Setting Up Mini Indoor TURTLE POND! *DIY*

In today's video, I set up a mini indoor turtle pond for my baby red-eared slider, Tim, and baby diamondback terrapin, Ginger. I was really happy and satisfied with how it turned out and I hoped you guys liked it just as much! I will definitely be making more videos on this mini pond. Thanks for watching and don't forget to subscribe, like, and turn on notifications if you enjoyed this video :)
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[@TurtDu]

The items used for this mini pond will be in the description if you guys are interested in building something similar to this! I hope you guys enjoyed this mini turtle pond! Let me know what you guys think and comment below. Thank you guys for watching and I am excited to post more videos on this channel :)

[@Slimshady-vd4uh]

Wow I never new a plastic turtle bin can be made to look so nice

[@TurtDu]

thanks! and yea, its also very cheap compared to aquarium tanks :)

[@ava3478]

I love turtles, wish I could have one but I still love learning about them

[@TurtDu]

You’ll get one in the future! :D, and that’s great, you’re gonna be a good future turtle owner if you ever get one. They’re fun and easy to take care of

[@ava3478]

Yeah my friend has a turtle and I pet set, she said if something happens to her I get her turtle! Oops that sounds like I wouldn’t care if she passes

[@jamiej.5680]

Love your diy tank ! My mom got her turtles when she was 5 and now she’s 40 and they been in plastic basically all their life and their doing amazing !!! I understand plastic isn’t ideal but works best and it’s cheap

[@TurtDu]

Thanks a lot:D and I can definitely agree, it’s cheap and works fine :)

[@Pocketlintdreads]

Thanks for the tub link :)

[@latashagates4580]

I love it

[@luxessence1095]

Thanks for inviting me to your channel!🐢🐢💚

[@TurtDu]

thanks for watching! :)

[@rosafunderburg9112]

I’ve always wanted a diamondback terrapin nice enclosure!

[@TurtDu]

yea they're beautiful turtles! and thank you so much

[@hritikarohra1842]

The turtles are so cute😭😭😍😍😍😍...Amazing tank god bless you! All the best for this page

[@alex97939]

Good explained

[@TurtDu]

Thanks a lot! :)

[@staceypadilla4854]

I love the way this looks.

[@TurtDu]

Thank you! :)

[@FlameTheTurtle]

Your channel is really nice you look like a nice guy!!

[@TurtDu]

Flame The Turtle much love! thank you for commenting :)

[@FlameTheTurtle]

@@TurtDu no problem!!

[@direinkarnasi]

AGREE!!!

[@FlameTheTurtle]

@@direinkarnasi 😁😁

[@jackanddan]

such cute little dudes ....very nice job here on this project they are lucky to have you!

[@TurtDu]

much love! thank you so much :)

[@roamwithken]

Thank you! So simple yet informative 💜

[@TurtDu]

thanks for the nice comment :D glad you enjoyed

[@raksakaz.7875]

Good

[@TurtDu]

thanks! :D

[@sarasaquatics3756]

Sooooooooo cute!!!!!

[@TurtDu]

Thank you very much! :)

[@glenarth]

how do you clean the tub with all the sand? currently my tub is bare bottom cause he poops a lot, but would like to switch to a bit natural look than what i have

[@mzbklynbully]

I would like to kno whay type of rocks are ok for the tank?....u said u found random rock around ur home

[@ohitskej]

this is awesome!

[@TurtDu]

I appreciate it brotha :)

[@128Dar]

Very nice. I love it!

[@TurtDu]

Thanks a lot! Glad you enjoyed it :)

[@conceitedtaco6378]

LETS GOOOOOO SUBSCRIBER 48!!!!

[@evanmia6037]

This tutorial is very helpful! Do you think a full grown eastern mud turtle will fit in there?

[@NewHorizonsTravel]

Wow amazing do awesome thank you fir sharing I'm here to support you and thank you for the visit

[@TurtDu]

thank you! i appreciate it :)

[@davesmith2912]

Your turtles are the cutest ☺️nice video!

[@TurtDu]

Thanks a ton :D if you liked this video you’d probably like the new pond I made for them! It’s a 110 gallon stock tank :)

[@davesmith2912]

I will!😊

[@BobbyHopeTheIrishDog]

Nice pond

[@TurtDu]

Bobby The Irish Dog thank you very much!

[@ribhavraghav3306]

How do you clean it mann?

[@oofmytoe7643]

This is really good nice job

[@TurtDu]

thanks a lot! :)

[@allpetschannel5655]

Nice bro !!!!!!!!!!!!

[@yve2152]

guys big PSA !! most storage & plastic containers are made of PVC which is not only toxic to animals but to humans as well after long term exposure. pls make sure that the container you’re using is PVC FREE or says its pet/animal safe. if you are unsure buy a pond liner, they are safe for aquatic life. that’s all, have a nice day :)

[@TurtDu]

thank you for bringing this to attention! i actually didnt know about this, but now I do as well as many others that sees this comment :D

[@Madison2002_]

Great video! I can’t wait for more!

[@TurtDu]

Glad you liked it! You’ll most likely like my video where I set up the 110 gallon indoor turtle pond :)

[@mistythehamster8405]

Cool!

[@TurtDu]

Misty The Hamster thank you so much! It really means a lot

[@mistythehamster8405]

Np!

[@shoegame1583]

Bro this content is amazing it’s really helpful it looks really nice and looks professional

[@TurtDu]

bro that means a lot seriously lol i try my best. if you got any friends or family that loves turtle, recommend them my channel if you can! im trying to grow, and thanks again brotha. welcome to our little community!

[@shoegame1583]

Turt Du yeah I’ll recommend your channel to my friends and family

[@jacknthebeanstalk1122]

This is awesome

[@TurtDu]

thanks! :D make sure you subscribe if you want to see more of my vids

[@Anna-qwerty]

That bin has no problems where with a lot of water, it 'bends' the storage bin outwards? I saw some pics of plastic bins have that problem, maybe because it's not as sturdy as the one you got The rocks you found at your house is safe? Like from the outdoors/garden/neighbourhood?

[@TurtDu]

The one I have is pretty sturdy. But it will bend outward if I filled it up all the way to the top. However, I didn’t have issues filling it up to the halfway mark The rocks were from my garden and I did a good cleaning on it before I used it for my tub

[@Anna-qwerty]

@@TurtDu thanks!!!

[@TurtDu]

@@Anna-qwerty I recommend you get a stock tank if you plan on filling your tank all the way up! :) they're really strong and cheap, I have a video on it where I set one up for my turtles (110 gallons)

[@gamer007real2]

I subed

[@MargieRose777]

Very nice 👍🏼

[@TurtDu]

thank you! :)

[@UnknoownsWrld]

That look nice 👌 I subed your a great youtuber u have great knowledge of turtles

[@TurtDu]

thanks dude! means a lot :)

[@macroandnatureworld-gdoremi]

Very beautiful new friend here

[@TurtDu]

thank you very much my friend! :)

[@jacknthebeanstalk1122]

I’m from ms too!

[@TurtDu]

welcome to the channel! :D

[@IckyEmporerfishing]

The four dislikes are the turtles that are mad because they can't be in that awesome enclosure

[@TurtDu]

LOL it’s all good man, there’s always going to be people that don’t like certain videos :)

[@IckyEmporerfishing]

@@TurtDu ik

[@Anna-qwerty]

For the rocks, do you just use water to rinse or do you have to disinfect?

[@TurtDu]

I just rinse (maybe like 3 times)

[@tsdobbi]

You can use a mixture of water and white vinegar if you want to disinfect. Make sure you rinse well after. Traces of vinegar will lower your pH (not really a big deal for turtles as long as you literally arent dumping vinegar into the tank, but if you have fish too they are far more sensitive to pH changes).

[@emilspier1227]

Niceee

[@TurtDu]

thanks man :D

[@robloxjello]

Excuse me can I ask, where’d u get all the sand, rock, pebbles and water machine thingy 😃

[@TurtDu]

Sand n stuff from petsmart and the filter from amazon haha, the items are linked in the description

[@robloxjello]

@@TurtDu thx youuu

[@MissTurtleLover]

Nice 👍

[@TurtDu]

thanks a lot! :)

[@shashantputty6248]

Amazing 😀

[@TurtDu]

Thank you!

[@lucleen5199]

if you used an indoor turtle pond, can it be permanent? great vid btw

[@TurtDu]

Depends on the size, for this small one definitely not since it was only 27 gallons haha and thanks!

[@awex2276]

Nice video! :D

[@TurtDu]

thank you very much!!

[@retiredfdnyhm1]

Where did you buy your diamondback terrapins?

[@TurtDu]

I bought mine from a local exotic reptile store

[@keithharewood5964]

How do you keep it clean? I am planning to do this for my 2 sliders but with a 40 gallon container.

[@TurtDu]

Having a filter that’s rated at least 2-3x the size of your tank/ tub and also I do water changes once a week (25% of the water)

[@riyazahemad367]

Whats kind of food you feed to your turtles

[@TurtDu]

I feed my turtles a variety of pellets, from zoomed pellets, Mazuri pellets, and reptomin :)

[@riyazahemad367]

@@TurtDu oky thanks for reply 🙌

[@kimicat4102]

Hi! Great video! Thank you so much for all the tips. I'm going to be adopting a 20cm female turtle soon. Is there anything you can advise me?

[@TurtDu]

For a big female like her, you are going to most likely need a 100 gallon enclosure for her as females will get up to 10-12 inches. I highly recommend getting the tuff stuff stock tanks, theyre cheap :)

[@kimicat4102]

@@TurtDu thank you for replying. Can i have a clear bottom enclosure for her. As in no sand or gravel. Maybe just rocks for her to bask in.

[@TurtDu]

@@kimicat4102 yea you definitely can, it’ll actually make it easier for you to clean since the poop and stuff won’t be stuck under the gravel If you’re using rocks for the basking platform just make sure they are big river rocks/ stones (or anything bigger then the turtles heard) rather than small aquarium gravel since they may accidentally swallow them, causing impaction

[@kimicat4102]

@@TurtDu ok noted on that turt du. Thank you so much for your information!

[@greed1517]

Plz giv me a idea for 153 gallon pool which is made by pvc stell pipe and there is a thick liner but its round so need a tip for basking bcz in India pool like your are costly and cant found

[@kingversace]

Nicely built video , I post turtle and farm animal videos too

[@TurtDu]

VERSACE ANIMAL RANCH I appreciate it!! I’ll check out your videos :)

[@kingversace]

Turt Du no problem also keep up the nice edits you will grow more subs soon!

[@trinaschukar59]

Where did you get the drift wood?

[@TurtDu]

I got it from my local fish store. Most fish stores (not big brand names like petco) should sell them :). If anything, you can also look it up on amazon or other websites

[@hritikarohra1842]

Keeping a heat bulb for turtle is necessary? I just uvb light ..is that okay?

[@TurtDu]

yes! a heat bulb is absolutely necessary, it entices them to bask. without it, they arent going to want to go up there. lemme know if you have any other questions, i will be happy to help and also don't forget to subscribe for more turtle videos :D

[@hritikarohra1842]

@@TurtDu I already subscribed yo! Okay thanks a lot! I have more doubts other than this where I can connect you ..is Instagram fine? I really have a lot of questions

[@TurtDu]

@@hritikarohra1842 thanks :) and yea i do message me at @turtdu

[@DL-wk6vq]

I follow ur insta

[@TurtDu]

thanks for the support! :)

[@farissaif7786]

I see u didn't cycle the tank . Is that necessary for turtle or not? Not trying to be mean or anything because I heard that fish need beneficial bacteria and turtles dont

[@TurtDu]

That’s a good question! And thankfully you do not have to cycle your tank with turtles due to the fact that they are extremely hardy animals and don’t need the beneficial bacteria establish like fish do

[@farissaif7786]

Turt Du oh ok thank you so much for replying to my comment ❤️

[@TurtDu]

@@farissaif7786 yea of course! :D feel free to ask anything else, am happy to help

[@farissaif7786]

Turt Du I already have a bird and I’m trying to convince my mom for a turtle , I already have a filter and a tub and I have the money for everything I hope she says yes

[@farissaif7786]

Turt Du thank you soo much bro luv you

[@gamerholick7046]

Not to hate or question you.But don't turtles eat sand and bite take plants which usually contains some pieces of plastic/glue etc.

[@TurtDu]

Good lookout for that. And yea they can, it usually becomes an issue once they grow bigger, definitely will be removing the plants. As for sand, the risk of impacting is really low since the particles are small but turtle experts often suggest fine grain sand which are safe

[@TurtDu]

Impaction*

[@jaydendyett6707]

Tiny gravel can kill your turtle they can eat it

[@TurtDu]

Thanks for the lookout! I definitely agree that gravel should not be used but I been told by turtle experts that fine grain sand is safe which I have over the gravel portion that was used to make the basking area taller

[@jaydendyett6707]

Ok

[@jaydendyett6707]

But the video eas good

[@jaydendyett6707]

I mean the video was good

[@ayushrai7981]

I want to give turtle for free

[@benjaminstanley9851]

hey there! dm me for collabs in the future! :)