Idk, I’ve found that baby turtles love to wedge themselves into tight places for their own safety, and while you might at first panic about them getting stuck, they really know how to get themselves in and out of tight spaces
@@patrickstanley7211 I've had to rescue my baby painted from drowning himself in his own tank a half dozen times because of that. Now my moto is, better safe than sorry.
Kenan u have so many rare turtles you should get a few more commen turtles to educate new turtle owners that arnt going to have rare turtles I think u should get a few hatchlings of different species that can go in that tank with the diamond back terrapin like a painted turtle or something like that
With the amount of space you have, you can make make the whole porch under the shade there to be long wide aquarium or evena terrarium, where you can raise the new borns. IT would be great as a display piece and a beautiful viewing area, especially with LEDs at evening or nights.
I like using a back ground scene behind the tank and I only paint the sides. But your right the security of only having one viewing area does make a big difference. Great video as always!!
Aquarium painting tip. Put on a very light first coat and let it dry. Then the second coat has something to adhere to and you’ll actually use less paint and have a nicer finished product.
Works only if you don't need a monster tank lol but anything below 55-40 gallons is great when that sale hits. (They changed it so you can't get anything over a 40 iirc for $1/gal)
Na he's right about online sales sites like craigslist, offerup, letgo, etc. I picked up 18 various sized tanks from 20gal to 125gal from someone who was getting out of the hobby for free. Just needed a little vinegar and elbow grease to make them like new again.
Aquarium can get heavy very quickly so make sure your stand can support the weight. Water is 8.5 lbs per gallon and a 55 gallon tank empty is 78 lbs. Just filling halfway with water, substrate and decorations will put it over 400 pounds and most standard furniture is not meant to support that much weight.
As a painter the advice I would give is to peel the tape as soon as you finish the last coat, while the paint is still wet instead of when it is dry. This will avoid that peeling effect. If already dry follow and cut gently along the edge of the tape with a thin sharp blade (exacto blade) to detach the dried paint from the tape
Good job on the tank. I black out all over mine as well. Just a tip paint one coat side to side paint the next coat up and down better coverage that way.
I also have a 55gal tank with two Marineland 220 pumps. I use river rock for the bottom. My sliders are about 18 months old and will eat all day if I feed them. They are twice the size when I got them. They rearrange the tank and move the plastic plants. I used a sheet of jungle paper to wrap around three sides.
You should do traditional 20-30% water changes once a week to reduce the amonia, nitrates and nitrites from buildingup in the tank. I am sure turtles do not do well in high ammonia situations.
Kenan!!! I’m so glad you mentioned the Asian pet trade. Recently at the Tinley reptile expo, a rep from LLL Reptile was telling me how the Asians buy SOOOOOO much of their supply and how it’s becoming a huge problem. I would love to know more! Future video! THANKS! XO
@@windowpane it actually can become the problem for the native species if u export it too much. Also if they refuse that many demand, think how much money they just lost, so most seller will try to do anything possible to meet the demand and unfortunately one of that solution is catching a wild one. I think it's good to have some kind of regulation to control that supply/demand, to prevent unwanted thing from happening. Like in Indonesia where i live, the demand for Alligator snapping is huge in here but at the same time there have been many occasions that people catch/see a wild Alligator Snapping in the river, which is insane and dangerous. All of those is probably because they are either escaped or released into the nearby lake/river.
I used a 55 gallon tank filled it up all the way and built a basking area on top of it. I made a ramp for them to get up on top with plywood. They use it alot
Need basking lamp, Uv b bulb, and heater. That led light is not adequate. I would also pull the log in the middle so he won't get stuck and drown but it is a very nice set up!
Man awesome! I love turtles! I have several turtles on our Homestead and I’m trying to be better about filming them more on my channel Texas Jungle! Thanks for the motivation and video!
Razorback musk!!! They have wonderful personalities and beautiful patterns and I don’t think you have one haha put some fake plants throughout so it can rest if needed. Currently I have 5 dbt in a 55 gallon they damn near doubled in size in just a few weeks it’s crazy! Cute little turds
Hey Kenan I built a few aquarium systems a reef tank, cichlid tank and clownfish breeding system. I’ve learned you have pulled the tape off while the paint is still wet so it doesn’t peal up.
Indian Spotted Pond Turtles (Geoclemys hamiltonii). Also get another diamondback terrapin if you aloud two, may as well have two and try breeding them, as they are a species of conservation interest.
Well hell. I was on your question and answer video... then I lost it🤷♀️. Anyway, please tell me what the lowest temp should be for a sulcata ? My friend just got one... she is approximately 5. She definitely has pyramid shell that is very inconsistent. She eats and is pretty active. I want this girl to live. I believe my friend will do what is needed... if I can give her facts. We live in New Mexico. It’s 20 degrees right now. I am certain she has her in the house... but is that enough? Does she need a light UVB? Heat lamp? What temp is good? I certainly don’t want her to die.. or get sick Thanks Man
You should always lay an aquarium on its front side to paint the back. This will eliminate any and all spotting and will give you a fully blacked out back, same for the sides and bottom. Use gravity in your favor. Also seeded biological media should of been used. I know you’re not a fish guy, just a few suggestions. Other than that, love your channel dude
Great job getting a DBT! I have a Northern DBT up here at my place and my roommate has 2 Concentrics. He's looking good so far and I can't wait to see more updates on him! However, I honestly wouldn't put any fish or other turtles in with him, especially at that small. Depending on how big the Cichlids are they could bully him or nip him to death or try to eat him. And if those fish aren't all that big... Weeeelll you know he's probably gonna think they're lunch. Otherwise the setup looks great and I hope you do well with him!
And u should do a night vlog so we can see better into that new turtle tank cuz the sun was really blocking seeing it just another suggest man love ya kenan
I am getting one this week....I have wanted one forever! I currently have two 3 Striped mud turtles that I recently moved to a 100 gallon tub with a Fluval Fx6, they love it.....but i miss seeing them next to me while i work all day, so the little guy is going into the 55 gallon tank they used to live in, which has a fluval 306, which some people say is too small but it worked pretty well for the muds. This video inspired me to finally bite the bullet and get the Terrapin :) so thanks for all the vids! and info as well. any tips for starting a new terrapin that i might not know with a muds?
I would have used film instead of paint, like what you would find on polished stainless steel to protect it from scrasting. Much easier to peel off if you need to.
I'm around Kenan's age and can honestly say I'm surprised at One, I can honestly say that some turtles are actually cute! Some of them are also nasty bastards, too, but that's true for any living creature on the living planet. Show me a nice creature, I'll show you a nasty one that can't wait to bite if you get too close! I've been bitten by anoles when I lived in Florida. (Little bastards! And I felt bad when they fell into pots and drowned in rainwater, too!) Reptiles in general are more like cats from what I'm seeing here. Unpredictable, cool behavior, and interesting. You never know what you're going to get with some of them. And Slinky is undeniably the scene-stealer. He's grown on me. I wouldn't trust him around chicken legs or small children but he's definitely a character.
I would love to have one of those but cant in my area, but I recently bought 2 baby western painted turtles and am setting up a 120 gallon tank with a small area 6 inches deep 23 long and 18 wide with a massive acrylic basking area with real grass. It uses a 60 gallon tank as a sump for filtration
I have 2 yellow belly sliders and I am setting up a 55 gallon tank. they are small like 50 cent size. Is this big enough with a turtle basking attachment to top of tank??
You are the perfect guy to talk to the Florida Wildlife guys about the FL baby turtle kidnapping ring they broke up. They're depleting species? I wish you would do a vid about it. It's upsetting. What's going on? Thanks for sharing your ❤️ for our reptiles.
Yeah hi can I think that Turtles gorgeous anyways I hope it doesn't get stuck between the glass in that log is look like it was starting to when you were trying to make it go forward you might want to pull that logs assets had away from that wall that glass wall I know you know better you're the turtle x 4 and 1/2 I just don't want the little thing to drown because it got stuck between a log in a glass ball that would be horrible anyways I think your tank came out beautiful and I'm sure it's going to look better as time goes on what a little adorable turtle anyways please take care I love all your tortoises and turtles love watching you take care of them and take care of nature you're very very good at it you're good man thank God for people like you cuz we really need people like you there's too many people that just don't care about anything but themselves I don't know what the world is coming to anyways please take care and God bless you and your whole family can't wait to see what's next
Glad the paint worked for you! 👨🎨
Yer
Move the log into the centre of the tank so he cant get stuck between it and the glass
You're right
yep i thought that too
I had to do that for my baby turtle..lol
Idk, I’ve found that baby turtles love to wedge themselves into tight places for their own safety, and while you might at first panic about them getting stuck, they really know how to get themselves in and out of tight spaces
@@patrickstanley7211 I've had to rescue my baby painted from drowning himself in his own tank a half dozen times because of that. Now my moto is, better safe than sorry.
"I hate having to go out to civilization" 😂 I feel you!
I like that comment also. That's how I feel. Lol
My only friends are my turtles 😂
Lol I was gonna comment about that then I seen this 😂
Me2
Now we really fucking can’t
I think you should have grabbed some stones out of the pond for beneficial bacteria in there for quick start
Yurr
Its not a big deal
If you peel the tape when it's wet it doesn't lift the drying paint
sheena winslow yes! But I was on a deadline for the video:)
Kamp Kenan omg I love ur channel so much
Kenan u have so many rare turtles you should get a few more commen turtles to educate new turtle owners that arnt going to have rare turtles I think u should get a few hatchlings of different species that can go in that tank with the diamond back terrapin like a painted turtle or something like that
With the amount of space you have, you can make make the whole porch under the shade there to be long wide aquarium or evena terrarium, where you can raise the new borns. IT would be great as a display piece and a beautiful viewing area, especially with LEDs at evening or nights.
I’m really digging the black paint, I’ll have to incorporate that into the mata tank
Gregs Turtle Haven I just black window film that is easier and when you don’t like it then it’s easy to remove
Good turtles would be
1.Shoftshell
2.Pink belly side neck
3.map turtle
Those are my 3 recenedetions.
Kamp Kenan + SerpaDesign = Great Collab 💯
LOVE the black paint idea! Thanks!!!!🐢
I like using a back ground scene behind the tank and I only paint the sides. But your right the security of only having one viewing area does make a big difference. Great video as always!!
Aquarium painting tip. Put on a very light first coat and let it dry. Then the second coat has something to adhere to and you’ll actually use less paint and have a nicer finished product.
Look at those little legs go, put that guy on a swim team!
That's about the cutest thing i've ever seen!
Absolutely gorgeous turtle. I am looking forward to watching him grow.
Turtle goes in at 28:00
If you use a bowl in the tank, hose into the bowl, and let that overflow to fill the tank with water, you’ll get a lot less substrate disturbance ✌🏻
Rock caves and plants would be very cool! 🐢
Nice job on this. Pro tip: $1 per gallon is the way to go for folks buying tanks.
Turbo Fish wish that was true
Works only if you don't need a monster tank lol but anything below 55-40 gallons is great when that sale hits. (They changed it so you can't get anything over a 40 iirc for $1/gal)
Na he's right about online sales sites like craigslist, offerup, letgo, etc. I picked up 18 various sized tanks from 20gal to 125gal from someone who was getting out of the hobby for free. Just needed a little vinegar and elbow grease to make them like new again.
How the heck did the camera that’s on the tripod start moving before he grabbed it?!
Acrylic paint works best for glass and it's fairly easy to get it off
Aquarium can get heavy very quickly so make sure your stand can support the weight. Water is 8.5 lbs per gallon and a 55 gallon tank empty is 78 lbs. Just filling halfway with water, substrate and decorations will put it over 400 pounds and most standard furniture is not meant to support that much weight.
I can't wait to see this little dude grow up!!
As a painter the advice I would give is to peel the tape as soon as you finish the last coat, while the paint is still wet instead of when it is dry. This will avoid that peeling effect. If already dry follow and cut gently along the edge of the tape with a thin sharp blade (exacto blade) to detach the dried paint from the tape
So informative, my turtle tank is about to get a make over!!!
Good job on the tank. I black out all over mine as well. Just a tip paint one coat side to side paint the next coat up and down better coverage that way.
Gorgeous turtle!
I like it when you DIY projects, starting to get a renewed interest in your video's. Have a nice day, be happy. 😉
Glad to hear it Danny!
Such a beautiful turtle!
"There's a bucket on your tortoise "- my 3 year old smart brother 😂
That's sweet
Little dude needs a name. I vote for Crush.
I also have a 55gal tank with two Marineland 220 pumps. I use river rock for the bottom. My sliders are about 18 months old and will eat all day if I feed them. They are twice the size when I got them. They rearrange the tank and move the plastic plants.
I used a sheet of jungle paper to wrap around three sides.
Loved this vid. I'm going to have to Google difference between terrapin & turtle. Loved watching the new terrapin swimming.
"We have all the ingredients we need." Wait i didn't know we were cooking??😂
You should put some cherry shrimp or guppies in the tank
Let Go is a great place to get cheap aquariums
You should do traditional 20-30% water changes once a week to reduce the amonia, nitrates and nitrites from buildingup in the tank. I am sure turtles do not do well in high ammonia situations.
Nice to see you finally get a terrapin man!!!! What subspecies is it?
Kenan!!! I’m so glad you mentioned the Asian pet trade. Recently at the Tinley reptile expo, a rep from LLL Reptile was telling me how the Asians buy SOOOOOO much of their supply and how it’s becoming a huge problem. I would love to know more! Future video! THANKS! XO
I don't understand how the Asians are buying so much that it's a problem. What problem is that? Maybe they can choose not to ship overseas?
@@windowpane it actually can become the problem for the native species if u export it too much. Also if they refuse that many demand, think how much money they just lost, so most seller will try to do anything possible to meet the demand and unfortunately one of that solution is catching a wild one. I think it's good to have some kind of regulation to control that supply/demand, to prevent unwanted thing from happening. Like in Indonesia where i live, the demand for Alligator snapping is huge in here but at the same time there have been many occasions that people catch/see a wild Alligator Snapping in the river, which is insane and dangerous. All of those is probably because they are either escaped or released into the nearby lake/river.
Baby turtles are a hoot!
I used a 55 gallon tank filled it up all the way and built a basking area on top of it. I made a ramp for them to get up on top with plywood. They use it alot
Need basking lamp, Uv b bulb, and heater. That led light is not adequate. I would also pull the log in the middle so he won't get stuck and drown but it is a very nice set up!
The turtle really is adorable
Man awesome! I love turtles! I have several turtles on our Homestead and I’m trying to be better about filming them more on my channel Texas Jungle! Thanks for the motivation and video!
Razorback musk!!! They have wonderful personalities and beautiful patterns and I don’t think you have one haha put some fake plants throughout so it can rest if needed. Currently I have 5 dbt in a 55 gallon they damn near doubled in size in just a few weeks it’s crazy! Cute little turds
Beautiful ornate diamondback!!
Hey Kenan I built a few aquarium systems a reef tank, cichlid tank and clownfish breeding system. I’ve learned you have pulled the tape off while the paint is still wet so it doesn’t peal up.
Poor little turbo. Think you need to have Fred help you get a couple more.
How big do they get
Can you recomend any starter reptile or. Turtle. Etc for beginners.
*hears the surname Leone*
“IS HE RELATED TO BRAD LEONE FROM BA?!” 👀
They have diamondback terrapins in Houston in the Galveston bay.
Hello, May I know the name of that store please? I have been trying to get diamondback in houston
Really awesome
I love the turtle
Indian Spotted Pond Turtles (Geoclemys hamiltonii). Also get another diamondback terrapin if you aloud two, may as well have two and try breeding them, as they are a species of conservation interest.
I suggest some classic Red Ear Sliders! 🐢👌
Nice shirt. Noticed the square &compasses!!
When I had cichlids in with a turtle they picked on her feet. Then she ate them.
Sharon Meriwether lol 😂 I find that funny some how
Well hell. I was on your question and answer video... then I lost it🤷♀️. Anyway, please tell me what the lowest temp should be for a sulcata ? My friend just got one... she is approximately 5. She definitely has pyramid shell that is very inconsistent. She eats and is pretty active. I want this girl to live. I believe my friend will do what is needed... if I can give her facts. We live in New Mexico. It’s 20 degrees right now. I am certain she has her in the house... but is that enough?
Does she need a light UVB? Heat lamp? What temp is good? I certainly don’t want her to die.. or get sick
Thanks Man
Get a mud or musk hatchling! They are awesome for in home enclosures here up North!
Leather back sea turtle. You can try to get that 😂
yup your the greatest !!! you made a water mirror!! good job
I love the skin on the Diamondbacks. So smooth!
LOL- TOM EDITING. omg lmao. Mad love Tom for doing WORK on Kenans footage! You always create lovely videos. XO
You should always lay an aquarium on its front side to paint the back. This will eliminate any and all spotting and will give you a fully blacked out back, same for the sides and bottom. Use gravity in your favor. Also seeded biological media should of been used. I know you’re not a fish guy, just a few suggestions. Other than that, love your channel dude
I liked the sand
We have the same filter for me daughters red eared.works great.
You’re awesome Kenan 🙌🏽💯🙌🏽
Great job getting a DBT! I have a Northern DBT up here at my place and my roommate has 2 Concentrics. He's looking good so far and I can't wait to see more updates on him! However, I honestly wouldn't put any fish or other turtles in with him, especially at that small. Depending on how big the Cichlids are they could bully him or nip him to death or try to eat him. And if those fish aren't all that big... Weeeelll you know he's probably gonna think they're lunch. Otherwise the setup looks great and I hope you do well with him!
And u should do a night vlog so we can see better into that new turtle tank cuz the sun was really blocking seeing it just another suggest man love ya kenan
Good morning
If you’re keeping the tank out side how are you keeping it from growing algae??
Spoted Turtle!!
I am getting one this week....I have wanted one forever! I currently have two 3 Striped mud turtles that I recently moved to a 100 gallon tub with a Fluval Fx6, they love it.....but i miss seeing them next to me while i work all day, so the little guy is going into the 55 gallon tank they used to live in, which has a fluval 306, which some people say is too small but it worked pretty well for the muds. This video inspired me to finally bite the bullet and get the Terrapin :) so thanks for all the vids! and info as well. any tips for starting a new terrapin that i might not know with a muds?
also can we have an update vid on the lil fella?
I would have used film instead of paint, like what you would find on polished stainless steel to protect it from scrasting. Much easier to peel off if you need to.
simp
Rinse your carbon!
This was great to watch. I have canister filter phobia. lol
How cool it will be fun to watch him grow up sitting there on that porch:-) peace
I'm around Kenan's age and can honestly say I'm surprised at
One, I can honestly say that some turtles are actually cute! Some of them are also nasty bastards, too, but that's true for any living creature on the living planet. Show me a nice creature, I'll show you a nasty one that can't wait to bite if you get too close! I've been bitten by anoles when I lived in Florida. (Little bastards! And I felt bad when they fell into pots and drowned in rainwater, too!) Reptiles in general are more like cats from what I'm seeing here. Unpredictable, cool behavior, and interesting. You never know what you're going to get with some of them.
And Slinky is undeniably the scene-stealer. He's grown on me. I wouldn't trust him around chicken legs or small children but he's definitely a character.
Great work 'Kenanbrandt' :)
That unsecured log could sqish or drown the wee guy man. Dropping bucket of sand could have broke tank also
I love the diversity in your channel!
I would love to have one of those but cant in my area, but I recently bought 2 baby western painted turtles and am setting up a 120 gallon tank with a small area 6 inches deep 23 long and 18 wide with a massive acrylic basking area with real grass. It uses a 60 gallon tank as a sump for filtration
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Nice the ornates are beautiful
I love your vids
What a cutie 🐢
You should get a baby spiny soft shell turtle or a northern map turtle possibly even a species of musk or mud turtle
I have 2 yellow belly sliders and I am setting up a 55 gallon tank. they are small like 50 cent size. Is this big enough with a turtle basking attachment to top of tank??
yep, thats how you do it!
Great content, Thanks kenan!
Kenan have you ever wondered what wierd looking turtles are lurking in your massive turtle pond? I guess they breed down there?
Clemmys guttata would look nice in there
Is nobody gonna talk bout that huge turtle shell?
Spray paint also works to paint glass
That's magic Kenan. Outrageously easy aqua scape. But hey real men don't read instructions. X
Cool set up Kenan! 👍
do a follow up on the lil guy :)
You are the perfect guy to talk to the Florida Wildlife guys about the FL baby turtle kidnapping ring they broke up. They're depleting species? I wish you would do a vid about it. It's upsetting. What's going on? Thanks for sharing your ❤️ for our reptiles.
grab some rocks on the pond then put it on the tank to jumpstart the cycle.
Yeah hi can I think that Turtles gorgeous anyways I hope it doesn't get stuck between the glass in that log is look like it was starting to when you were trying to make it go forward you might want to pull that logs assets had away from that wall that glass wall I know you know better you're the turtle x 4 and 1/2 I just don't want the little thing to drown because it got stuck between a log in a glass ball that would be horrible anyways I think your tank came out beautiful and I'm sure it's going to look better as time goes on what a little adorable turtle anyways please take care I love all your tortoises and turtles love watching you take care of them and take care of nature you're very very good at it you're good man thank God for people like you cuz we really need people like you there's too many people that just don't care about anything but themselves I don't know what the world is coming to anyways please take care and God bless you and your whole family can't wait to see what's next
I am happy that I am not the only one with a (aquascape)messed up tank.
Thanks for the tip Kenan, hopefully one day I can get a turtle myself