My turtle abused me. She uses the see through glass tank to ask me to feed her. Her ravenous look makes me feel guilty.

THANK YOU for this video. I recently rescued a 15 year old RES who was kept in a 20 gallon aquarium with just enough water to barely cover the top of his shell. He also had no basking area, lighting or filtration. To anyone reading this who is considering getting a turtle...please do tons of research and make sure you are at least meeting your turtles basic needs! This channel is a great start for turtle info.

If you are going to buy, buy once and forget it. Go for the adult size, do research on the type of turtle you want to get and you won't have to keep upgrading all the time.

“And they moved into this 75 gallon tub. And they could do whatever that want and could have the fun all they want” * turtle in the tub, swimming backwards*

I work in a reptile & amphibian research centre and we keep all of our animals in big plastic tubs. It certainly isn't as pretty as vivariums and aquariums, but it's way better for the animals. I completely agree with all of this advice. For our non-aquatic animals we often install a side-view window to help with checking on their health. It's a clear panel we install after cutting a hole in the side, and then we keep a sliding cover over it when we're not using it to view the animal. We have done this on some of the aquatic tanks (pretty much just quarantine tanks) by using a piece of clear acrylic that's bigger than the hole & fixed to the outside of the tub with an offensive amount of silicone, so that can be an option if you need it.

You’re great- a guy who likes turtles and seems nice and responsible god you’re perfect

I used to have a tub like that for my two RESs back when I had a mini-backyard. Maude escaped twice - once for 3 weeks and again for 2 months. So they will still try to escape, just because that's what living things do in captivity. But it was still a great setup. Now I have an 80 gal aquarium...but I really miss that tub!

All you gotta do is add decorative wallpaper (back/2 sides) to mimic the underwater environment in a aquarium. Furthermore, this is hands down the absolute best video on Turtle Time Turtle Care to date. Well done. I am partial to an aquarium primarily because I enjoy being able to watch them swim and do their thing. I am going to add wallpaper on the two sides; leaving only the front visible right now it's just on the back. By the way...mine are hatchlings.

Great job on this video! My red eared slider, Henry is 23 years old. Started with a 55 gallon aquarium then went to a tub when the aquarium got a leak, (plus he grew and needed something bigger). Looking forward to a new home where I can get a 300 gallon tub and fence / screen in one of the two ponds for the summer months. 👍🏻

"for all you newbies with quarter sized turtle you got for $5 dollars" GOT ME LAUGHING FOR HOURS.

I feel like some ppl don't even think about unconventional ways to care for certain animals. Like the storage bins. I would've never thought of that! But I already have extras laying around

totally agreed that tubs are better than tanks, honestly fish belong in tanks for display and all that and they learn that they cant get out, but if you put a turtle into an fish tank it would spend most of its time pacing the glass causing stress and fruaturation which can sometimes lead to death if not fixed.P.s you couldve just tilted your tub sideways to get it into the dorm lol.btw nice video, very educational.👏👏

Great video! You remind me so much of myself 20 years ago when I was in college. We had a 275 plastic preformed pond in our apartment with 10 turts. It was great. We ultimately ended up adopting them all out, but I would love to get back into keeping turts again.

I may be rescuing two red eared sliders (disclaimer: not from the wild!) and your video has made me feel SO MUCH BETTER. Thank you!!

In my fantasy world, I wish I had a pond for my turtles 😭 but then I think about the predators and quickly shut down my dreams lol so for now tubs/ aquariums will do in my apartment :,)

Thanks for this video. I will give this a try and transfer my turtle from my smaller aquarium to a much larger plastic container and see how he behaves.

thank you since more than 5 years I am keeping my turtles in plastic tub and also I feed them in a separate tub. I had purchased tank but i noticed they didn't like and I kept them only two days and this is my own experience that I am keeping them in tub but I liked your video and I am happy that I keep them in tub. Inside the tub I made dry land for them also I change their water often and there is automatic heater also. I mostly fill them all the time in filter water because I found tap water is not good.

BEST VIDEO EVER. You answered so many of my question and taught me so much about turtles and habitats! Thanks you so much you were a great help. Your video was EXTREMELY well made and simple. THANKSSSS

You're absolutely right. I had four in tanks that were visibly overactive during their normal sleep cycle and my two in tubs were sleeping happily. I'm going tomorrow to buy tubs for everyone.

Rip headphones users at 3:36

I paid 200 for a 125 gallon tank. You can find deals if you look. But yeah I agree tons seem to be a better choice. Maybe some day I will switch out

I got a 80 gallon aquariam for 15 at a thrift great find was thinking about run before i got this

0:26 I felt that statement. My turtle is almost six, and I didn’t think it was so much work.

my red eared slider escaped many times before and in some cases he went into another room in my house...lol

I've had the opposite experience. My turtles seem to enjoy being able to look outside of their aquarium and by no means feel trapped/trying to make escape attempts. When I switched one of them to a tub, she then started trying to make escape attempts. Even though you say tubs are pliable, they can be prone to cracking sometimes. Also, an aquarium of equal capacity to a tub is smaller dimension wise than a tub.

Hey Dan, I don't know if this topic has been discussed, but turtle owners should be cautious about the types of plastic aquarium plants they use in enclosures. I learned this the hard way as I have a RES that consumed and reconsumed part of a pet store plant. I saw a bunch of floating fragments and wondered what was going on. After I removed them, as well as the parent plant, more would appear. Clearly the plastic was working its way through the turtle's digestive system. Before I realized what was happening, "Two Spot's" health declined. Following my removal of the plastic plant and some TLC, all is back to normal. Then I observed my juvenile Japanese Pond Turtle doing the same thing with feathery plastic plants. Out they went and several treats of salmon did a good flush. From now on, I will only place large-leaved and thick plastic plants in my enclosures. I hope this information may serve you and your subscribers in some way. Thanks for all you are sharing. Cheers, Rich

Those storage tubs that you were talking about are pretty cheap here in Mexico, I'm thinking on getting a 310L tub, it costs 40-50 dollars. They are very durable, I think they are made of the same plastic as the classic flower pots you find in every other Home Depot or Walmart. I'm glad I found out your channel.

9 thumbs down??? This was a super well done video, those 9 people are smoking crack. Keep up the good work!

Duuude super awesome! Time and Time again I hear stories about turtle escapees and my first question is, "Did you have it in a tub or aquarium?" And most people don't understand or even know how stressful it is for turtles to be in a tank in the first place. I agree when they're young it's safer keeping them in an aquarium but I still keep visual shields up. Less stress equals happier turtles

My turtle is in aquarium for years n she is fine with it...she knows her meal time n also i use to take her outside the aquarium most of the time to have her sunbathe n excercise...😁😁😁

Funny to see you so calm! I have aquarium for baby turtles & a 600 gallon pond for my bigger painted & RES that I rescued. Tons of work to keep pond looking clear

aquariums are not as fragile as you seem to think they are.

Cuz of this video I put my turtle in a tub and she is doing way better

I have those small plastic colorful tubs and I keep asking my mom to buy a 120 gallon tank because my turtle is big but she says that the little plastic tub is enough, how do you get her to buy a 120 gallon tank?!

Years ago when my children were you we had a red ear slider. A bigger one but it had like a gash on its shell any way the kids grew up n were gone and my nephew took it to the big zoo where he worked. It made me happy and now I think the turtle is still there.

now i want a pond for my turtles (: ill try to look in it i love my turtles so much so i wanna give them the best home i can offer for them

I lost my turtle for a month and while watching this video i found him back, this video is a miracle

My 300g Rubbermaid pond is in my outdoor aviary. One day a Parakeet landed on a basking turtle and they both went to sleep.

thank you so much. i am new to having a turtle and currently have a nice tank setup. however, i am very fearfull of the tank because glass :/ so, looking into a tub. youre so helpful.

Thanks for the tips I just upgraded from 10 gallon to 30 gal turtle tank

So informative...keep the videos coming, learning a ton😀. You are awesome Dan!

“Don’t underestimate how well they climb.” She’s 10 inches, but I have a slider who will let nothing in between her and whatever mindless direction she is heading. That includes a table leg 4-5 inches from the wall, steps, you name it - nothing gets in her way.

RIP earbud people @ 3:40 Other wise, very informative vid

Im a newbie to this and my starter turtles are a pair of Mata Mata turtles. just kidding. I wish i had some. Actually, i have 2 red ear sliders that are over 30 years old. No heater, no substrate, no filter, and no light except the sun. They just stay in my 5 meter concrete pond with rain water.

i got a small red slider a few days ago maybe a week and it hasn’t been eating. is that bad??

When i found my baby RES 4 years ago i never kept it in a tank always tubs cuz it seemed like the best for her and well i guess it was😁

Thanks Dan you do a great job explaining things

The PERFECT video for what I'm looking for. Subscribed.

Glass tanks are not as fragile as you seem to think. Big acrylic tank enclosures, kiddy pools, prefab ponds, or horse trough set ups are the best. The problem I found with turtle tub enclosures is that if you have several full grown slider turtles, the biggest turtle tub is not big enough. I have researched all brands and styles, and what I found out is the water area is not big enough for even one turtle let alone several. The best thing for water turtles is ponds. A large kiddy pool, prefab pond, or horse trough like i hsve said makes a much better turtle tank than a glass tank or turtle tub. The water volume is better, and actually lets the turtles swim. Pond, or canister filters works great on these. For a basking area cynder blocks work great. Hang a ceramic heat emitter over the basking are, unless your house or outdoor temp stays 80°-90° Fahrenheit . If indoors hang a full spectrum light over the whole enclosures, and run it 10-12 hours a day. If housed outdoors half the enclosure needs to be in direct sun. Do this and your turtles will be better off.

You really answered all my questions. Thanks

Tubs are the best. When you need to clean them you just take the turtles out and tip all the water out in one go.. then refill with the hose. So quick and easy. You can also move in indoors and outdoors according to the weather. I keep my hatchlings in water lily plant pots outside with a rock in the middle for basking. When they get too big for these plant pots they go into my pond or large tubs.

This dude is smokin 🔥 🔥 🔥 he's on fire!!! Ohh and nice 🐢 too.

I’m torn between tank and tub.. space is an issue for me.. I live in a small apartment. ideally tank will be a better option for me but I’m also concern about them always wanting to escape if they can see thru.. ☹️

I use a baby bath tub! I just purchased 2 res's from downtown Los Angeles

I have two turtles. Both are natural escape artists. One of them managed to lodge the lid into his tub and use it as an escape ramp. The other (older turtle) will attempt to climb anything.

I use tubs for my goldfish and turtle they are great!

Do you have any recommendations for a tub that’s under $150 or around that price range? I’ve been looking to upgrade my turtles tank but I haven’t found any.

I have a baby red eared slider and he has a little tub, when he grows up Im going to buy him a bigger tub bcs tanks are sooo expensive in my country and I can only get them online, the price of one tank was about 4000😬 and its 20 gallons so tubs are waaayyy more cheaper for me so I'm gonna buy one when he gets older.💓☺️

I want to buy a 110 gallon oval stock tank from Tractor Supply. How big of a filter should I get? My single RES will be the only turtle in it, but I may have some plecos and real plants to help with the waste.

Cool video Dan! Keep ‘em coming 😃

Hey buddy! I give up with fedding my turtle pellets, he or she is still a hatchling. He/she does love those treats. I think I will buy him/her live food.

Thank you so much 🙏🏻

cool video. nice to see other peoples opinions.

I love turtle and conditioning videos, I also need to improve my English. so i watch turtle videos in english, thanks friend

Dan, thank you so much for such great videos. We are struggling as these hatchlings showed up early March in our pool, right after our snow and ice storm. They are thriving, we monitor their growth but boy these 3 can really make that water stinky. I am trying my best. Any suggestions?

I got a plastic feeding trough from Tractor Supply. It is 110 gallons and was only $70.

Question. What about when the plastic starts to break down? Surely this is going to happen long before that of glass and can't be good for your terrapins.

Please answer this question what type of water do you use tap or spring water ??? I am using spring water because I heard tap water will make them sick ?

My turtles in tanks ALWAYS beg for food! They are SO attentive and love watching everything!

I have been trying to get a turtle 🐢 so so bad but my mom and dad have we had to go to Poland 🇵🇱 😢and I love your channel so bad and biy

Not good to fill so much when they’re as little as beef. I made that mistake and had an unfortunate fatality for my little critter. He’d flipped upside down over and couldn’t flip back . By the time I I noticed and flipped him back on dry land. He was choking on the water and unfortunately passed. He drowned . He was my fav. So just a little heads up.

Great vid Dan!

my turtle is so lazy or not eating food but alive eat 3day 1 time plz help

Thanks for this now I know I can make my turtle feel comfortable with out breaking the bank!

How does your ornate feel about having so many turtles

youre videos are so informative more power love it

I love turtles

Can you tell me where you bought the tub lights and filter please. The one behind you

Ive thought about throwing a tub outside in the summer to give my turtle a chance to bask in the sun. Im not putting a tub inside my house. I have a male map turtle and ive found sliders and painted turtles snapping ones too need a pond sized enclosure. 60 gallons of water is plenty of space for 5 or 6 inch turtle. And not all hatchlings can swim great. Three stripped mud turtle drown in my 60 gallon.

Where I live a 20 gallon tank is 100 $! So tubs is a good alternative

Great info. Upgrading for my red slider. He need a lot of room. I just wanted to know. What filter are you using in the tub?

Awesome info and video!!

How do you keep the tanks clean? My uncle had red eared sliders and the water would look so gross all the time and he did regular water changes.

Amazing video thx for this

How do you perform water changes on something like this on the ground?

Thanks helped a lot

Great Video man, made my way hear from The turtle girls channel and shoutout, I just picked up 4 x baby fresh water turts and hope to learn a lot from your channel as well :)

I didnt know about them wanting out because the tank is clear i just thought he was saying hello

Stock tanks make excellent enclosure for aquatic turtles. However I think the storage tubs are terrible choice for adult aquatic turtles. Unless they are shallow water species or semi aquatic.

awesome video I just subscribed

I have a couple red ear sliders one baby red ear and a couple of juveniles I have about 15 box turtles 13 Eastern one ornate And1 Florida box I have 2 pink belly sideneck a hatchling Eastern painted turtle and a bunch of hybrid yellow-bellied sliders web Char part red ear and part yellow belly I have a three striped mud turtle and I think that's about it I have right now

This is a great channel

Thank u sooo much dear for the helping nd useful video...I need it ...

I cant really do a pond because 6-7 out of 12 months arw cold and snowy 😶😐😒

Yo since you replied my my comment I got a question, how deep should the water be for an 8inch long yellow spotted river turtle?

I didn't trust my baby turtle on deep water so- I TEACHED HER TO SWIM DOG BOWL SENTS SHE WAS VERY TINY (I have see thru bucket she doesn't even try escape cause she has backyard outside time)

What happens if it’s cold and you have a outside pond what do you do? And it’s winter I my country and I’m also worried that they won’t have enough uvb and uva :(

I like this. I just subscribed.

Does the room get really humid without a lid on the tub? Or does the water evaporate faster?

I learned so much