13 DEADLY Turtle Care Mistakes

In this video, I review some of the most common turtle care mistakes. Some of these turtle care mistakes can even be deadly.
These mistakes include:
1) Incorrect water levels
2) Drowning hazards
3) Dangerous substrates
4) Not regulating basking platform and water temperature
5) Dangerous fish
6) Feeding pellets outside of the water
7) Overfeeding
8) Basking platforms with steep ramps and basking platforms are too small
9) Small tanks
10) Aquatic plants are hard to maintain
11) Not cleaning filters enough
12) Not putting water conditioner in tap water
13) Picking up your turtle too much
#turtlecare #turtle

[@SM-cg5uy]

Our turtle Taco Pete free-ranges in our house a few times a week. He listens for my voice and follows me from room to room. He loves to climb over shoes, a pile of blankets/towels, etc. I've been surprised how social he is.

[@turtleholic]

I’m jealous! My turtle isn’t the most social lol

[@Tatyana_2373]

I have a red ear slider and she's 25 years old

[@the_SAMLA_reefer]

I think the water part for red ear sliders can have some some variation because I realised my red ear is way happier when I allow it to free roam instead of having a large water body, because the shear size of my apartment makes up for the turtle’s needs for a large waterbody, I just had a deep litterbox filled with water and a ramp for it to go in and out

[@turtleholic]

Yeah some red eared sliders might prefer more roaming area vs swimming, I think it’s just best to make sure they at least have some area to swim around in since they spend the majority of their lives in the wild in water

[@PerlaOC]

Can you share a photo??? Like Reddit? Facebook, Instagram or even KZbin?? I’d really appreciate it if you could share your idea, I’m starting to believe that mine would love your style Rather than a tank lifestyle 😅

[@MarcAlbertsen]

Thanks for the tips! Really appreciate this video.

[@turtleholic]

Merci🙌🏻🙌🏻

[@gerhaldlaubscher8321]

Good tips! Thought of all this when I started, so did some homework😊

[@AmyMichelle-vk3uu]

I only have one Clamp light so I’m alternating 10.0 UVB Bulb with the Basking bulb, new owner of a baby map turtle.. very nervous about his:her care

[@turtleholic]

If you are able to purchase stuff on amazon, this light that I use (amzn.to/3WU1IqW) only costs $17 and it has both UVA and UVB light, so you wouldn't need two different bulbs.

[@knetge]

as my turtles got bigger I ended up having to keep them in large clear plastic toast. sadly I don't think I have been feeling them up with enough water for them.

[@kaylalynne8443]

Your videos are so helpful! Thank you ❤

[@turtleholic]

So glad they’ve been able to help!

[@Tatyana_2373]

Wow me too

[@PerlaOC]

Thank you !! Thank you!!! Thank you 🙏🏻♥️🫶🏻🙏🏻♥️🫶🏻

[@aaradhyasharma.07]

Hey there , I just got myself a 1 inch red eared slider I think it's a baby so can you suggest me a routine for it and the times I should give pellets to it and also what else can I feed it

[@turtleholic]

Nice! You should feed your baby turtle pellets 1-2 times per day. I’m terms of amount, you should feed them as much as they can eat for around ~5 minutes. I’m not sure what pellets you already have, but I’d recommend pellets that are made specifically for baby turtles because they are smaller and easier to digest and have the required nutrients. If you are using a different type of pellet and your turtle is eating them fine, then that is okay. Since baby turtles grow a lot, they need a lot of protein. Aside from pellets, some high protein options are insects and/or freeze dried shrimp. You can get this on amazon. I’d recommend only giving your turtle these 1-2 times per week so they don’t get too dependent on them. Hope this helps!

[@dmusiz]

No UVB 🤔

[@turtleholic]

My light is a dual UVA/UVB light.

[@airhead91321]

Can you recommend a good filter so I can keep water level higher?

[@turtleholic]

I use this filter and it works really well for my 75 gallon tank -> amzn.to/3uDNj6q

[@eupit5130]

Hi! I have some questions, how do I know if my turtle is eating? I throw pellets and dried shrimp at him but he doesn't seem interested, and when I come back to check it does not seem like he has eaten any. It's been 4 days since I got him, he is a baby red ear slider, Should I try giving him mealworms?

[@turtleholic]

Hey, it’s perfectly normal for a new turtle to be scared to eat in front of its owner. It may take a couple days or a week or two for them to get comfortable. You should be fine feeding him just pellets and shrimp. Just make sure the food is small so they can easily eat it. If he still won’t eat after a couple weeks, you should watch my video here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/g36re2ywgt6JjLs