Step by Step- Natural Turtle Tank

[@RachelOLeary]

I hope you guys enjoy seeing the stinkpots permanent digs! I cannot wait for it to fill in and mature. :)

[@Eclectic-Human]

Awesome Rachel, nice change, and sure why not. Looking forward to updates. Had a red eared slider decades ago, so lots of interest here. Thank you. How about a bit more info on the filter, please.

[@Desertfish]

Never wanted a turtle till I saw this little guy. I love it!

[@thehannahgaylord]

Here I thought I was out of my "I need a turtle" phase. He's the cutest 😍😍😍 The aquascape is gorgeous as well.

[@kymberlysteiger8125]

I could watch videos of him every single day! He is so therapeutic, I don’t know why but my anxiety actually lowered significantly while watching this video! 🙏

[@kurtisdavis9526]

So happy you provide him space to swim. So many people provide so little water

[@carlapappalardo1901]

I could watch him all day! I love watching him swim. And is long neck is so cute. An unbelievably he was even cute when he was chomping on that snail!!

[@ChampagneBonaparte]

The little guy is having lots of fun great job Rachel

[@peepslostsheep]

I love that you put footage at the end, so we can just watch and enjoy. And as always, the music choice was great!

[@francisrodriguez3648]

Stinky is stinkin-cute! haha What a nice home for the little guy. I am truly happy to see a little critter with so much spunk and spirit fill that spot on the rack.

[@helenbillman-jacobe7940]

I enjoyed seeing the little guy in this tank.

[@nataliebarroga6682]

What a cutie! I love how active and curious he is. Updates and more glamour footage would be really fun!

[@forsak3th]

Happy little guy! Beautiful driftwood. I think a video with you collecting and preparing driftwood for the aquarium would be really cool. 👍

[@the1killjoy657]

I would die for Stinky the turtle

[@katydolittle6940]

I love that you have a turtle and have given him so much enrichment 💕

[@darrylmoore5847]

That was really cool. I think minnows would be a fantastic addition to his tank.

[@robertforrest7956]

Stinky is so Cute!!! 😘Admit it Rachel, you loved every minute of the build. 😊 When I set up my first canister filter, I to forgot the O ring..LOLOL😏. OF course you can't forget the escargot.🐌 😄 One thing you can count on is they 🐢 will rearrange as needed. I love anything to do with wildlife, plants, pets etc etc..keep em coming Rachel.😉 Thanks For The Share Rachel....👍👍👍🎄 P.S. Soon the escargot will be Es Car Got ! 🙃

[@cathyg2119]

Beautiful habitat. Stinky looks very healthy and happy. Loved the music at the end of the video! Thanks again Rachel.

[@hondasaurusrex6998]

Hmmm somebody is getting into turtles! Keep those fantastic videos coming and stay safe and well.

[@kzookid2051]

He's one happy turtle! I'm inspired to do a bigger set-up for my little painted turtle when she starts being active again this spring. Right now the only thing she does is bask all day and go under cover for the night. Even though she's inside and the house is heated, she still semi-hibernates over the winter and stops eating. It's going to be fun watching Stinky grow.

[@raycooper2287]

Awesome video again!! He's not spoiled....so cute, can't wait to see him again.

[@dianewurzer3019]

He is adorable and I think it would be great if you got him a little friend. Love the way he was swimming around looking at everything stretching his neck out ,it was great. Love what you did with the aquarium it looks fantastic. Have fun with this , glad you’re enjoying it so much .🤩 🥰 👍

[@bebebutterfield7699]

Nice! I hate to tell you this Rach ... you will get him a friend. Turtles are addictive.

[@rajivnair3455]

That turtle is so loving his habitat right on Day One 😁♥️♥️♥️ you are such a pro at creating indoor ecosystems 🌷❤️👍👍👍

[@Doh1954]

What a fine little fellow.

[@yorkaquariums1840]

Definitely want to see more of Stinky! Great video

[@HeRo-qd6tk]

ohhh that was fun. I think some minnows would keep him occupied. Very nice

[@reneowens2768]

Stinky is adorable! Great setup you did for him.

[@williamgarrido6814]

Awesome job beautiful ❤️ love this....

[@fishywhiskey2089]

He's absolutely adorable! 😍

[@janecourtenay3676]

Soooo sweet! And the music seems so appropriate ❤️🌺💃🏼

[@BC-fy1wn]

Nice to see yet another project on the way.All of you out there stay safe and dont let anyone make you afrais,oh and Hoppy Hallidaze, Doc BC

[@brianbuczynski3555]

I just love him. And appreciate the care you put into making it as natural as possible and giving him the amount of water and land he clearly loves :-). As always appreciate learning from you and your videos. Hope you make more in the future …. About anything… always learning ….

[@vengefulbeauty]

Lovely tank! I have a 4 year old slider that needs a tank update and this gave me tons of ideas. Thanks!

[@DoomScroller7]

Loved the video!!! Some white clouds would be really cool I think! Also so happy to see more of your videos pop up 👍👍👍

[@linneak541]

Great build! Such a cute little guy and a great habitat for him!

[@williamneill5441]

Stinkpots are an absolute favorite of mine! Probably the most active species I’ve kept-they never tire of exploring. And you’ve built a perfect habitat for him. He should thrive.

[@RescueDogTreats]

Turtles are awesome! Please do periodic updates!

[@Baffi_]

Yay! Stinky needs minnow buddies. Add fish now, it’s better for it to learn now that chasing small fish is a waste of energy.

[@steveng93]

That's an awesome setup! Lucky little guy

[@marcuswhitmore6622]

Rachel I have been looking forward to this video since you mentioned it. Stinky is even cuter than I thought and it is super to see him exploring his new home you created for him. It looks fabulous and he is so active.

[@nortondade7813]

What a cool tank! You are so good at aquascaping please come and do a wild betta scape for me 😂 He is so cute and his derby little face just makes me say “awwwwwww” I can’t wait to see him and the scape mature 😍

[@karac5337]

In nature turtles have some shell algae. He is so adorable. You can definitely tell he loves his new water mansion. Minnows would be a great addition. The scape seems easy enough to catch them back out. So I say go for it. Excited to see the next update. Makes me miss my lil George. He was yellow belly slider... My sister's husband thought it'd be a good idea to get their boys a baby snapper and some kind of baby slider turtle for a coffee table aquarium. As soon as they get their well fixed, I'm taking over the turtle tank and their 55 gallon goldfish tank. Poor things have no light (at all) and turtles have no filter (even though I gave him one and he has a heat lamp). Can't convince TJ that the snapper has no place being in a habitat that small or that even the slider alone will need a bigger tank sooner rather than later... It's been over a year.. The boys don't care about them, they're not Real Ninja Turtles. TJ did finally take out all the decorative shells and put down clean sand. Which they appear happier with. I have no idea what he feeds them aside from minnows and ghost shrimps from the river.

[@darronmalonetowingchannel]

I love the hair.

[@bethanywygodny4508]

Looks like you got your mojo back! 👍🏻

[@yourexsenpai5831]

Love Stinky and the scape! That shot of him hidden in between the plants at the top was so cool. I’m excited to see how everything develops 😇💕

[@CucumbersSC]

Aaaw, what a cutie! Adorable snail slayer

[@kamanthanorlin28]

What? He is SO CUTE!!

[@kylesargent5616]

Love the new turtle content

[@jimmyjames2022]

Turtles rock!

[@dennisfeldmann7399]

LOVE this type of video!!! Fantastic turtle!!!😄

[@johnnymonsters9717]

Would love to see more on the stink pot

[@josephstanley200]

He is so cute 🥰

[@donnasanders1513]

I really enjoyed this. Thank you.

[@kkmeilicke]

Stop! He's too cute! And I don't have room for another tank. That little turtle butt at 9:57 🥰

[@RachelOLeary]

So glad you noticed! I was going to make a caption but refrained lol

[@Jerry-lj3cf]

I absolutely love this and can't wait to see more of him, and I am very glad to see you on video again, we all love and support you and your beautiful inside and out, be blessed my friend ❤.

[@WONDERFULREPTILES]

nice aquarium

[@rachelo315]

This is my inspiration! I am getting a baby razorback tomorrow so I can't fill the tank up all the way but I'm excited. I got some really cool wood and am making him/her a cool lil hang out in a 55 gallon tank. Excited!

[@thefishylife6823]

Oh this is awesome!!!! I like your builds and this kinda videos ... Great job Rachel that turtle is cute with his tiny feet flapping hundred miles a hour...lol

[@HappyOne2017]

Wow he's so adorable 😍😍

[@Chris_Bumpus]

What a cool little turtle! As always love the vid!

[@ReneesZooTube]

Looks great! I love the name Stinky. 💖 I think some Minnows in there would be excellent. White Clouds would be perfect. Looking forward to updates about this little guy. 😊

[@michellenorton2698]

He is so cute and absolutely love’s his new home that you have built for him, was so nice seeing him enjoying it, I would love to keep a Musk turtle but not allowed 😢 here in Australia 💕

[@pecktec]

Too cute for words!

[@carolebraswell982]

Stinky stole my heart! You are such an inspiration, I got intrigued when you first mentioned getting a turtle. I now have a goal for a paludarium with my own little stinkpot!

[@joshualee8436]

Amazing video, gives me some ideas for my future baby red ear slider tank

[@milehyandriver]

That's a cute setup! I love how it turned out.

[@faceymagee1283]

Brilliant. I love Stinky ❤️

[@frogpacman1387]

Your sweater reminds me of a tokay gecko lol ment to be a compliment!

[@jonandlisa2000]

Great little setup 👍

[@mightymusc]

Awesome, love seeing all the fish peeps getting into turtles especially the mud/musk species as they stay small and cute with big personalities❤️🐢✌️

[@roxannebarnes9580]

Adorable

[@shay585]

Great set up!

[@twunderaquatics1770]

What a lucky turtle! I'm pretty much interested in any content you do. I blame you for my lotus, carnivorous plants, pond, fish tubs, Apistogrammas, pencil fish, and wanting to get off my but and explore the world. You have been a great influence on my life when it was desperately needed. Thanks. Take care of you.

[@alishanason4752]

This is absolutely wonderful! I love aquariums of all sorts, and it's refreshing to see something besides fish (even though I love them too). You are so talented at making habitats for different aquatic animals. Thank you for sharing them with us!

[@jamiebaker6516]

I'm very pumped about you moving into herps. I've recently started to do the same thing and it really brought me back to what i liked about keeping aquariums in the beginning.

[@LOUISCLAY01]

I think he needs fish to chase. it would ad enrichment, exercise, and more types of food. as always I love your vids

[@Bloodhoundfostermom]

holy shitzzzz!! hes adorable!💜💜

[@L0GANTP]

You should buy some night crawlers/red wigglers from a petstore to feed to stinky, live worms are good enrichment/stimulation for turtles. I said a petstore because I've read that worms from bait stores can potentially have parasites as they weren't farmed with the intent of being fed to pets.

[@FlameTheTurtle]

Nice Vid I got a stinkpot as well! I am gonna subscribe

[@mlrausch7708]

Super cute!

[@Javierzanetti4-y1x]

The tank looks absolutely amazing! I had a razorback musk turtle years ago and I loved him. The tank was similar to yours but I have a lot of endlers with mine. I think that would be a good choice to add because they add some color and movement, plus they breed a lot so even if he eats one every once in a while, they just repopulate. Also they love it if you get moss balls and rip them up so that they are like a flat carpet across the bottom. They like to hide under that and stick their head out like it’s a little blanket hahaha

[@RachelOLeary]

Good call. I will add some class carpeting

[@cathyhendrix7552]

This set up is awesome!!! And Stinky is loving it. I love your videos so keep them coming. Please. I could watch him all day. Just like your newts. 😊

[@TankTastic]

Awesome build!

[@markalanwade]

I LOVE this. Great job!!

[@thejenks1004]

Love it! I know you're downsizing but maybe consolidate and branch out? Saltwater maybe. Corals and clownfish changed my fish tank life

[@garry7433]

Fabulous!

[@Iamadrummer]

Minnows would be cool to add, or even Danios as they are a quick fish with a bit more color than minnows.

[@danielpuente1957]

SUPER DOPE👍

[@stephensinko9841]

I love the addition of the turtle to your fish room. I’ve always wanted to keep a turtle but they get too big this maybe a good option that stays smaller. Keep up the great work. I love your content!

[@AdahliaBiPunk]

Loveee seeing this little dude. I've wanted a razorback musk for a longggg time and seeing your dude is really making me wanna set up a 40g breeder for one.

[@brendakelly6965]

He's so cute Rachel, you're going to get so much enjoyment out of this tank. Love it

[@Hmm-pn2xx]

I would really like to learn more from you about collecting wood, rocks, and leaves from nature for aquariums. I feel silly always buying those things at my LFS. Thanks! “He cronch” 😭 he really do

[@JustMyFish]

Very cool thanks 👍🏻

[@janeprather8594]

He is just adorable! I love turtles and he will give you years of enjoyment! Love the name, that is a nickname I call my Grandson’s! 🐌🐢

[@joshhibbs_nola]

I feed my girl Mazuri aquatic turtle diet and Fluker has a nice mixed food available called Grub Bag and it is dried shrimp, mealworms, and crickets that I feed her also. I need to get her some minnows and live snails though. I occasionally go out in the yard and dig up earthworms too and she will eat those. I just drop them in the tank and it looks like she does not want it but she will start to nip at it after a while and then bite it. By the next day the whole worm is gone. These worms are pretty big though. If you wanted to try this with your little guy I would try to find some baby earth worms if you can. It is funny when they eat them. It looks like they are eating spaghetti. LOL

[@christophersanchez7845]

Absolutely love him hes so adorable I want to set up a little turtle tank myself now

[@PrincestonTheFrenchBulldog]

Turtle is cool. But think you should have two so he has a friend.

[@kryscromwellsmit]

Stinky's pretty cute. I love my axolotls. They are so cute. Love seeing how your branching out.

[@debbiebamrick4020]

He is so stinking cute! He definitely needs some buddies in the tank with him!

[@joshhibbs_nola]

I love this setup and thank you for filling the tank mostly with water. I hate when people keep mostly aquatic or fully aquatic turtle and then fill the tank only half way or less than half way. They can’t even swim in that and they are not found naturally in that shallow of water unless you find them living in a stream area. I have to redo my 40 gallon breeder for my adult stinkpot and I am going to do a Louisiana swamp theme since I live in Louisiana. The only problem I have is trying to find big cypress knees somewhere and not sure if I should go with real cypress knees or try to find some fake ones somewhere. I can’t take them from the wild unless the tree is dead and I don’t actual go out to the swamps a lot to even look for some. I love your setup though and the little guy must be having a blast. They are kind of awkward and clunky moving little turtles but they have so much personality and will be up to the glass trying to interact with you whenever you are by the tank. 🙂🐢