good choice, it's fast growing and has very low requirements for light etc, and you can just toss it in loose, plant it in a pot of gravel or tie it to something. Since I only keep inverts that don't eat live plants I sadly have no idea if any of these plants are toxic or extra healthy. But I look forward to seeing Franklin's new home get all green and cozy! And I have a zillion things I would do to spice up the look of that tub if it was mine, but IDK which would work for you! Maybe some vinyl decals? Window film? See if someone would like to paint something on it, who lives close enough to you?
I'm getting this exact tank for my RES. I'm planning on making a bamboo platform and fence out of bamboo poles to hide the metal and keep cats out and turtles in. I was going to string up some fake vines and plants around it too. Hopefully it won't be too much of an eyesore
You can make a ring around the filter using things like styrofoam so that any floating plants or food can't get stuck in the intake! Also, try getting some lily pads, frogbit or duckweed or anachris. all are safe and super easy to grow!
Mine: WillieEarl & BuelaMae are still hatchlings. I have been giving considerable thought to giving mine a "Turtle Tub" I too live on the 2nd floor in a building that has been here for 88 years. Question: Where can you go to find turtle tubs? I live in NYC.
My girls (red eared sliders) love duckweed, it doesn't seem to cause any problems with the filter, and water lettuce. I have to grow them in a different tank though because they eat it all.
I have no idea if it would be safe incase Franklin were to eat it, but I think some pothos would be nice. It grows well in water and would creep over the walls of the tub creating a noice aesthetic
I'd personally add a bunch of aquarium substrate, held down by a thin layer of pebbles to hold it down. the substrate should be light enough to not worry too much about weight issues and also displace some water for height. Plant longer aquarium plants that have root systems to hold on to the substrate. hairgrass, hornwort, small lilies, maybe some water lettuce for a floater that shouldn't get too caught up. Think that would make for a very happy Franklin, and maybe he could sample some of the salad on offer.
get a hula hoop type circle that will float and contain floating plants in the circle. They will usually eat frogbit, pennywort, duckweed. My turtles will eat the spirulina discs that are made for plecos. I love that tank, I been looking at them myself. I have 2 of the black ones outside with goldfish in them, 100 gal and 120 gal. I want the 8 ft galvanized one. Anyways, good job and I'm sure Franklin is loving it.
Turtles have a super heavy bio load. It's better to have a filter thats like 2-3x the amount of gallons of water you have. So like a 55 gallon tank would need at least an 110 gallon filter even if you only fill the tank half way.
Another Awesome video Thankyou so much for making content just to teach people and watch for entertainment!! I just want to say i really appreciate it!!
water hyacinth and anacharis are great plants for turtles to eat! theres also a trick for keeping floating plants in one area where you can float some clear tubing in a ring and have the plants inside. never seen it with a turtle tank though, so im not sure how it would work since they pretty much destroy everything, but it could be worth a try! (also, unrelated but id love to see some little fish buddies in his tank since there is plenty of room now)
If you do use duckweed, there's this little floating rim some aquascapers use to prevent the duckweed from blocking the light. Idk what it's called but maybe you could use it to keep like a contained patch of duckweed?
Attach a fine mesh cube around the base of the filter so water can pass through (no bottom on it just around the filters body and flow) and that way duckweed or other floating plants can't get stuck in the filter. Just an idea, not sure how it would turn out in the long run.
If you want him to be able to see out of it just cut out a piece of the side and put in a piece of acrylic. Also you may want to seal the inside with pond sealant, apparently these galvanised tubs can leak zinc into the water and make it toxic, it would also stop him from making too much noise against the metal with his claws
You can tie plants onto logs that they sell at the fish store. I zip tie my live plants into logs for my fish all the time and one they have grown roots around the log and seem secure I cut the zip tie off
what is the trough sitting on? I bought one but think i should raise it up but with the water weighing at 8 lbs. a gallon... its heavy. oh i just saw that it is sitting on the floor. so excited to set it up. need to get the filter next.
You should look into this (oasis turtle ramp). It’s what I use, it’s super sturdy and easy to climb up even if the water evaporates. You can find it not from amazon a lot cheaper and it would stick to metal well. It’s much bigger than you would expect too www.amazon.com/dp/B0006L12HS/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_903aBbWV31M3Z
You could get some contact paper and stick it onto the metal. Or, you could spray paint, that would be cheaper, but you can get all kinds of contact paper like wood or marble.
If you built a DIY filter (which would be the cheapest option for his new tub) you could make the intake lower in the water so you wouldn’t have to deal with duckweed getting stuck in the filter.
My mom saw me watching this video and she said why are you watching a 14 year old fill up a metal tub
A few years ago he looked like 10 or something
Petco and what would that be exactly? 😂😂😂
he's obviously older then 14. he's driving silly
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if your mom saw you watching the video, how much older than 14 can YOU be?
I love how dry your humor is. It makes me chuckle.
TheHPExperiment ikr
Stop lying hes gay
Haha i can't believe he doesnt like greens. you really have a toddler instead of a turtle. A Turddler.
smestella that really doesn’t sound great 😂 😂 still laughing my ass off though 😂 😂
smestella a toddle? Nah turddler sounds way better
I can't get my African sideneck to eat anything but superworms....so I gutload them the ebst I can before he gets them. XD
Mine love carrots, romaine lettuce, and shrimps, they munch them up in less than a minute, they go crazy as soon as they smell the shrimp
Ha my turtle won't eat greens
*I LIKE TURTLES*
And I love Franklin.
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The Turtle Girl I like leopard geckos
Franklin must love his new digs!
Water lettuce could be a floating plant for the tub, the turtles I have kept have always enjoyed it. Anubias and java fern are two plants you could try, they can stick to structures and don't need substrate. You could also try anacharis/elodea, turtles love it.
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Thanks bro I showed your vids to my mom and she said oh ball pythons don't kill you? I just looked at her and said CAN I GET A SNAKE PLS and she said Why not So thank you for pretty much getting me a snake
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Put hella stickers on it
CosmicMango jdm the fuck out of it🔰🔰
aww its so cute!! its like a baby on a life saver jacket
I have two turtles, RES and YBS. I had this same problem with them not eating their plants. You have to deprive them of food for a few days, just a few, and then reintroduce greens into their diet until they eat. Then they become accustomed to the greens and will eat it more often. I also noticed they tend to LOVE the anacharis live plant.
Valisnaria. I grow it in my tank. The turtles nibble on it. Swim in it. Hide in it. They like it. You can put it in little pots if you don’t want to add substrate. However here’s a pro-tip:
Put eggcrate / light diffuser over the pot and plant the Val’s through the opening. It will protect it so it can get established. Once established it is hard for turtles to uproot.
Also, float whole leafs of romaine lettuce in his tank. Replace it every day or two (its cheap).
Eventually, if he’s hungry enough, he’ll eat it.
Nice sparkly tanks by the way. Great job.
as I was watching this I was hoping you'd pick the black plastic stock tanks. Galvinized stock tanks are kinda considered unsafe for aquatic critters. When I had turtles I legit bought that EXACT country line stock tank; and then I returned it because I learned the metal leaks Zinc making the water toxic. Look into it; So I just decided to return it and buy a 110gallon Plastic black stock tank. You may be able to seal the steel with some sort of coating however.
also the turtle bangs on the metal, but suction cups dont stick the plastic one. but
the plastic one is way better. although it looks trashier.
If he coats the inside with pond sealer it should work just fine
brian hale was thinking same thing, surface area, material and the fact it’s darker are all better for turtle..
brian hale a bedliner for pickup trucks works very well. Doesn't leech anything into the water and can get different colors. Rolls on .
or buy ana ctual glass tank?
I've been using a 100 gal stock tank for about 1 1/2 years now for my baby Red Eared Sliders. the stock tank works amazingly, and I've had no issues whatsoever with it 8-)
I’m so glad you took of the product sticker. I hate having stickers advertising what my things are after I’ve already bought them.
Nice tub! From experience- if you want to get rid of the shell rot fast and for good, get him a bigger, more stable basking platform, maybe one built out of pvc pipe or other waterproof materials. Or maybe wait for the new pond version of that platform you have to come out. It’s much bigger and better suited for such a big turt. Also, in the short-to-medium term, you’ll want to drydock him for a few hours each day. Put him in an empty large Tupperware tub and put a lamp in the corner and just let him chill for a few hours each day and let his shell really dry out. That’ll kill the bacteria that are reproducing on his shell and eating it. Do it for a few weeks and he should be great. Keep up the great videos!
"And then they go 'weeeee' " 😂😂 I loved that part
Edit: I got the black tub for my frogs as a kid. I was a horrible owner cuz I was 5 and my family didn't know what they were doing but I would catch tadpoles at the lake and bring them home to raise I had like 80-100 and they one day all hopped away. There was a frog outbreak in my neighborhood and know one could figure out why. Lol except for me n my family.
Maybe build a wrap out of wood and stain it? Like... enclose the tub in a box of wood that is the max height of the tub. You could also like.. put a canister filter and put the input to the filter rather low and not as much duckweed would get sucked in? If ya get me? If not then I could probably explain further thru instagram if you want...
Cass' Critters that’s a great idea
E’s Aquatics ayyyy 😄
I think you should order some neat stickers and just cover the whole tub in stickers. That, or get someone to paint it to look like his natural environment. As for plants, hornwort grows like crazy for me and I think would be a good choice. It would be neat to see some sort of lilly in the tub and some plants that stick out of the top. Some taro plants are good with low light it seems.
I’m getting the black 300 gallon stock tank tomorrow for my two sliders :)
Float frogbit / duckweed in the pond. The UK has a great site that shows safe plants.
If you use plastic "needlepoint fabric" you can create a submerged filtration system, and run a tube up to the filter intake.
Put plants on top of the submerged filtration system.
Put some substrate in it for the plants to be able to hold onto. As for the shiny metal tub, get some water resistant contact paper. They come in all kinds of designs and prints I’m sure you would find one you like. As for the basking spot you can make one using plexiglass and silicone, silicone some gravel for him to get traction on it, you can also add plant holders in it for live non aquatic plants.
Turtle jello really works. Unflavored gelatin with red leaf lettuce and other good stuff like squash and sweet potato ribbons flavored with a can of tuna. I freeze the cubes and they last for months. After abt a year my turtle would eat any red leaf lettuce but she prefers the tender baby spring mix red leafs. She'll eat other lettuce too now but not happily. But she refused to eat her veggies for years and now she does so it's worth it.
One of my peeves is a dirty tank, even water spots all over the glass....I get mad at Frankie if he leaves his marks on the glass (that is also my turtles name so weird) but he knows cuz he watches me clean it he is mesmerized by it and gets in my way on purpose I love that little guy!!!! The way he looks at me every time I stand over his turtle tank to talk to him lol he was inherited from my brother who neglected his tank massively and I have become to love him!!!!
Wow, this is pretty good. My daughter left me a red eared many years ago. Oddly enough, she named it Franklin too. But, that didn't last as he..er...she has been laying eggs for years. I have her in a tank that has always been too small. I was just looking at the plastic livestock tanks, but seeing your metal one, I may change it. Could use PVC for a platform either in the middle or at one end. Thanks for posting this, Think I will give this a try. Sick of cleaning the small tank. Thanks.
Part II: So before winter I have to figure out an indoor setup. This looks great. I am taking notes. Another thing... Trigger will not eat veggies unless baked inside turkey meatballs. 😁 She loves protein. So can you make a list of everything you used? Where did you purchase the tub may I ask? What kind of cannister filter do you use. It looks like your basking area is partially wet? Should it be completely dry? Is the tub easy to scrub clean? I bought some (recommended) special white grid plastic sheets (used for lighting) at Home Depot for the platform. It works great but is brittle and easily breaks.
You should put a big and high basking spot on one side so he could climb up and then he could see out
Part I: This is great!!! I was given a 5-year- old (approx.) red-eared female slider who was found in California crossing a road in 107°. I know right. Right now i have her in my fenced in front yard in a kiddie pool with a ramp and basking area. So far so good. I am having to learn fast about aquatic turtles. She stays close to the water but loves to bask. It is the perfect set up for summer only. I dump the water 2-3 times a day.
My dad loves your channel and so do I!!! Please keep doing videos! Please do more videos on Kenyan Sand Boas!! They are super helpful. I’m getting a KSB soon!
Sara Beara they are tons of fun! And stay small and are gentle I love mine
Aredhel Robison I know! Where did you get yours?
Sara Beara I actually got mine at a reptile expo last October. It was the very last anery kenyan so I bought it fast. It's smarter to go to reptile expos so you can hand pick the animal you want and then you'll know if it's healthy, the size etc. I once ordered my blue tongue skink online and received a skink with a respiratory infection. I've healed him now but it took so long and I'm pretty pissed with that seller. It's a gamble if you buy online but it is a lot of fun to get animals in the mail I'll be honest.
Aredhel Robison yeah that’s true. There’s a reptile expo where I live soon and I’ll look there! Thanks!
On your tub you should make a sticker wall!! I have one on my closet where I put all the stickers I get when I'm on vacation and it's colorful and adds character to the room!
Paint your logo on Franklins new tub
Love your videos! The way you edit, the music, the little zooms, the great info. I’m new to owning a corn snake and your videos were super helpful and entertaining. Keep it up 👌🏼
That is so cool! Spoiled. Love it!
Elodea. My turtle absolutely loves it and it’s super easy to grow.
Might I suggest one thing for the veggies? Get yourself some Spectrum Small Fry Starter, it's a powdered formula for fish fry. Coat the veggies you're feeding him with the powder and see if he goes for it. Best of luck!
I recommend a canister filter, I know they are expensive but you can diy one or buy one second hand, I have 3 turtles in a 55 gallon ( the turtles are small , in the summer they will get each their own tank) but the canister keeps the water crystal clear , I have to change 25% of water in 1/2 weeks, depends on how much they poop, also you can do with eggcrate those above the tank basking areas
I recently upgraded my two 12 year old red eared sliders to a 100 gallon black tub. About half full of water with some blocks for their basking area. They were about the size of a quarter when I got them and they went from a 10 gallon tank to a 20 gallon tank, then to a 40 breeder which they have been in for years. They were getting a bit cramped and the 100 tub is a lot roomier. But it took a couple of weeks for them to get used to me suddenly appearing over the top of them instead of being able to watch me coming.
54Punchie how do you keep such a big tank clean?
I would definitely put more land area in there. If he's used to free roaming he will get bored in there quick.
Try some thinly sliced sweet potato, carrot and yellow squash (like silver dollar or quarter sized), it should float and maybe the bright colors will entice him. You can "tough love it" and stop feeding his normal food for a while, he should eventually eat the veggies, including greens, you offer. Cool stock tank pond!
You might could use multiple sponge filters, that's what I use for my turtle tank and they work great plus they're so much cheaper than other filters/filter parts. Awesome video, gives me ideas for when I upgrade my shelled friend!
Room's looking good. Very organized with the wiring there. :) Since the ceiling directly above Franklin's tub is at an angle, would a big mirror mounted above the tub provide him with a sufficient "vista?"
You should add some decorations and rocks to add a more natural look. And some goldfish for him to eat when he wants to.
Did you ever get into the tub with him to enjoy some man to man bonding?
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@@hunterpigg5662 bonding 😫
Hey Alex - there's another youtuber named Rachel O'Leary - she breeds and sells all kinda fish, and has a lot of experience with aquatic plants. Maybe get in touch with her and see what she suggests? Franklin's new tank looks great so far!
Build an above basking area?
I love how he manages his tanks, so neat !!
Try mixing the greens with tuna or shrimp. That might do the trick although it doesn't sound appetizing to me. I came here to see what kind of water heater one might use as I'm in the middle of replacing one. Nice setup, happy turtle.
Dude your editing is just.. the *best*
You could put in a few water plants (floating) like Pistia stratiotes (if you have the light and are not toxic for Franklin...) and some Pothos over the edge of the tank with roots in the water. Aquarium hobbyist use it as a filtration plant.
Lily pads and/or water lettuce would be cool!
Hanging some tapestry cut to size would look pretty nice. Overall, I love how you went with this tub instead of the uglier black stock tanks. I was never really a fan of how they looked. Can’t wait to see more!!
My partner has an idea for Franklin's new tub! So, you said you wanted him to have more of a view. So what about cutting a hole in the side of the tub? You could get two pieces of plexiglass and caulk both sides with marine safe caulking and make him a bilevel window.
This is awesome. Looks great 👍🏻
You should do a make over for his new home
To make it look more natural
I'm sure there are plenty of tutorials on RUclips on how to make it look natural
*Steff J* is a personal favorite and she has made modifications to a turtle tub that size and it looked really cool when it was finished
It's called "kiddie pool for baby turtles FULL BUILD for all turtle owners"
If you use fishing line and secure them with clips or suction cups or something of the sort you can secure the duck weed to one area of the tank :)
Your editing is absolutely stunning. 👏
thanks :D
You can make a platform out of lighting diffuser and maybe put some fake turf on it if you want.
You should build an acrylic basking dark over one side! We build one over our 100 gallon it was about 2 foot wide!❤️
Get a Pennplax Cannister filter. I have two on my 125 gallon indoor turtle pond with 4 turtles. Keeps the water crystal clear.
I know with Bearded Dragons sprinkling bee pollen over the greens helps. Maybe you could look into it?
You should get some terra cotta pots and put some aquatic plants in those like anacharis, if you want floaters that are too big to clog your filter then water hyacinth and water lettuce are options (you’d have to check if they’re turtle safe).
Hornwort and Elodea are some nice plants that are cheap and easy to grow under the light conditions for turtles. Duckweed is really good too, my turtle are a whole ounce or so that I put in there. If you get a canister filter, which is good for that tank size, most of it shouldn't get sucked in it if you put the input and output at the right places
I think it would be a really nice idea if you fix long plants 🌱 all over the bottom of the tank so you can’t actually see the metal bottom😉 I think it would look nice and Franklin would be happier😁 Ps: love your vids go on and don’t stop, your doing it great 👍
You should line for tub with small round pebbles and then patches of freshwater grasses and mosses on Driftwood
Awesome video! I have a 19 RES named Franklin. Popular name!
How effective is that basking platform you are using? My turtle is more than 20 years old. I still do not have a viable solution for basking
Search on RUclips for diy above tank turtle basking platforms using egg crate lighting grates.
@@ninjakitty8224 yeah watched those before.
You could maybe paint the outside of the tub greean, that would probably look cool, or just put some nice stickers on it (or both?)
Edit: oops, forgot when the video was posted! Sorry, you probably have all the advice you need already. I thought I remembered something about getting him duckweed!
There are bigger floaters than duckweed that you could try, like red root floater or dwarf water lettuce! They will help keep your water good and since it's a turtle it's not a big problem that they lower the oxygen level a bit. Water lettuce will also provide hiding places in it's big roots, and is easy to keep in one place since it keeps it's baby plants attached. If you are looking for something very easy then guppy grass is a good choice, it's fast growing and has very low requirements for light etc, and you can just toss it in loose, plant it in a pot of gravel or tie it to something. Since I only keep inverts that don't eat live plants I sadly have no idea if any of these plants are toxic or extra healthy. But I look forward to seeing Franklin's new home get all green and cozy!
And I have a zillion things I would do to spice up the look of that tub if it was mine, but IDK which would work for you! Maybe some vinyl decals? Window film? See if someone would like to paint something on it, who lives close enough to you?
I'm getting this exact tank for my RES. I'm planning on making a bamboo platform and fence out of bamboo poles to hide the metal and keep cats out and turtles in. I was going to string up some fake vines and plants around it too. Hopefully it won't be too much of an eyesore
Make a over tank basking spot out of the pool?
You can make a ring around the filter using things like styrofoam so that any floating plants or food can't get stuck in the intake! Also, try getting some lily pads, frogbit or duckweed or anachris. all are safe and super easy to grow!
Mine: WillieEarl & BuelaMae are still hatchlings. I have been giving considerable thought to giving mine a "Turtle Tub" I too live on the 2nd floor in a building that has been here for 88 years.
Question: Where can you go to find turtle tubs? I live in NYC.
My girls (red eared sliders) love duckweed, it doesn't seem to cause any problems with the filter, and water lettuce. I have to grow them in a different tank though because they eat it all.
I have no idea if it would be safe incase Franklin were to eat it, but I think some pothos would be nice. It grows well in water and would creep over the walls of the tub creating a noice aesthetic
I'd personally add a bunch of aquarium substrate, held down by a thin layer of pebbles to hold it down. the substrate should be light enough to not worry too much about weight issues and also displace some water for height.
Plant longer aquarium plants that have root systems to hold on to the substrate.
hairgrass, hornwort, small lilies, maybe some water lettuce for a floater that shouldn't get too caught up. Think that would make for a very happy Franklin, and maybe he could sample some of the salad on offer.
get a hula hoop type circle that will float and contain floating plants in the circle. They will usually eat frogbit, pennywort, duckweed. My turtles will eat the spirulina discs that are made for plecos. I love that tank, I been looking at them myself. I have 2 of the black ones outside with goldfish in them, 100 gal and 120 gal. I want the 8 ft galvanized one. Anyways, good job and I'm sure Franklin is loving it.
What a lovely turtle :) Thanks for this video.
Franklin is great 👌🏻💕
Duck weeeeeeeed
it just needs a nice big basking spot cool set up!
Is that galvanise steel because galvanise steel contains zinc so it could poison the water
I looked it up and that is galvanise steel it will poison the water with toxic zinc
Also galvanise have a thin layer of industrial oil as a second rust preventing layer on the steel
Just please get franklin out of that tank before he gets poisoned
Turtles have a super heavy bio load. It's better to have a filter thats like 2-3x the amount of gallons of water you have. So like a 55 gallon tank would need at least an 110 gallon filter even if you only fill the tank half way.
I am going to be putting my two turtles in a 300g !!! It's going to be awesome
Anacharis! My turtle loves to eat this green plant! Give it a try! :) Thank you for your video!
Love the editing. Very entertaining!
Another Awesome video Thankyou so much for making content just to teach people and watch for entertainment!! I just want to say i really appreciate it!!
water hyacinth and anacharis are great plants for turtles to eat! theres also a trick for keeping floating plants in one area where you can float some clear tubing in a ring and have the plants inside. never seen it with a turtle tank though, so im not sure how it would work since they pretty much destroy everything, but it could be worth a try! (also, unrelated but id love to see some little fish buddies in his tank since there is plenty of room now)
If you do use duckweed, there's this little floating rim some aquascapers use to prevent the duckweed from blocking the light. Idk what it's called but maybe you could use it to keep like a contained patch of duckweed?
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That is so cool! Great job alex
Attach a fine mesh cube around the base of the filter so water can pass through (no bottom on it just around the filters body and flow) and that way duckweed or other floating plants can't get stuck in the filter. Just an idea, not sure how it would turn out in the long run.
If you want him to be able to see out of it just cut out a piece of the side and put in a piece of acrylic. Also you may want to seal the inside with pond sealant, apparently these galvanised tubs can leak zinc into the water and make it toxic, it would also stop him from making too much noise against the metal with his claws
Put a fish tank on its side across the tub. Then lead up from the tub to the fish tank. That way he can see you and he can chill for a bit.
Thanks for sharing your updates
You can tie plants onto logs that they sell at the fish store. I zip tie my live plants into logs for my fish all the time and one they have grown roots around the log and seem secure I cut the zip tie off
what is the trough sitting on? I bought one but think i should raise it up but with the water weighing at 8 lbs. a gallon... its heavy. oh i just saw that it is sitting on the floor. so excited to set it up. need to get the filter next.
Which floating basking platform are u using?
Those zoo med basking logs are known to cause shell rot since they don’t offer a place for him to be completely dry due to it sinking from his weight
You should look into this (oasis turtle ramp). It’s what I use, it’s super sturdy and easy to climb up even if the water evaporates. You can find it not from amazon a lot cheaper and it would stick to metal well. It’s much bigger than you would expect too
www.amazon.com/dp/B0006L12HS/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_903aBbWV31M3Z
Oh cool, never seen those before, i'll look into em!
You can make a turtle ramp cheap with PVC and plastic sheets like what you already had
You could get some contact paper and stick it onto the metal. Or, you could spray paint, that would be cheaper, but you can get all kinds of contact paper like wood or marble.
that would also be a bad ass tube to do an all natural set up with drift wood and lillys
If you built a DIY filter (which would be the cheapest option for his new tub) you could make the intake lower in the water so you wouldn’t have to deal with duckweed getting stuck in the filter.
Have you tried to feed him red leaf lettuce like radicchio? My sliders only eat the red leaf lettuce and sometimes romaine