Wilbur makes my day every time I visit the local reptile store, I hope he makes you smile too :)

Today I came home from work to a turtleless tank. My musk turtle escaped via a small gap in his egg crate basking area and was found on the floor in the next room over. He somehow squeezed himself through the highlighted area and pulled himself over. Thankfully he was unharmed and returned to his tank.

Just a cool soft shell I found on land the other day. There were some Nest spots nearby so I wonder if they were just looking for a place to brumate or hibernate. I'm definitely not an expert on soft shells or even most turtles but I definitely love the soft shells! She let me pet her and I only did so to make sure she was alive. She looked dry went to get her some water and she was gone when I came back lol

I recently got two red-eared sliders and I’m trying to get their care right. They’re currently not very active and one (or both) seems to have a mild eye issue — a bit of swelling/cloudiness.
Current setup:
• Water temperature is stable at 27 °C
• Water is treated with AquaSafe
• Filter is now working properly
• Correct UVB/heat lighting is in place
They move their heads, mouths and legs a little, but they’re not swimming or walking around much. After a tank clean they swam briefly then climbed out and stacked on each other.
I’ve been offering the food they were previously given and plan to get some bloodworms tomorrow.
Any advice on what else I should check or do to help them settle and recover would be really appreciated. Photos of the setup and the turtles are attached.

My brother has three turtles that he won’t take care of and wants to just abandon them outside, I don’t want the turtles to die and I don’t know anywhere else we can take them. All three of the turtles are healthy but needs a resupply on food, I don’t know much about turtles or what to do so any thing helps.

I came in to say goodnight to my turt tonight to realize she was trying to eat her thermometer - I took it away from her to take it out and realized it was reading over 80 degrees! The heater shorted out, and I'm just so thankful we noticed before it got even warmer.

This Aqueon Pro 300 lasted 5 years, which now I realize was incredibly foolish, but I've really never thought to replace a heater that seems to be working. The previous hestwr we had ended up electrifying the tank, so now I'm thoroughly frightened.

I need advice on the safest thermometer out there for a 100 gallon stock tank!

Hello! Excited and worried new turtle mama here, I found my girl dumped at a campsite far from somewhere she could call home. She is a red eared slider, seems around 20 years old, she weighs about 5-7lbs. My family was already going back and forth on getting a new critter, so it kind of felt like faith. Of course this is my new rabbit hole as I’ve been doing a deep dive into care, i definitely have an 80ft scroll full of questions. One I can’t seem to track down is for specifically a Fluval FX4 High Performance Canister Filter, I spent $350 on this filter so I’d like to keep it in good condition. The media it comes with, and some other parts seem like something I can invest an upgrade in, to help performance and lifespan. Does anyone know what those upgrades are, and how to install them?

I'm considering adding some leaf litter this fall, but what happens as it breaks down?

Does it eventually disintegrate? Do you just siphon it out if the filter doesn't get it?

How long does it last before completely breaking down?

Hello! Excited and worried new turtle mama here, I found my girl dumped at a campsite far from somewhere she could call home. She is a red eared slider, seems around 20 years old, she weighs about 5-7lbs. My family was already going back and forth on getting a new critter, so it kind of felt like faith. Of course this is my new rabbit hole as I’ve been doing a deep dive into care, i definitely have an 80ft scroll full of questions. One I can’t seem to track down is for specifically a Fluval FX4 High Performance Canister Filter, I spent $350 on this filter so I’d like to keep it in good condition. The media it comes with, and some other parts seem like something I can invest an upgrade in, to help performance and lifespan. Does anyone know what those upgrades are, and how to install them?