#Pet turtle care

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Dangers Of Housing Turtles Together

The practice of housing turtles together, often referred to as cohabitation, is a subject that warrants careful consideration by pet owners and enthusiasts. While it may seem convenient or cost-effective to keep multiple turtles in a single enclosure, there are numerous dangers associated with this practice that can compromise the health and well-being of these reptiles. In this article, we will…

[excali8ur]

So there's this AU,

[lgbtlunaverse]

I always love when fic writers decide to make Baxia a pet in modern AUs but 99% of the time she's either a dog or a cat and I think there's unutilized potential there. Since Baxia is literally named after a creature described as a giant dragon with a turtle shell, one of the sons of the dragon king, there should be more AUs where she's is a big turtle or tortoise.

Also I think Nie Mingjue would fucking love to have a pet turtle, so someone should give him one.

[your-stranger-halfblood-things]

Nico di Angelo's favorite animal is actually a turtle. When he's in his father's home, he always makes sure to stop by the ponds to see the skeletal turtles

(he once tried stealing one)

[tithsokphanny31]

What's your favorite kawaii toys?

[thatskindarough]

Celebrating the last day of the full time job before I get to go back to only 1-2 days because of school. GET ME OUTTA HERE

[themetallicnemesis]

Doodles for a tang shen swap au

[wexhappyxfew]

no context silver bullets spoiler

KARA THIS IS TOO GOOD 😭😭😭😭

[elflikesfrogs]

🐢turtle owners - advice?🐢

I'm getting a turtle in abt 36 hours and feel unprepared so if anyone has experience with turtle care, please give some advice !! I've done a lot of research but just have some questions I can't find answers to. Details under the cut bcuz I'm anxious and have a lot of questions 😭

non turtle owners, if u could rb or boost for greater reach that would b appreciated 🥺🥺

I'm getting a turtle this weekend. She's a 2 year old red eared slider. She was given to me by her previous owner who was no longer able to care for her, and as it was an urgent situation I've had about 4 days to learn absolutely everything that there is to know about turtle/RES care.

I don't know much of her current situation, but she's in a 60 gallon tank right now. The owner is giving me the tank and filter (though I don't know what kind of filter) and potentially some setup stuff, but I'm not really sure what. So, I'm starting at a baseline of zero (plus tank, turtle, and filter) and working from there.

So far I've gotten a water heater from Walmart, although reading the reviews after I got back home, I discovered it was actually really bad quality and basically kills any aquarium that it touches. So... I looked for more higher rated water heaters, and I'm ordering a Cobalt Equatics Neo-Glass 200w heater, and a plastic heater protector to prevent glass shattering. Will the turtle be okay for a few days without heated water? It's arriving Tuesday 20th, and the temperature where I live is around high 60sF-low 80sF right now (during the day). If not, are there solutions to not having a water heater for a short while? (Granted, if the prev owner didn't have a water heater in the first place, I think it's probably okay until I get one, but still!)

I know ideally, I should fill the tank up to the full capacity (60 gal) and have an over-tank basking dock. However, from the photos I've received (shown below) it looks like she's only been in about half tank water with a floating basking dock. I want to ensure she's able to swim around and get to the surface without any strain; how should I go about slowly increasing the water levels?

Substrate: Gravel is too small for her and I'm scared she'll eat them. River rocks, while cool and natural-looking, I've heard are difficult to clean and can be quite loud. So I've decided on either doing a bare bottom tank, or sand substrate. If it's bare bottom, I feel like she'd be bored — I don't quite have all the decorations yet, so it would be a pretty sparse and empty tank — though I know sand makes it more difficult to clean as well. Thoughts?

Decorations: RES's are known for breaking stuff and biting whatever they can get their mouth around. Knowing this, I haven't gotten any decorations yet. I would like to be able to give her decorations she can play with but not have the risk of her eating and swallowing fake plants or whatever. What decoration brands/types are recommended?

Feeding: since she's 2, and still a juvenile (I think), she's mainly been eating protein pellets and freeze dried bugs. I got some basic protein pellets and freeze dried mealworms at Walmart. I've seen conflicting ratios for pellets-veggies-fruit (some saying 50%/40%/10%, others saying 25/65/10, etc) What sort of a nutrition ratio should i be giving a 2 y/o female red eared slider? I do know that I should be giving her no more than the size of her head, and potentially putting her in a second tank for feeding if possible (and making sure to remove any excess food after 15 minutes). Also, for a 2 y/o, I think it's every-day feedings, but if I'm wrong please lmk

Finally here is just a list of all the other things I currently have for the tank, minus the tank and filter itself because I don't know what type they are:

2 lamps, with 13W Aqua Culture Compact Fluorescent bulb for reptiles (UVB), and Aqua Culture 60W incandescent basking bulb.

Digital water thermometer.

Aqua safe water conditioner (I have well water with no chemical filtration, so I think it's not necessary, but bought one anyway.)

Aquarium brush.

Shipping soon: Aquarium-safe sand, water heater & plastic cover.

What else do I need? Water aeration? pH strips? Something else I'm forgetting?

Apologies for the long post. I'm super anxious about getting a pet, and I want to make sure I'm providing her with the absolute best care possible. Obviously, as time goes on (and so do my paychecks) I will be able to upgrade her tank with more features. For now, I'm looking for the absolute basics - how to keep this turtle alive and happy while I learn more about turtle care and eventually help her to thrive.

[theunconcernedembalmer]

mr gatto is snow white full grown? like is she still a kitten or is she just small? either way she is so cute! you have very excellent cats!

Thank you, she is still one of the best companions I have.

[rosie-b]

He plots revenge

[mermmarie]

Ya’ll ever get tender thinking about how the Bayverse Boys are basically O’Neil’s instead of Hamato’s? Or is it just me? 

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Animals As Gifts: A Brief Guide

Working at an exotic animal rescue, I see so many animals given to us from families that purchased an animal for their child's birthday or for Christmas or another holiday. Usually it's a gift for a child or teenager that ended up uninterested in it and not caring for it.

These animals come to us in poor condition. Leopard geckos missing toes, bearded dragons with MBD, ball pythons with mites. I've even seen a turtle come in missing half of it's shell and almost fully blind. While some of these things do happen even with good care, they can almost always be prevented. Unfortunately, that's pretty rare to see with gifted animals.

Despite all this, it can be good to give an animal as a gift. It can be a great learning opportunity for a kid or a way to bond as a family. That being said, it has to be done right.

1. Do Your Research

Research is the most important thing to do before getting a pet, especially ones that are often impulse buys such as fish or reptiles.

If you're getting an animal on behalf of your kid, this is incredibly important. You need to know about the animal-

What do they eat? How much?

What supplies will you need? What size of set up?

How much do they cost?

How long do they live?

What are some common illnesses that affect these animals? What are the signs?

-and the kid you're buying the animal for/the family as a whole.

Do you have the space for the animal? What about when the animal grows?

Do they have siblings? How will this affect things?

Do you/they have the money to constantly buy food and toys? What about a surprise medical emergency?

Are they responsible?

Can they commit to giving the animal the life it needs? Who steps up if they can't?

If the answer to any of these is no, don't do it.

2. Communicate

So many people want their gifts to be surprises and I get it. I do. But when the health and safety of an animal is sacrificed for a few seconds of surprise, it's not worth it.

Talk to your kid and find out if its something they actually want and can handle at the time. Talk to anyone else in the family that might be affected. Spouse, siblings, etc.

Once you have the go ahead, something to consider doing would be to let them choose the animal and supplies and just finance it. Or purchase some of the more basic supplied and let them pick the animal.

If you're absolutely dead set on surprising them or giving them something to unwrap, you can always get a gift card to a pet store or a picture of the planned animal or something of the sort for then to unwrap. Then have the discussion and go with them to get the animal. Just be prepared for the possibility that they may not want or be able to care for an animal.

If the kid is older or a teenager, you can even make a deal with them. I got my first reptile for my sixteenth birthday and in order to get him, I needed to keep my room clean every day for a year which was a difficult task for me. Make them prove that they can be responsible. Which leads me to the next point.

3. Take Responsibility

Please, please, PLEASE have a backup plan for if they lose interest or can no longer care for the animal.

Who takes care of the animal if they lose interest?

What happens if they can't care for them anymore?

What if you go on a long trip?

Gifting an animal is your decision and you need to be prepared to step up or rehome the animal if needed.

There's no shame in rehoming. Oftentimes, it's the best thing for the animal, even if it's a hard decision. Just make that decision before the animal has to suffer.

[kettlechip-krispy-kreme]

social media platforms are like "oh you like turtles? look at this persons account with a ton of posts showing their absolutely awful husbandry! their turtle is living a terrible life!"

[tiger-is-a-certified-idiot]

Turtle Fact of the Day #4

Exotic pet rescues are overrun with red eared sliders and painted turtles. If you're considering getting a pet turtle, do as much research about their care as possible to avoid needing to surrender your turtle straight back, and always adopt, don't shop.

[mbrainspaz]

every medicine or lotion I put on my animals is sauce and everything I put in their food is the sauce, hope that clears things up.