My TOP 5 BEST PET TURTLES!

[@leiaodell2067]

I love my red ear slider 💕💕 ive trained her to climb onto my hand when i put my hand in the water so i can transport her to her feeding tank 💕💕 and i let her roam my house under my supervision. She also loves climbing!!

[@fransnailworld0401]

That's the one I want lol thank you for motivating me even more to get one 🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@johnflowers2736]

I've had both a Red Ear Slider and a Painted Turtle. Both are great pets and easy to tame but make sure you have a large water tank(bigger is better)UVB Lighting for basking out from the water and a water filter for the tank and your turtle/turtles will live for years 👍

[@CookKidOfficial]

Yeah my turtle just crawls to my hand 😊 I used to have a feeding tank for him but now we might use his current one as his new feeding tank

[@leiaodell2067]

So glad you asked. Whenever I had feeding time in her separate bin, I lead her into my hands to catch her by placing pellets near my hand (which was under water in a landing pad position) so I could grab her. Once I pick her up and place her in her feeding tub, I put my hand in the water again like a landing pad with a treat like floating near my wrist for her to get. So she has to be on top of my hand to get the treat! And so she becomes familiar with my hand giving her food. Over the next few feedings I gradually increase the amount of touch I give her on her belly and paws. Sneaking in touches and normalizing being handled. It might annoy her sometimes but I give her a treat so she ends up liking it and associating my hand with lots of reward. I place food where she has to float above my hand to eat it and I touch her little paws and flippers and belly lightly. They're SO soft I love them. Then in her tank I would do the same (but less because I don't want food in her tank.) I would dunk my hand in the water and make a little landing pad for her and feed her treats close to my hand ideally with my hand underneath. Now she comes up to my hand when dunk it in@Panda_Shortzz during the training process !neverrrr! give her a pellet of food treat unless I notice she is brave in approaching me and when my hand makes contact with her. So she associates her being on my hand with treats. Hopefully this answers your question. Let me know if you have ANY other questions abt this.

[@gushers500]

That’s great to hear! I had 2 but one of them sadly passed away earlier but I still have the other one 😢 It’s great to hear that your enjoying your time with it!

[@overstockoutlet309]

THANK YOU DAN!!!! Your information is always so helpful! Your passion is contagious and so exciting!

[@pattykochenower4222]

Your pond is beautiful!!! Love all the turtles swimming towards you !! So sweet ! Love the koi too! Loved the little one underwater who peeled out and said “ Hey” !! ❤️ ( had to go back to see some of your favorite turtles who passed … so sorry )

[@deenblitzed28]

I bought a baby Chinese Box Turtle after watching this video. Hopefully mine will grow big & healthy like your Otis 😃

[@gdkloxius]

how are they now?

[@bubbas131]

Thank you for teaching me how to take care of a real life ❤❤❤❤🐢🪷🐚🪸 life turtle for my birthday. Thank you so much take care.

[@mariastevens6406]

Looking at getting a turtle and still trying to figure out which to get. I like small species, but seriously, the idea of a huge corner setup with a watering tub would be awesome.

[@nataliesreptiles]

My partner and I moved in together this year and we're finally settled enough for him to bring down his turtles he was holding at his mom's house. I didn't know he had so many turtles!! 😳 Among them was a group of 8 red-eared sliders. Albinos, a carmel, a snow, and 3 triple het albino, carmel, anery. I didn't think I'd love them so much. But they're all just too adorable. We have them in a HUGE livestock water tank, where they're happy. Starting to train them to take food from my hands. Especially the albinos and snow since they can't see very well. Box turtles are also awesome. We have 3 three-toed box turtles that we're hoping to breed, as well as the red-eared sliders.

[@sohan5126]

Luv u dan, u have helped me in my reptile journey so much!

[@DanTheTurtleMan_]

Thank you! 💚

[@MylesDeep617]

Would love a full in depth video on Spotted Turtles. Definitely my favorites of North American turtles

[@christenvaughan7814]

Will you do a video on Spotted turtles to make their tank a eco system with clean water?

[@Kamoopsipooh1990]

Would love to see more husbandry videos on spotted turtles.

[@DanTheTurtleMan_]

I can do that!

[@demixy23]

​@DanTheTurtleMan_ Hello I'm interested in buying a beautiful turtle from you! I have a large 75 gallon aquarium for it!!

[@rohnkd4hct260]

My first turtle was a Spotted Turtle. He was a great pet. I love Box Turtles, here in North Carolina , the State Turtle is the Eastern Box Turtle.

[@standupp698]

Can you talk about snappers? My snapper is probably 3-5 years old. Rescued. He has a pond. I am doing everything I can to make him comfortable.

[@AidennClaire]

Ive seriously done so much research on these guys Its not even funny, does urs let you pet his face too? My snapper is so so friendly for no reason🤣

[@Jantho26]

I had a red ear slider when I was a kid. I found mine when I went down to a pound it could fit in my hand when I first found him.

[@meTimetraveler]

In Maryland we cannot have Spotted or Diamond back Turtles. Box turtles only one. Down by Ocean city Md on the coastal Highway they have Big Signs along the highway about watching out for diamond backs crossing the road especially during breading when the adults come out of the bay and cross the roads around Fenwick to lay their eggs in the dunes then, the hatchlings cross back across the Highway. You can become a volunteer to assist the hatchlings get to the bay. you can do a map quest of Ocean city Md, coastal highway, then do a street level view and travel up the coastal highway outside of town ( Ocean City) to see the road signs. i have some turtle videos on my channel...they are mixed in with everything else so have to search.

[@karengrizzle2911]

I love watching your videos. So informative and when you have special effects they make me smile!

[@TheTortoiseSpot]

Great list. Love the speices list, so many good species always hard to narrow it down. It is key though to pick the right species and dyor

[@dr1nkbl34ch]

i have the cutest most precious spotted turtle named quiddy and she is so sweet and ive had her a little over a year now, she loves eating from my hand and her brush baths every week. i love ur videos and they always inspire me to try even harder for my little girl. shes even friends w my cats!!

[@entity-hp3xw]

Every time he picks one up I just think "Such a goofy little boi"

[@AltAccount44]

two years ago i bought a mississippi map turtle and a chinese stripe-necked turtle! theyre adorable

[@anthonygriffith6178]

My spotted turtle is about 1.5 years now. They are definitely hard to beat when it comes to other pet turtles

[@heavencantwait1218]

I know a KZbinr in southeast Oklahoma who has a bunch of red ear slider turtles for free, he’s going to dispatch them if he can’t find homes, he doesn’t like them in his ponds, he’s also going to eat the snapping turtles , his channel is Eddy Family Farm , Brandon is his name

[@AnnOravetz]

In the early 70s our dad used to take us hiking in the woods. He was an Eagle Scout as a Boy Scout. We saw a spotted turtle going through a brook, yellow spots, innCT. Haven’t seen one since until this video.

[@spunkush]

Yall should look into Reeves Turtles. I got 2 and they are great. May not have the most colors, but they have a lot of personality and stay small.

[@meTimetraveler]

keeping water turtles is really really a lot of work. Keeping their water clean. I had 3 water turtles. i got them from ponds as hatchlings. one RES and 2 Eaatern Painted turtles. The one painted turtle was so small it would fit down the neck of a soda bottle. Probably would not have survived in the wild. they were ok till they got around 2 -3 inches. Even with a zoo med filter i still had to syphon off crud and about 1/3 of the water in a 20 gallon every other day. maybe i was feeding them too much. You also need a UV-B lamp so the turtles can metabolize calcium. Forget about sunlight coming through a window. Most window glass has UV blocker. If you want your turtles to see in color you will need a UV-A lamp as well. you can give them all the calcium you can w/o UV it's wasted. Get a mealworm colony going in some oatmeal, feed a whole fish, internals and all. NO HAMBURGER, too rich for them. also try lettuce and greens. IMO RES are mean turtles. Painted turtles are friendly turtles. one pond i went to I saw about 10 painted turtles playing follow the leader, all the dips and dives, turns the other painted turtles did following. A quarry i swim in there was a painted turtle playing with young boys. the turtle would appear at the surface a few feet away and the boys laughing would swim towards the turtle, at the last moment the turtle would disappear only to pop up in back of them they would turn laughing and the process started all over again.

[@Lyzet33]

I have a red slider baby turtle !! I cant belive there is more people who love turtles and have them as pets 💕

[@LisaSpangenberg]

Thanks for the video! I have a Southern Painted which are the smallest of the painted turtles. So much personality and very friendly. Also have a map turtle. He is pretty small so easily lives in a 40 gallon.

[@elliewilkes7436]

I am so glad I specifically got a male red eared slider. He only got to 4.5 inches so I get away with a 40 gallon tank. (They are resilient little beasts, he survived a dog eating part of his shell and being owned by a 9 year old)

[@HaliesWrld]

after i get my turtle tomorrow on Saturday I will start saving up for hopefully to get more in the future, They seem like such good pets to have

[@crescentdreamer1100]

I was originally going for a red ear slider but unfortunately since I’m moving to Spain, they require a license and I don’t want them to grow too big for me to take care for too.

[@Icenose1997]

I might have to remove a red eat slider. Our neighbors moved and gave them to us. I didn't realize they get so big.

[@noahnewborn9088]

Would a diamond back be a good tank mate with a false map?

[@bubbas131]

Thank you for teaching me how to take care 🪸🐢🪷🐚🪸 the best thing of my life. I will let Frank The have one for my birthday and thank you for teaching me how to take it.

[@cathy4735]

My two terripins move around everything in their tanks and they hiss when I pick them up. My pink bellied side necks are very sweet , very calm, they come when I call their name. They seldom move their decor in their tanks. Funny how different they are. I keep my terripins in brackish water.

[@tammyc.lightwithin6377]

Love your turtles ❤🐢 my family has a box turtle.. for 37yrs!!

[@theturtlecalledsnappy5944]

I think snake neck turtles are cool pets, they don’t like being held but they love being played with. I know this because I have one, it’s so cute!

[@DoveCallwc]

I had 2 baby red eared sliders (they died young for reasons I will not say) and they LOVED eachother! If one climbed on the rock, the other would. If one tried to eat a finger, the other would.

[@sonjasisco8064]

I have several rescue turtles: in the pond, 1 red eared 1 melanistic one, 2 painted, 1 Mississippi map ( in a tank), & four box turtles! I really like the diamondbacks & painted but hard to get! Thank you for your videos. Any word on the Lacey act bill? I hope we can all still get turtles shipped to us!

[@MrBizarro9000]

What kind of plants do you have in your external enclosure? I would like to know the size of your external enclosure too

[@MikeyEatZPringles]

What turtles are best for a started pet for a kid? And how do you find out if spotted turtles are legal in your state

[@siarheikazakou9470]

What I love about turtles is that they live for a very long time]e and they also are very funny and curious. 😊😊😊

[@QueenfluffWasHere]

I guess I watched this to late because I already got a musk turtle, but I still love him very much❤️idk if it’s a male or a female because he’s only 4 months old, I got him at Cats&critters, and when we got him he was very scared and did not want to come out of his shell.☹️ we put him in a small tank until we got him a new one, now he is going threw a shed and he gets so excited when I grabbed the mealworms and his pellets, I love him soooo much❤️

[@benlin4271]

I love red ear sliders

[@zearosss759]

Man, I wish I could've gotten a diamondback terrapin, but its hard to find online that ships to the UAE, so I am getting a red ear slider

[@Purpleturtles-wi1kz]

Oh and Dan ( aka Dan the spider man) I have a red eared slider as well ( his name is Greenbean) if you want a medium sized slider I would go for a male because, females get bigger and if you want to tell out their genders look at the tale difference And love you Dan!

[@JameGoFast27]

Wym “oh and” u never said anything before this comment lol

[@DanTheTurtleMan_]

Very good point! Males of all of these species would be best unless going with a VERY large enclosure (125g or more)

[@kiainakanishi1288]

@@JameGoFast27 for some, english isn’t their first language so just bare with it 👍

[@zxra7360]

Can you take spotted turtles outside to walk and play a bit? And would spotted turtles be good in a 20 gallon tank

[@thecrazycarchannel709]

Wow dude your subs dit make a jump out of nowhere. or am i crazy 😂 anyways you really deserve it bro.hope you get the 50k soon.💪🏻🐢

[@tlcferguson8243]

Thank you that answers a lot of questions I had. You really know your stuff.

[@DanTheTurtleMan_]

Thank you!

[@ana0426]

we love you dan your vids are so helpful

[@elliewilkes7436]

I am surprised that he didn't mention that male RES and diamondbacks are a lot smaller, so easier to keep with size restrictions.

[@RishabhVerma-ny3vr]

My black pond turtle is just amazing ❤

[@duncandonuts5268]

Are those spotted turtles super skiddish? I'm temporarily hanging onto these baby red eared sliders that I ended up with and noticed they dart whenever they see me coming.

[@hampton4454]

I had a spotted turtle that lived 30 years or so. He was a great turtle.

[@Turtle_man12]

I have 2 read eared sliders. Both love each other and love me. Although im a 13 year old, they are living well and are healthy, but i can't really have a good enclosure for them

[@desertdogscalifornia]

Yes, please consider adoption for res. All four of my red eared sliders were adopted from my local animal shelter. 😊 They always have res looking for homes.

[@pupetploshbricks8490]

i got a diamond back terrapin of my own i love him :)

[@SuperVeeveez]

I have a Mississippi map, it’s a girl, I was really hoping for a not bc of the size but we’ll just have to make adjustments as she grows.

[@madginger3634]

Cool ty. About how much do each of these species cost? I'm brand new to your channel and love it.

[@DanTheTurtleMan_]

Musk turtles are fairly cheap, $30-125, spotted turtles $125 ish, terrapins for regular northerns are $75-100, painteds and maps are like $20-75! These are super rough estimates. Sliders you can get for free with patience

[@zhanghenry1453]

@@DanTheTurtleMan_ Woow, it's way less expensive than in China.

[@mariannescalise6658]

I love my painted turtle I have had him 45 years!❤

[@SpoolinVR]

Wow that’s true friendship. Very happy for you.

[@onewisedre]

​@@SpoolinVRStockholm syndrome

[@PTFWWDB]

do they do anything cool like play fetch or chase you around

[@Project_Turtle]

Hahaha love the ";)" savage! Lol

[@darthskywalker2467]

Looking to get turtles for my 8 year old twins . Which turtles won’t get too big and great pets ?

[@colinTredmond17]

What’s the difference between red sliders n yellow belly sliders??

[@nolimit_5418]

Do you bread the diamondback terrapins? Also is there a certain name for the orange one with the spikes you picked up first?

[@HamsurHadjiAbdullah-r5r]

I love my red ear slider i feed him evd and he makes the ❤ sound

[@footballnation85]

i’m from pa do you know where i can get a spotted turtle for my son

[@PTFWWDB]

what kind of turtles are the green shelled ones?

[@AdrianReid-uy3ix]

Can softshell turtles be in the same aquarium as mollies?

[@quique302]

where do i get diamond back terrapins and how much

[@robertdurkin7596]

I love beautiful spotted turtles, I always lobe turtles for long time!😅🐢🐢❤

[@davidnegronjr6548]

Where can I find a diamondback terrapin?

[@xanglatervang4696]

I have no idea how these animals. If I'm being examine then if my pet needs a new tank or something can I get some luck, I'm stuck figuring how come the internet has all these nice little setup. Should I just nam it AE86?

[@KAMPSWORLD]

U should get and keep baby red eared from/out of the wild! they’re invasive species

[@oOoOHZombBees]

Can african side neck turtles live in a koi fish pond? Will they eat the baby koi fishes?

[@petertuckergoettler5720]

Interesting To Note, merci. * Had At One Time Two Turtles, merci.

[@Poppenthangs]

finally a turtle tier list

[@christinapackard4206]

I have a diamondback that refuses to eat any kind of pellet food. She was a rescue, found in a chlorinated pool. How can I get her to eat the same pellet food as my sliders and African sideneck?

[@030christopherjohannis4]

i hope im not too late, but usually let them be. Put them in a place where man rarely go there(reduce their stress) and just give pellet eventually they will eat it:)

[@christinapackard4206]

@@030christopherjohannis4 one day she just decided to eat the pellets! She was maybe a week old when she was found, and I got her about a month later. She's doing fine and growing

[@HeatherPastor-o5z]

I am looking for a turtle for a preschool. I need a turtle that can be friendly around children and stay small. Any suggestions?

[@THENERDHUB101]

All turtles are amazing

[@chrystalparsons3583]

Hi Dan! This video was very helpful! could you possibly help me find a spotted turtle? i trust you and am not having much luck

[@alis8677]

I once had 2 false Mississippi map turtles (1 male 1 female) and they were my First pet/s but i sadly gad to give Them away to a “Nature reserve kinda place were The guy that Owned The place had over 100 different turtle species (sry for my bad grammar i’m european😅)

[@mariap.894]

I found this morning a baby turtle in my front door. I have NO clue what to do with it. I love her bc it's very cute but don't know nothing about turtles...any help? Thank you in advance ❤

[@theunstopabbleduo1054]

what about river cooters? i have one and am new to the turtle community

[@ejsiwmrnhhdsfjoewrmmrewijj4336]

Hii thanks for the vid i might be getting one soon

[@dmrod3274]

Do you have a fair price range for these kinds of turtles

[@Mack_VR]

Love your videos

[@savagebengalentertainment5668]

When get my baby turtle what about water temp how is that done like does it have to adjust slowly temp wise somehow pretty nervous lol

[@dickiegreenleaf750]

Outdoor turtles in Chicago do thrive.

[@PondKingWaterGardensMN]

I bet Turpin comes in number 1… saying that seeing #5 being red eared sliders… they are very dirty in aquariums for sure!

[@PondKingWaterGardensMN]

Spotted turtle…. I was way off! Handsome little guy :)

[@nealtran1856]

which turtles can stand cold weather?

[@kaylynnperez3633]

Do you happen to know where I can look for a diamondback terrapin?

[@robinsumpter6569]

Where is the best place to buy box turtles?

[@Ghost165-g6t]

I’ve had two yellow belly sliders , 5red eared slider ,well actually 6including dribble go to my Carnell if wanna now who dribble is , anyways I’ve had a box turtle and I might get an albino red eared slider 🐢

[@Suerules1]

Can you feed a red eared slider fruit and if so what kind?

[@Your_favmilana]

Can i keep a box turtle indoors?

[@kc1512]

Dan, do the Terrapin’s do good alone or do they need company?

[@DanTheTurtleMan_]

They do just fine alone!

[@My_Jewish_life_in_Aruba]

Wich turtle species are the smallest one the type that stay small .

[@rojanjamiel287]

how to order diamondback terraapin from you?

[@davidwhatsthatabout7404]

What about African sideneck they’re so cute 😊

[@SaraAlzaabi-eo5cz]

I do have one baby red ear slider boy, I am his mother lmao and I love him❤️✨

[@Cartoonshipper]

My mom loves turtles, we had two Red Sliders, one died and we released the other