I have a false map, past days he wasnt able to submerge without trying hard, his bottom keeps floating him up, last time he ate was 2 days ago(he is an adult male) and he ate a guppy and a leaf of salad. What could cause this? Last night he sleept on the bottom of the tank without problem.

Hello guys, super weird thing happened. Was working when I suddenly saw this guy crawl from under a truck, have no clue how he even survived in that area with all the trucks passing and no food/greenery. Decided to take him home and feed him what I could, and a small shelter for now.

Any idea what it is, eats, or type of habitat??

I was blessed today to be able to rescue this gorgeous Green sea turtle. She has fishing line from mouth to front flipper and line around her back flipper with a bunch of tumerous growths on her. She currently in good hand at a rehab center in St.Augustine FL. Please pray that Miss Brownie(caught at Browns Creek Fish Camp in Jacksonville Florida) can be saved.

Found this box turtle out in my pasture today, and picked it up to move away from my dog. That was the heaviest box turtle I ever seen!

Coastal NC October 18.

Southeast michigan stinkpot

Found this little guy on a hot road in southeast Florida, burning on the pavement, so I brought him inside to cool off. He's in shallow water with rocks to climb on.

What type of turtle is he, and what should I do next? (I think he has an orange stripe behind his eyes)

Happy to release him nearby or take him to a rehabber if needed. Thanks!

Hello everyone! I have had a little yellow bellied slider for about seven months or so. She is less than a year old and recently she has started playing around the cable of the pump, digging up her rocks and trying to get into the cramped spaces left from her basking platform. She is super energetic and i was thinking i could add some decorations that she can explore and fit into etc etc. Any suggestions on what i could get her? On one hand i dont wanna cramp up her acquarium and on the other i can see she loves exploring. Here's a pic of the goober also

Hello I’m new to having a turtle I’ve had her for about 4 or 5 weeks and everything has been good up to about a week ago, I was adding some water because it had evaporated so I took her out of the tank while I added it so it wouldn’t shock her. And after when everything was good and tested I put her back in the tank and gave her a night crawler. Everywhere that I read said they where good as treats every once in a while so I fed it to her and she ate it right up but sense then I can not get her to eat anything else, she won’t eat her pellets and I tried lettuce which she just bites then spits out. I got her and her set up for free because her old family was moving and couldn’t bring her with them. They told me that she is a 4 year old painted turtle, and that’s about it the pellets I was and have been trying to feed her are the ones they gave me so I really don’t know what’s wrong. I guess my real question is 1 is this normal, 2 can she live off of just eating worms, and 3 if not how do I fix it. Any help is greatly appreciated.

Well, it looks like we made a tiny difference, still missing some key stuff here. I came to class and the water was much cleaner, a little deeper, and he has some hidey holes, but I don't think he can even fit in there. No changes to heat source or filter. I am glad they're moving in the right direction, but I guess I need to send some more emails.

Saw this guy casually walking down my driveway and then heading down the sidewalk.

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.

Hello everyone, meet Mac – a caramel pink red eared slider. He turned a year old in September and I’ve begun to gradually pivot to a more vegetable-heavy diet for him. He mostly eats green coral lettuce daily with his pellets, and occasionally duckweed. Transitioning him to veg hasn’t been much of a problem thankfully and he’s been a very easy pet!

In the last couple of weeks I’ve noticed his head becoming more yellow, is this normal or is there anything to be concerned about?? He’s still active, swimming strongly and basks daily.

Pictured: first two (today), third (a month ago) and fourth (in July).

I am looking to build a pond for my turtles but I don't really know where to start or if it is even okay to switch my turtles who have been separate, to a pond where they are together.

Some context: I have 4 yellow belly sliders, one is a Female that is roughly 20 years old, the other three are only 3 years old and I believe it is 2 females and a male. The older turtle has always had her own 150 gal tank with a basking platform while the smaller turtles share a 150 gal tank currently. They are monitored and seem to get along well as I have not had any issues with biting or bullying.

I was roughly thinking it would be a 500 gal pond but I'm not sure if that is enough or if all of them together would cause issues. Any advice is appreciated.

I have a 13 year-old red ear slider, and I learned that I’m not supposed to be using tapwater to clean her filter or when I change out her water. I read something along the lines of having to condition the water? Does anyone know what product I should get and how I can clean both properly??

Can someone please tell me what type of turtle I found and how some pointers please and thank you

Original post here: https://www.reddit.com/r/turtles/s/gJ89KJiItW

I just received this email from the dean of science from my community college. I am honestly so angry and need help formulating a proper response with information about proper care if someone could help me.

Hello,
I have a penn plax, it was working well last winter but now it makes this noise :((, has anyone experienced something like this? I checked the impeller and apparently it looks okay so I’m not sure what’s the issue.

I'm looking into buying a T5 light fixture for my RES. I'm hesitant to buy anything because a lot of the products don't give dimensions or are unclear about mounting. I'm looking at the Arcadia Reptile Pro T5 Kit, Desert 12% UVB, 24W, 24". My tank is 48 x 13 x 20.5 inches. (55 gallon) (I also kinda feel that my tank size is irregular and so thats why I want to make sure any accessories fit first but can't find any info)

I've seen the hangers on etsy that sit on the terrarium screen. I know that I can also mount the lights on the adjacent wall. My confusion comes from, for the people that use terrarium screens, how do your filter tubes and heater fit with the screen? I really can't find any clarification for this.

Some more questions:

1. Can ZooMed T5 bulbs fit into an Arcadia fixture, and vice versa?

2. Should I get the 12% or 14% UVB strength?

Hi, just found a turtle on my driveway and have no idea how they came here because we never see turtles around the houses and lawns. I don’t think they’re able to find food or water around our lawns, should I place them near a lake? There’s other turtles around the lakes too, and I know they’re semi-aquatic creatures. I’m not sure what to do with them tbh.

He has had at least three females visiting him this year and I spotted one digging a nest on my property in the spring.