#pet turtle

[starroxanne]

I made party noob's hat out of paper.. heres my turtle wearing it :3

[kettlechip-krispy-kreme]

when i give my turtle a new veggie or fruit and he actually eats it

[fallingmist-art]

Commission of a jedi togruta with a timeskip for character growth 8D

[tani-b-art]

i think we needed a quick, additional scene of this teacher with her pet turtle!

Abbott Elementary S4E3: Class Pet

[laur-rants]

Lucky the Turtle for @pocketclocked is all finished! While working on this I learned Lucky lived to be over 23 years old, and moved with his family 6 times! That's some pet dedication. I am so happy I can add a reptile to my pet commission portfolio. Turtle Power! Interested in a piece like this of your own pet? My commissions are still open! Feel free to check my pinned post, or follow the link below to my google forms to fill out. Slots are limited, so first come, first served! Google Form Here: https://t.co/fKgyUExWEY

[thatsarap]

It’s cold outside and I wish I was sleeping in an 85-degree tank like this goober.

[silentstarfruit]

First post.

I tried practicing drawing turtles since I miss my girl 😪

[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.

[peachcandraw]

hey um. what the fuck

[watermelonstickers]

Some recent photos and a video from my friend Mohammad in Gaza. Luis, the turtle who fell over, was adopted by Mohammad a year before 10/7. Lisa, he found a couple weeks ago under the rubble of a building.

He and his family have used some of the donation money we’ve raised to start cultivating the pictured crops. They’re growing beautifully, and will soon be ready for harvest.

It is Mohammad’s wish to raise $600 by Eid al-Adha. Will you help him?

https://gofund.me/67750fc6

[buritochacito]

Hello, hello!

I drew a mini art because I really liked this assistant sir)

I drew him in different situations!

in the middle we can see bursts of electrical charge, I thought that this would be his feature, like a defense mechanism for him (covered in lightning charges when they angry or in when they're in combat mode). we also see how sir charges in the upper corner. I drew him in a turtle shell if his arms and legs were visible. The shell is specially made blue, since blue turtles don't exist, just like the gir's disguise, cause green dogs doesn't exist as well. I tried to draw spork holding skimby in his arms, but unfortunately I didn’t know what colors he was, so I had to make him white colour.

I hope you like it!)

Art for: @ketchupwafflez

[salamifuposey]

a lil chemist gal concept i wanted to try my hands on - kinda based and inspired from the Flubber movie, basically a chemist gal that does a lot of experiments and there was a experiment gone awry that turned her into a kinda slime girl pff - thus Flabby Gumi with her pet turtle~ <3

[punxsutawneyfilth]

I didn’t measure Bernadette when I first got her but as of today (1 month later) she is exactly 3 inches long. 1 more inch before I can tell gender!

[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!"

[tani-b-art]

LeToya Luckett as Selena Jackson (with her pet turtle, Tommy)

Lucky Girl (2015)

[homestar1812]

A crack crossover I’m doing with @fantasy-angelo

The Evil Turtle pet from The Amazing World of Gumball arrives in the sewers of New York City and unwillingly becomes a part of their family. There is arson, chaos, murder attempts, and a lot of biting. The brothers all have their own unique relationships with her, which have been somewhat captured in the above sketches XP

If interested in the fox the link is below! It’s a side project that I’m super excited about, mainly because it’s hilarious but somehow turned out with feels.