Our Newest Rescue is Deformed :(

Meet Mitchell. Mitchell is a painted turtle with horrible shell deformities from lack of UVB in his previous home. We recently adopted him and hopefully we can prevent it from getting worse with proper lighting!
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[@khadijahhilliard7831]

I love reading their little quotes. "Showed you mom"

[@rudeminnesotan]

I came the comments to say this too lol

[@1cannedpeaches]

I’m a grower not a shower ☠️

[@HexIsme]

"Wanna bet?" "He's fun sized" Got me pretty good

[@dakotab7717]

“He’s fun sized”

[@Shoreknight]

The editor sure had fun.

[@lian7478]

Last time I was this early Rex was a guy

[@alexismartin208]

Baeschmidt LOL

[@mnsn_.]

So never? Since she was always a girl hehe

[@xenomorphoverlord]

@@mnsn_. I don't think you get the joke, Crystal

[@mnsn_.]

@@xenomorphoverlord I do its called sarcasm

[@abigailc27]

lmao sameeee

[@maxxcreese9911]

his name is Mitchell Juan Trinidad Ruiz "Sombrero" Tortuga Pintada.

[@izzier538]

What ... 😶😕

[@carolinanuccialcala9600]

Izzie R those are very old and common Latin American names, because he looks like a sombrero, and tortuga pintada is the name of the species of that turtle in spanish

[@justanothergoth6544]

Me: (Laughs in bilingual)

[@murmur2746]

*Latina noises*

[@generuf5712]

Ok 👌

[@Espeon804]

"You sure about that?" "He's fun-sized." I'm done. XD I love this captions.

[@Pomegranate.Petrichor]

Undertale Fan 6067 8:30 Sorry for being a little late. Also, nice username

[@TheBeccahrox97]

It's always so weird seeing small freshwater turtles because my female eastern painted is an absolute unit..then again she's been in a possibly excessively large tank for years and has always had her lights and spoiled turtle life. Vivian is an only child because she hates others.

[@bashboi4074]

I had the same behavior issue with my red-ear slider, we put in my eastern painted with her and she nearly bit their tail all the way off ( they were put in a separate tank immediately)

[@F1ll1nTh3Blanks]

🤔 isn't there a way to introduce them gradually.

[@henibeni8618]

you have problums to i had that to its dumb cus that can make them heart other terts

[@foxdylan9536]

I'm an only child as well, I ate my siblings in the womb

[@Toka_Dono]

Yeeeeeah

[@iovejt]

Taco is legit me “very is food motivated” ME

[@JuliusCaesar2005]

ʏᴛᴅᴏᴛᴛツ S a m e

[@oliviaanders9549]

omg, me to

[@gardensalad7169]

I have 2 chickens named licorice (shes black with that really pretty blue coloring some animals get when the light hits the just right) and butterscotch (shes different colors of brown and yellow-ish)

[@Ambrosethebard]

me.me/i/teacher-ok-everyone-lets-go-around-the-room-say-our-17910457 Like this dog description 😂

[@sophiasanchez9795]

@@oliviaanders9549 too*

[@ghostsatelier7652]

I remember several years ago I was planning to get a tortoise. I'm honestly glad I didn't, I don't know how well I would've been able to take care of it considering how much responsibility these things are.

[@MabelDesrosiers]

I HAVE A STINKPOT! She’s named Turdy

[@robenkhoury7079]

Cool :D

[@jocelynpenaflor8707]

I have a red eared slider

[@morganduda3274]

I’m getting one soon and imma make it le peu

[@izzier538]

Cute I have one too Name: Shelly🐢 Also I have a kanary bird - name: Kiki

[@cuteygooki]

Lol nice. I have a painted turtle named Tur XD pretty close to yours. Hes 6 years old.

[@bathwater2188]

Been having a super stressful day, hopefully some danger noodles and turtle tanks will fill my happiness void.

[@talie3578]

Hope your day gets better! 💖

[@yubietubie5734]

As a kid the only pet I desperately wanted was a pet turtle, but I’m so glad my parents didn’t let me get one because I probably would have known NONE of this. Thank you for educating me on turtles!!

[@chelsey8737]

Same. I thought turtles were so cool and would be the best pet until i started to read up on them myself and i found out how nuch effort actually goes into caring for them

[@C.Woodford]

Me too, I've always wanted a turtle and I'm so glad my parents never let me get one. I may rescue one when I get older and move out though

[@SkyderStudios]

I know that this is an older video, but I just found it and wanted to share my experience with a red-eared slider I got when I was 4 years old. My mom was gifted this little tiny thing that was only a quarter in size, and my family had no clue how large these turtles can get, especially since our girl Midori is over the size of a dinner plate now that she's 24 years old. My parents spent hundreds upon hundreds of dollars on various sized tanks during her growth, perches for her, food, and filters to keep up with her waste production. Overall this quarter-sized turtle my mom's friend brought from Mexico (I believe) was a thousands of dollars investment by now. We absolutely love her, and she's in her forever home. She'll ours as long as she lives and even if my parents can no longer care for her, I will. People need to realize though that turtles aren't just some cute little toy, and that it takes a lot of time and money to properly care for them, and a lot of educating yourself about what type of turtle you have, their needs, etc. Luckily the only expense you don't have to worry about is a college fund for these little guys lol. Otherwise I'd compare it to bringing a baby into the home; they can be that expensive to take care of in the long run. I'm thankful for channels like yours what explain this, and make this more common knowledge.

[@barbaracoleman6641]

I was fortunate enough to volunteer for a few years at a local animal education center. I learned enough to realize a turtle needed much more care than I thought. I love them, but I will admire them from a distance.

[@Rosedew_]

There is a saying I love that fits this situation “First you get sad then you get mad and then you do something about it.”

[@BinguDingus]

Aw, the poor guys shell looks kind of like a lily pad.

[@lachlanpayne1918]

It's camo

[@thisladybugisonfireEh]

Yah

[@justalittleturtle5600]

Oh my gosh Ilya! Julian I love him!

[@tankmaster2596]

That is what I call an advantage, he could use it for camouflage

[@Hermano0]

Plate

[@abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz5169]

"i showed you mom" -stinkpot 2019 lol

[@heyyyitsjj5551]

Taco is so cute!! 😩😩 (All the turtles have my heart I just love how unique taco is)

[@robenkhoury7079]

Yes true

[@GIGGLES_shits777]

Taco look so cute 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@chrisbojke9468]

Oh

[@Drummerchef13]

We had to put a date sticker on our UV lights for our lizards so we would remember when to change them. The old bulbs became replacement lights in our kitchen look

[@SnakeDiscovery]

We do something similar! We write the purchase month on the bulb :) PS- Petsmart recycles old bulbs in case anyone is wondering how to dispose them properly ;)

[@jamesdewey3259]

Good reuse clever idea.

[@lu7702]

I was about to switch out two UV lights today. Thanks for the ideas- somehow I never thought of either.

[@sarahshine6026]

Jean Dobbs great idea!!!

[@janinebean4276]

That’s a good idea! That’s what I do with my soy milk and mascara hahaha

[@raynedrop4265]

“He’s just a lucky guy” made me die..

[@Milk-mu2lv]

His shape is from MBD (metabolic bone disease) which is far too common because people don’t do research when getting a turtle. MBD is caused by improper diet, improper lighting, and poor water quality. Turtles need a lot of care and it gets expensive. Turtles live upwards of 50+ years and if yours died as a baby than most likely you did not take proper care. Btw- that is a full grown map turtle, that’s as big as they get. She’s not stunted or anything the species is just a smaller species than normal sliders.

[@therealpepsicat]

your a genius! a bleachy genius, but definetly a genius

[@hollowaychris77]

Emily knows

[@nynaevealmeara7335]

Thank you so much for letting me know about the lights! My sister got two red sliders years ago and I have tried my best to improve their condition when she lost interest. I have a filter, live greens and a mixture of sand/large pebbles for them. I had no clue the light needed to be changed

[@laur8961]

“I’m a grower not a show-er” lmao 😂 idk who comes up with the captions but they are comedy gold 👍🏻

[@skandisjvel1147]

Tonytranpoop 🤦🏼‍♀️

[@beckyanderson988]

Ed

[@justdaysi1367]

Mitchell looks like a sombrero 😹❤️

[@missjulie1002]

Hola! Si! Just like a little sombrero! Mariachi Mitchell!

[@riv05060]

They should name him Miguel!

[@imnotasthinkasyoudrunkiam1733]

@@riv05060 they wanted it to be close to Michelle that's why they named him Mitchell

[@dottiedew8376]

Hey Emily and Ed, I just wanted to let you know that I have learned so much from you and actually plan on getting a rescue snake in the future. I'd also like to let you know that your channel is the one that got me interested in reptiles in general. Because of that, I learned how to move turtles out of the road safely which I had to do just yesterday! Thanks and have a great day!

[@StoutShako]

4:53 Get out of here, Mom, I'm T-posing!!!

[@mojojojoinc3740]

Owner:“He’s not food” Turtle: Wanna bet? Turtle: He’s fun sized 😂😂😂

[@Hello-gq2qv]

Mojo Jojo Inc her name is Emily

[@NinaRehmOKeefe]

Lol

[@amebee709]

8:30

[@lisashields3310]

Cheese, lol I’ll make sure to click that. (8:30)

[@longpastdue]

Used to work at a petstore and now I have a personal vendetta against the guy at the flea market who sells red eared slider hatchlings in quart sized acrylic boxes (I hear there is one in most towns). People would bring them to the store looking to just buy food. I am going to send this video to my former coworkers to spread the link around, maybe save some people having to give "the turtle speech," as we came to call it to disgruntled customers unwilling to fork out the necessary cash.

[@creature2073]

Seeing turtles where they weren’t taking good care of always make me want to make sure I always have the best for mine

[@Mexican00b]

pfff, mitchell is obviously mexican and wearing a sombrero...and he's called miguel... you missed it on translation :p

[@WickedWildlife]

Glad these turtles have found good homes with you!🐢🐢🐢 All our turtles and most of our pythons are all rescues with similar stories, I find people mean well but just don’t track down good information, and with social media there is LOTS of bad information! Those eggs would have to be close to a record for body/egg size in reptiles!

[@jamesgladman314]

Wicked Wildlife I agree people might mean well but there’s really no excuse to keep an animal in poor conditions 😔

[@danieljohnstone8161]

I want a turtle or snake so bad but my parents won’t let me! Where is a good place to get the right information?

[@twilightnyteshaed38]

@@danieljohnstone8161 Right here on this channel

[@tammyads]

@@danieljohnstone8161 and look online on dedicated websites for that pet :) u will want to look in many places to make sure everything you learn is good ^^ youtube is good though with some nice good dedicated channels

[@jenniferoverholt9422]

My last rescue came from a big box pet store environment and severely emaciated. Store manager told me she was vet checked and health guaranteed. I called the vet, the vet had tube fed the poor thing and deemed her unfit for sale. People trust the information given to them by the people who sell the animals.

[@allyjacobson9383]

Last time we saw the turtles Tacos name was Pancake

[@shakuras2000]

Emily said that she changed the name

[@shardinhand1243]

:v unmutated stunted turtles, :V unmutated stunted turtles ! X() UNMUTATED STUNTED TURTLES! TURTLE-POWER!!!

[@mackenziekarsonovich1073]

Omg the stink pot’s little leggies! So cute! Just kicking away. They look so squishy

[@kyliegarcia7380]

I love watching my red-eared slider catch his fish!! It’s so fun to watch!! 🤗😄

[@bakenman6371]

I am so sorry you lost Michelle. I know you loved her so much and she was such a cute little turt. she always looked so cute when swimming and i remember the feeding video of her with the big shiner. 🐢❤️🧡 thanks for the likes!

[@cassiegerst6123]

i miss michelle D:

[@gachagirl3948]

I thought you called her a turd... Screw me

[@bakenman6371]

Ashley Sturm lol

[@eventerkeira]

No not Michelle! She was my favorite turtle,😭. I loved it when she got in the way of the camera. I'm so sorry to hear that. Good luck with your new one!

[@snowplow8323]

Keira Charlton * pats your shoulder * Its ok... UwU

[@erina6319]

thank you for mentioning uvb light lifespan, i had no idea! your videos and education make a difference.

[@robynalice879]

I now know that my tiny 2 inch turtle friend in highschool was a stunted. I'm sad cause I can't even bring him a lightbulb to help. Edit: WHOA. So he was a Stinkpod Turtle that pretty much never smelled foul while on my desk! Move him around, however.. 🤦‍♀️😱🤣

[@litchtheshinigami8936]

Robyn Alice doubt he was stunted if he was a stinkpod.. we have two stinkpods and i’m pretty sure ours are either just fat or just unnaturally large because ours are a bit bigger than average.. they don’t stink either but that’s mainly because i’m pretty sure they only release odor when feeling threathened

[@andrewlewiscameras]

???

[@naraku971]

Deformed or not, he has some beautiful colouring.

[@OliTurtles]

Turtles are one of the most neglected pets. I own a res myself, it was a surprise gift years ago (don't give pets as gifts!!!) but luckily I care enough about him so he is now 10 and living in a 150 gallon! A few months ago I was in a park and found a female res with only 1 leg and no tail, either someone had let their dog get to her and then abandoned her or she had been abandoned and then the other turtles abandoned in the pond had beaten her up so badly she could barely swim. I was able to rescue her and get her checked out and the next day took her to an amazing turtle rescue in San Diego, but who knows what had happened to her, she was also out of water and had very dry skin and was very skinny so I can only assume she hadn't eaten in a while. Please please do your research before getting a turtle, and either get one that will stay small like a musk turtle, or adopt an older turtle if you have the space. So many turtles die early and/or get dumped in ponds and ruin the ecosystem. They're awesome animals and deserve so much

[@Evelyn-yf8wo]

Thank you for this video, I will upgrade my turtle's tank tomorrow

[@FodienArt]

I love seeing how well you look after your animals and the rescues you take in. Keep up the good work!

[@bludodge2008]

Mitchell looks like a sombrero.... just in case he needs a nick name. He’s adorable 💕

[@ezekieloliver8910]

KAPPA

[@henibeni8618]

I know rite!!!!

[@meganross5391]

R I P Michelle We all loved u 😩😭

[@jaxgarrison2626]

Who who is Michelle

[@jaxgarrison2626]

I’m kind a new to this channel

[@urmother7288jeidjekdiekwo]

Megan Ross so true

[@urmother7288jeidjekdiekwo]

The Emma and Mila Show! Yes

[@anitaf5609]

R.I.P. MICHELLE😫😢😭😥😓🤧😪😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

[@Stardust414]

I love the education you guys bring to your channel ❤️ Breaks my heart that people don't properly care for the animals they get but you guys always come through with the proper knowledge 🙌 Much luv!!🤗

[@giovanamelo2527]

4:43 for a second there i thought “OH MY GOD THE TURTLE IS FLYING”

[@jseven6044]

I could have sworn tacos name was pancake last time I sae your turtles, am I insane?

[@SnakeDiscovery]

Nope you're right! I switched it to Taco because I like punny names :P

[@jseven6044]

@@SnakeDiscovery I love taco! Good to know Im not loosing my marbles

[@dialo3967]

@@SnakeDiscovery yeah! Thanks fot the clarification! ☺

[@rand0mn33ss]

Good memory. 😅

[@stevethea5250]

@@jseven6044 I thought turtles don't have feet and toes!

[@etrikia]

I used to have a turtle. I bought her from a pet shop with my own money when i was like 6. The small gimmicky enclosure quickly proves not efficient. We had two artificial ponds connected by a cycling stream and she loved it in there. I had her for years, she was the size of a dinner plate. She always came up to say hi if you tapped on the pond. She was a savage hunter though, saw her eat a cuban anole that was swimming across the surface once. Sadly, one winter she disappeared. We found her back the next spring ( the dog found her!) but then next year she disappeared again for winter and we didn't see her. The real tragedy is I now know she was a red-eared slider and they're now invasive in my state ( FL). I just became part of the problem and didn't even know it because I was only 6-9 years old.

[@quasimeowdo]

How did your dog find her?

[@chalseywilder937]

@@quasimeowdo smell?

[@prairiepanda]

How did a 6 year old come up with enough money for a turtle?? Are they really cheap where you live? Here the cheapest ones are still over $300!

[@etrikia]

prairiepanda even at major pet stores they’re no where near that expensive. A striped turtle would still be about $40. She was a baby and they were selling them for $5. Tbh I remember it being a sketchy Asian shop. No idea why they took me there.

[@etrikia]

quasimeowdo it was weird! He was checking out around the fence and vines/bushes there and started barking. And he never barked. When we checked to see, there she was!

[@spiritwolfgardian2790]

4:53 shes so cute, btw rest in peace Michelle

[@vancesummers422]

Taco following Emily's finger in the beginning 🤣 he has such a friendly face - "ah, here to give me fud??" LOL

[@noahnoscope1823]

Deformed or not, i still love animals

[@carguy5187]

Do u love snakes

[@egemenozcelik7494]

@@carguy5187 danger noodle means snake

[@clumsy_zebra_97]

I know me too, the only reason why i probably wouldn't get a danger noodle is because feeding it would make me sad :(

[@alligaytor4253]

Clumsy-zebra how would it make you sad?

[@prairiepanda]

@@clumsy_zebra_97 you don't need to feed live prey to snakes. It's actually dangerous to the snake, as live prey can and will fight back. Frozen feeders are readily available from pet shops, expos, and even online :)

[@katlenertz4924]

Literally been 5 minutes and already 1.6 k views. Keep up with the good work on the growing channel. You've gotten 500k subs since I first started watching and I am so happy for you guys. Thanks for the amazing content of spooky noodles, lizards, turtles, of course Rex and much more! And important question: how many Rex's does it take to destroy a light bulb? (Yes destroy and not replace)

[@battlebear437]

Ima gonna go with the one and only Rexy!

[@alexismartin208]

Barbara Ann probably correct

[@TheNerdyFosterMom]

Video is now 2 days old and has over 235K views.

[@gordan9168]

333 likes

[@Maeve1734]

Turtle: “I don’t wanna be on here!” Turtle: “Ima jump off” Also turtle: “wheeee!” Haha 😂

[@othermoth6556]

I think it's great that you think of your pets as your kids :)

[@ellaa4000]

8:47 MuM lEt GoOoOo!!!! 8:51 Oh we're on camera.

[@WolfehMaster]

OH. Thank you so much for mentioning to replace UVB lights! I had no idea - we've had a pair of turtles for years that we rescued from previous owners, and we're always trying to improve how we care for them, but turtles (and many reptiles) are so hard to find good information for :( Now we can take just one more big step to improving their lives!

[@amandalabinski403]

I did a book report on reptiles. And I learned so much from you that I want a hognose snake.thank you so much

[@chelsey8737]

I really love the little captions 😂 its really funny to see what the turtles are "thinking"

[@3courtni]

So forgive me because this has nothing to to with the video, but... I have been afraid of snakes my whole life. Your channel has helped me so much! I held my first snake ever the other day at Petsmart. He was still a baby and he was very calm. Which is 2 things i needed. I was so nervous but extremely proud of myself when i gave him back! I would like to own one someday to really conquer my fear. Baby steps though. :) Just wanted to say thank you!

[@jamescook7525]

MC Hall me love snakes

[@playersynth5109]

James Cook same

[@lakshmiprasanthigundlapall7577]

Urttbtrsthddtshdehgl

[@lakshmiprasanthigundlapall7577]

@Howell About No 👌

[@carissadrew8808]

I am so sorry about Michelle she was absolutely adorable and it is very sad that she is gone.

[@mmmmmmbug]

The little flavor texts throughout make these hilarious!

[@lynsijaynesimpson]

I have a male yellow belly slider and 2 female musks together and they're super happy together 🥰 all are rescued and I've had the slider years and he's very spoilt and a total diva, so when I got my girls I was nervous that he may be fussy and not like em. But they all get along fine, and sleep snuggled together. So happy. Love your videos, me and my daughters watch them all the time x

[@Lalalunatix]

I'd Name the new turtle Sombrero! Mitchel is cool, but he looks like a little hat :D. He's very cute I hope he does well.

[@missjulie1002]

Mariachi Mitchell!!!

[@Lily_of_the_Forest]

Lalalunatic good name 😊

[@petzymaemariano1234]

I agree! :3

[@sarahr.6304]

It's half one in the morning. I have class at 9 Here I am

[@WildWolfheart23]

Sarah R. Wow same

[@khadijahhilliard7831]

Haha. Same. Well class at 10 am 😂

[@mckennai.921]

Mines at 7:25

[@natelopze860]

Sarah R. I don’t have classes... I graduated from HS. Sorry dude, hopefully you will graduate from high school.

[@sarahr.6304]

@@natelopze860 mate, this is my last semester of my last year at University.

[@elidiaperales4499]

Your intro is so nice it gives me a positive vibes

[@tatterbug08]

3:59 “He’s just a lucky man” lol 😂

[@Kisei42]

My boyfriend and I have a yellow bellied slider named Shellshocker and he is a delight...... when he's not making the tank dirty within a week...... but we still love him. XD

[@goldfishghosts1919]

*Franklin has joined the chat*

[@alligaytor4253]

Goldfish Ghosts 😂

[@deeznutz6906]

You are such a blessing to blooming animal lovers, and reptiles alike!😊😊

[@emilyslinker7928]

Thank you for being so informative in your videos! It’s really fun to listen to and I can see it’s helping/informing others! I especially appreciate you encouraging people to get smaller turtle species than sliders and the like because those big puppers need lots of room! I have two three stripped mud turtles of my own and chose them simply for the fact that I don’t have the space for the turtle of my dreams (Snake necked turtle) but still wanted turtles. (And their species is adorable I mean come on. Lol) I heavily researched what they would need for over a month just to make sure I could provide everything for them. Now they’ll be six years old this year but realized I didn’t truly know the sex of my turtles. I knew it depended on the tails, but I’m a visual learner and since I hadn’t found any place with good examples, I was stumped. Despite your musks being a different species, you showing their tails off helped me, so thank you for that. I know for sure now that one of my babies is male but need to check the other still. Lol

[@kylie-anneconnell4350]

When you go to pick up these poor animals is it hard not to get angry at the previous owner? Or do you guys come in after the rescue? It must be heartbreaking, great work guys. Xoxo

[@Edible_Kittens]

Damn I feel so guilty now. I had a friend who got two tiny turtles when she was 6 or 7. They were always out in the sunlight in a small, open tank. Eventually they had to be taken in by another owner bc they were getting too big (they were probably stunted). It’s usually the case that the people who get these pets are probably young or are actually kids. I don’t think my friend’s parents knew much better either :( Edit: I just found out that sunlight contains UVB light and is good for your turtles. So their treatment is not as bad as I feared. But still good to invest in a UVB lamp anyway, if they’re going to be indoors.

[@laartje24]

I have rescued some animals and most owners I spoke to where not aware they did something wrong and where very eager to learn and either surrender their animal or do better. Of course there are the people who genuinely dont care and use their animals as status or as entertainment for kids. But those who care are out there. If they only did some research, sigh.

[@CowInAKeyhole]

@@Edible_Kittens I feel like a lot of pet shops don't make great examples for pet ownership either. Pet shop enclosures are intended to be short-term and only for young animals, but customers don't know that, and so they recreate the inadequate enclosure at home. The staff is often unable to give the right advice on all the species they keep, if the buyer even asks in the first place. Some of the shadier businesses might even decide not to disclose the more bothersome aspects of husbandry because it might incentivise people not to buy.

[@cslocum4054]

@@laartje24 were not where

[@kristen4301]

I don’t think it’s okay to get mad at owners who aren’t educated. It’s another story if you you tell them to research and they repeat mistakes, or if they are abusing their pets out of convenience.

[@ghoulishartist]

I'd love to have a turtle. I told my mom, "Either a turtle or a dog." I told her how expensive it can get to have a turtle, so she agreed to get a doggo (he's gonna be 9 on Halloween, and he's a super anxious rescue who chose me as his hooman). Still want a turtle though. Maybe once my mom, younger brother, and I move into a house (with a basement, I'm a basement dweller). Even when I lived in a house, we had a 40 gallon tank, full of fish..Coulda had a turtle. We had a green tree iguana, who was missing part of his tail. We had a really good set up for him, heat lamp, stone slab that collected the heat, he slept in a small cat tree thing (his choice), had a bunch of plants around him, had a way down to the floor (he did his business in the kitchen, potty trained himself), he liked to chill in our many plant pots(we had a lot of plants, thanks to my dad). Tony (the iguana) had a veiw of the outside world, he'd roam around the house (mainly during mating season), the cats liked him, and he loved being around the kittens. He had a good, and slightly odd diet...Green tree iguanas are, from my understanding, supposed to be basically vegans as adults..Tony ate mainly fruit and veggies (including leafy greens), but he loved Vienna Sausages, spaghetti, and other things a green tree iguana shouldn't eat.. He loved being rubbed, and liked it when we (my mom and I) helped him with his shedding skin. I never got to hold him (I was scared of his claws), but I wanted to. My grandma (who is terrified of reptiles and amphibians), even warmed up to him and eventually pet him. She used to stay a good five feet or more from him at first. I miss Tony..My mom said that we might get another green tree iguana when we move..I'd honestly like that..I'd like a snake as well, but my mom doesn't like snakes, or their diet..

[@eroctheviking5540]

We rescued a RES who looked so much like Mitchael. His shell isn't fixed, but looks great. During the summer we let him sun and he exploded in size. Good luck! It is an expensive pet we've had him about 4 years, over $1,000! But his set up is awesome!

[@DestronGaming]

Both of my Painted turtles, Tirtouga and Carracosta, are wild caught. We've had them for almost 2 years now, they get along well, and never minded captivity. One day, I was watching my turtles while eating a large chunk of cucumber, and I noticed Tirtouga watching me. I noticed and cut up the untouched parts my cucumber to give to the both of them. When I put the pieces in the water, she only started to sniff them. I watched for about 15 min. After that time I walked back inside(we keep them outside in a 100 gallon kiddie pool from late spring to early fall) and the next day, most of the pieces were gone. I deduced that they must have eaten them. During the winter, we keep them in the basement in another pool, about 125 gallons, with 2 potted plants that didn't survive well. I noticed that that they would sometimes bury themselves in the dirt, and sometimes they would be sunning themselves under the heat lamp that we give them. I've got two questions: 1) Do captive turtles need to hibernate? 2) Carracosta, our much smaller turtle, hasn't grown much since we caught him. Why is that?

[@mymo_on4722]

Did you get some answers?

[@battlebear437]

If you haven’t heard any answers to your questions, check Google. You could also see if your area has a local herpetological society.

[@battlebear437]

Im going to assume that unless they’re breeding size, they don’t need to hibernate/brumate. Idk if they have a uvb light as well as a heat lamp

[@dialo3967]

8:30 What was that, mom? Are you daring us?

[@izzy1221]

Poor lil turtle dude. I love him and I hope he flourishes in your loving care!

[@plaidpenguin1820]

Poor Mitchel. He is a unique. He will be ok and will hopefully have his shell to stop curving.

[@zebrababy9019]

You guys are doing a fantastic job! Keep it up!

[@bumblebee560]

I stumbled across your channel while watching Vet Ranch and related videos, and although I'm not really a reptile enthusiast I'm finding it really interesting. I love all the random "speech" ("stahp looking there Im a grower not a shower!") paired with fun facts. Your enthusiasm for what you do is infectious and I love the videos. 😊

[@LegendaryFoodItem]

“Stop looking at me there!” “I’m a grower not a shower!” 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@jamiefrazier9641]

Thank you for such informational video. I didn't know they need special light I'm sure not many do. Education helps future pet owners or even some that didn't get info about their pets.

[@ellisverstuyf8545]

i have a turtle that used to be in a aquarium that was way too small until we bought two new baby turtles. because of this we bought a new and much larger aquarium. she is only between 6-9 years old but she stopped growing for a while. but in the larger aquarium she started to grow again and she is much bigger now and healthy too :)

[@pear.820]

2:28 He has a pig nose! so cute

[@sarahnicole4223]

"Don't eat Mitchell" 😂😂 Turtles are so interesting, thanks for teaching me some things I didn't know.

[@AmbiCahira]

I grew up in Sweden and my parents agreed to get my brother and I a turtle each when I was 11 and it was western painteds! I super fell in love with them and in adulthood I got myself a new pair. I'm super happy they were my beginner species because of how kind, pretty and active they are. That pair was handled so often by myself that they relaxed into ragdoll mode when I picked them up and they let me pet the head (one of them) and give gentle foot massages, rub my finger on their neck etc which was such a great experience. Fun fact 1, I had the opportunity to move to Minnesota in 2012 and talk about shock when I saw one next to the road as a wild one because I had no idea they were in the US! It's how I knew I needed them in my life again, I super love them. I got a rehomed pair and they called them boys but both were girls :) I had to separate them when they hit puberty because one started to hunt the other and bit a flesh wound in the foot of the other and if I had ignored the wound I think it may have looked similar to that foot and it was in a similar spot too but thankfully it healed well. I definitely recommend people to keep a spare tank if they get more than one in case separation needs to happen and I'm so glad we had the tank still set up after they had upgraded less than a month before because I had intended to create a plantarium tank letting edible plants grow undisturbed but that fell through. Fun fact 2, we have the same canister filters as you do! And same diet pretty much, though we haven't gotten minnows yet however it has been a discussion many times! When these 2 moved here the shells had a gooey film of probably bacteria so shell rot was not far off and then they grew so quickly when they moved into a decent sized tank that I was a bit scared at the growth rate potentially being harmful. I'm proud of them though. 😍 I wish I could have more turtles but 2 tanks (and lights and filters and cleanings) is way plenty for me! Sadly 😅 I love how surprisingly intelligent the western painteds are. They can tell my mom and I apart and for a reptile to tell 2 humans apart with similar everything is pretty amazing to me. The more social one has taught herself to wave at us when she asks for food, she greets us in the morning or when we enter the room, and my childhood pair which used to get to exercise on the floor (because they were our only pets and stuff) and they learned what areas were prohibited and they used to lift their shell and literally sneak soundlessly until caught in the act then they knew when they were the one's caught and would click clock their way elsewhere at just a question "where do you think you're going?". They and these will recognize voices and phrases too and overall just so fascinating. 💜 I'm definitely toying around with their trainability!

[@battlebear437]

Here’s a late welcome to Minnesota or as I like to call it Minnesnowta!

[@grocery_bag]

At 3:08 I saw the tank at the top and I literally went "AHH OMG THE TURTLES ARE FLYING!!"

[@Textile_Courtesan]

Wow! I didn't know turtles needed UVB just like bearded dragons! How many reptiles need UVB? Is it safe to figure all reptiles, except snakes, need this?

[@Romanticoutlaw]

I've heard that even ball pythons can benefit from uvb, though it's much closer to humans' minimal need for it than other reptiles who will suffer deformities without it

[@eroctheviking5540]

Everything does better with sunlight! Including mammals. I have read if you have an indoor cat who is having health problems get a UVB light. My kittens love my turtles light!

[@denkikaminari1341]

A l l o f t h e m

[@SebastianBlackwell94]

Leopard geckos dont require uvb lighting(it can hurt their eyes and cause them to be blind after a while),which is why we feed them calcium with D3 supplements

[@imogen6980]

Get a jumping spider! (I know it’s not a reptile ;-;) they are super easy to care for!

[@siljemartins7447]

5:39 anyone else who thinks the turtle looks like a salsa hat? 🐢

[@siljemartins7447]

@CopyKitten217 yes mam, kitty! My iq was too low at the time I didn't remember what it was called! Salsa hat !!!🐢

[@juliamariealcover7462]

I’m so happy these guys have a beautiful home. 😊 must be like turtle heaven.

[@myrashankle3641]

i think snake discovery is the best you tube chanel ever ( top favorite ). and rex is so cute.

[@OpalFur]

"I'm a grow-er not a show-er" hahahahahahhaahha

[@alexismartin208]

His belly is gorgeous 😍

[@duck5490]

Aww, its okay Mitchell your just diffrent and that doesnt stop you from being adorable! :3

[@DL-wk6vq]

I was given a pet terrapin (Chinese Stripe Necked terrapin, or what some people call it, Chinese Goldenthread.) for my birthday last year. I was so excited and bought her (i think its a female, not sure yet, still too small.) a small enclosure, like a plastic tub with a small land area. I discovered one of your videos about terrapins and decided to do more research. She grew out of her small enclosure in a few months, now she has a four-foot long tub with deep water.

[@yessuhhhxx5682]

“Can you imagine having this big of an egg inside you” Me sitting here with a whole ass human inside me: 😐🙄🙄

[@heyBEEZIE]

Aweee poor Mitchell. :( His shell looks like sombrero!

[@Kimmie6772]

I love sliders so much. Its so nice to see the red ear ones in the creek. We have one huge one, one medium one, and a few little ones. Never seen a painted one though. They're really scared of people. When they see me they pop their heads right back under the murky water.

[@megbretches107]

I also love the way they make the animals talk that cute

[@prcervi]

Sad to hear about Michelle the turtle but glad to see Mitchell getting a new home. Though small question, is the stinkpot boy gonna get much larger? he's looking a little dwarfed by his lady friends.

[@SnakeDiscovery]

Females often get larger in the reptile world to make room for egg production :)

[@The112sven]

I have a question. I have a female western painted turtle myself who is ages about 12 years now. She is getting a good mix of pellets and enriched foods, has a lot of exercise and a uv-a/av-b/heatlamp, but she is not looking as colorfull as your painteds. I ask this because you have a new painted who is deformed because a lack of uv-b, but he is so colorfull. What makes them this colorfull? Or is this something genetic?

[@karazuverink5667]

This was very informative! Thank you!

[@galaxy3429]

Soft-shell Turtles look so strange to me! I love them so much- its like they're stretched out and they have weird noses x3