Does this turtle have an open leg wound or does it just have three legs? I obviously do not know the entire situation here, but turtles are very hardy, and I am sure the turtle would be able to get alone just fine in the wild with three legs. However, if it has recently lost its leg, you are probably helping it by taking it in. Anyway thank you for the comment!

Yes, It has an open leg wound you can see the bone, it looks like something would just eat or chop it off. We don’t know how he lost his leg but he is doing much better now and we cleaned it and everything.

Gensheimer Kids phone I am glad you are helping it! Good luck with it, and I hope it does well! Have a great day!

DIY Reptiles Thanks you too!

omg mine has a missing leg too. These ignorant boys were trying to smash him with a bat luckily I got it before they did

Phio Raman Animations thank you so much! I am just glad I could help. Good luck with the new turtle and have a great day!

I had one sence 2015

I am glad I could help.

Sophia Gerrick you are welcome. I am glad I could help!!

Ricky Carioti you are welcome and I am glad I could help. Good luck with your new turtle! Thank you for the comment and the sub!

RIP KORBIN I am glad so could help! Thank you for the comment and have a great day!

Brian Bentley I very much love this comment. It is quite sad that turtles almost always seem to be in such small enclosures. I very much like your philosophy. I don’t like to say I have a collection of animals which is what many people would call it. It is more that I take care of animals because they need a home, and I always try to give them the best home I can. I am going to post a video this weekend that I think you will very much like. I set up a much much bigger enclosure for the turtles, and I will be doing more work on it in the future as well. I really think they will thrive in this new tank once I get everything properly setup. Thank you for the comment, and have a great day!

Billy the king YT Thank you! Good luck with your turtle!

@@DIYReptiles thank you so much im acually uploading a video about aquatic turtle care if you want to check it out i could not have done it with out your help!

Thank you for the comment! Please release it as soon as it is healthy. Turtles are extremely resilient, and baby turtles really do not need our help to make it in the wild.

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Only if life was that easy.

Thank you!

These two videos might help you a little bit: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/r6tnaZBjnJq1Y2Q.html This one is for a different turtle but it is the same concept: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/oqd6Z6ei09-1moU.html Also to answer some of your questions. I would make sure not to use pine wood for the decor or basking spot. The fish that I think would be fine are goldfish, koi, plecos, siamese algae eaters, and minnows. Basically any fish that is too big or to fast for the turtles to kill. I wouldn’t try to keep any plants in with it because it will destroy the plants. I got the rocks from the field behind my house and the stream that is down the road from my house. I got the gravel from a local landscaping company that my dad works at. I am not exactly sure about filtration. Just make sure the water is clear, the filter is disrupting the waters surface, and that you are changing the filter media out when it gets dirty. If you would like to have plants around the tank then you can let plants grow out of a hang on back filter as long as the turtle can’t get to the plants. I hope this was helpful. Have a great day!!

Here is a video about why taking the animals from the wild is wrong in most cases- kzfaq.info/get/bejne/r8ymn5SUrb7SdHk.html

Make sure that it can not get out, and make sure that when it does potentially escape, that it then has another area it can not get out of. In my experience, turtles really like to get out, and they can just disappear if they get out of their outside containers. So my stock tank is on a patio that has a pallet fence around it to ensure the turtles really can not get out. Also, keep the tub out of direct sunlight. Make sure it gets shade for part of the day and sunlight for part of the day. You do not want to overheat the turtle. Finally, add as much filtration as you can. That is really helpful with any turtle setup.

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Twenty One Memes I would say that most pet stores do not sell them. I think that the only pet store I have seen them at is Pet Smart but I do not recommend buying one from there. If you are interested in getting one, I would recommend looking for one that some else isn’t interested in keeping any longer. I have gotten all of my turtles for free off of Craigslist. A twenty gallon is to small for a full grown painted turtle either male or female. Especially if it is only filled the bottoms 8th of the tank. I would say that a completely filled fifty five gallon is the smallest size I would keep a full grown painted turtle either male or female. I am not saying that you have to go and buy a brand new fifty five gallon aquarium because they are really expensive. Again Craigslist or Facebook marketplace would be the best option because if you are patient you can normally find a fifty five gallon tank for quite cheap on these sites. I feed mine floating pellets and I just drop them in the tank. Any turtle will eventually become used to you doing this and will probably wait at the top for the pellets. When it comes to personality, it completely depends on the turtle. Some turtles are nicer than others but there isn’t a whole lot they can do to you so there is no reason to be afraid. I have been bitten by my painted turtle and it really doesn’t hurt. He isn’t mean he just thought my finger was food. Thank you for the comment and I hope this helps! If you have any more questions just ask.

Jonah Bowdle also I’ve changed my mind and am looking to buy either a mud turtle or a Mississippi map turtle. Where would you recommend buying baby turtles at. Ik it’s technically illegal but there are loopholes as the websites say they are “for educational purposes” I’m looking at turtlesandtortoises.com and also scanning craigslist any other websites that you know of that won’t send me a dead turtle

Twenty One Memes I am glad you are scanning Craigslist. I have never bought a turtle before so I am not really educated in that section but a friend of mine made this video: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/aNCWfpmLspa7k6M.html where he gets a turtle from Infinite reptiles and it seems like he has had success with them.

After quickly looking at their website it doesn’t seem that they sell either one of those species. I am sorry.

Jonah Bowdle yes I am looking on turtlesandtortoises.com specifically for eastern mud turtles which they do sell and they seem to have a good reputation so hopefully I will be getting one:)

TTV_Galaxy7 I am glad you are already doing research and getting ready for it. You can keep two or however many you want together but different turtles have different personalities so some turtles are to mean to house in with others.

Jonah Bowdle Ok thanks 😀

Mellé wedin I don’t think that Guppies or water Lettuce are bad foods for turtles in anyway. With anything food it should’ve fine as long as you don’t only feed it alone. I think that Guppies and water lettuce only with a turtle pellet would be quite a good diet for turtles. I would think that guppies my even be better than insects as long as the fish are healthy because turtles are more likely to eat fish in the wild. I don’t really know very much about water lettuce but after quickly reading online it seems like it would be fine to feed to turtles. Thank you for the comment! Have a great day!

Shania Isais I would recommend trying to feed it a commercial turtle pellet so basically what ever turtle food your pet store has because the pellets have a strong smell but depending on how old the turtle is it may not be eating yet. I would recommend letting it go and looking into rescuing a turtle. I did a video all about this subject- m.kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rLF-osWgy92po40.html&autoplay=1

bdwardog YT I probably can, what specifically about what to feed them do you need help with? This video may help as well: m.kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hNRhoa6G38zapoE.html

I do not think that is needed. I generally do not hear my turtle tanks, so the water may be a little bit colder during the winter months, but not enough to make them go into brumation.

You are going to have to wait a long time before you will be able to tell. Though the ways to tell gender are males have shorter front claws like you said, males have longer tails, and males are smaller when full grown. When it comes to the salmonella just wash your hands like you would with a dog or a cat or a hamster. You would really want to pet and scratch a dog and then eat go and eat food without washing your hands. Don’t be super worried about it but also don’t be gross if that makes sense. To give you a few examples of things that I know of happening without any repercussions I do a lot with turtles so sometimes my hands are in and out of their tanks for a couple hours during water changes and I don’t go and put my fingers in my mouth but I do scratch my face and whatnot. Also once my friend who doesn’t make the best decisions was getting a syphon going by the method of sucking on the end (which I have never done, never plan on doing, and don’t recommend) and his mouth became filled with with the turtle water. He is fine and I am fine. You are probably safe not being overly cautious because more than likely your turtle doesn’t have salmonella. Good luck and thank you for the comment!

not 100% if this works for painted turtles, but it does work for other such as box turtles. Males will have a concave plasterdon, and females have a flat one. it helps the males during mating season.

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I always recommend looking for a used tank on Craigslist or Facebook market place. I never buy new tanks because they are so expensive. You will not be able to tell the gender of the turtle until it is much larger. I hope this helps.

Brian Partlow that is great! Turtles are generally like that. Thank you for the comment!

Muhd Adam I am almost positive that painted turtles of different subspecies can mate. I know for a fact that slider turtles of different subspecies can mate.

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Locationx depending on the age of the turtle she might need to lay eggs or if the wash bucket is filled with water then she needs a place to bask in the sun or under heat and uvb lights.

@@DIYReptiles Oh alright thanks you, but we've decided to let her go. Were gonna go find a nice place out of the city for her and let her go back to her free life :))

Thank you so much! I don’t like when people take animals out of the wild but after I made a video about it I didn’t really think there was to much else I could do so I just help people out whenever they ask because if the turtle is going to be in captivity then it might as well have a proper home. Thank you and have a great day!

Red eared sliders are definitely very cold tolerant, but that does not necessarily mean they do well in cold water.

@@DIYReptiles I know

Guppies are often recommended as they are small and agile. I keep goldfish, rosy red minnows, and plecos in with mine.

Hello, first I recommend releasing the turtle in a local body of water. There are so many turtles already in captivity that need homes. If you are interested in a turtle, I recommend doing a large amount of research on lighting, heating, tank size, turtle size, lifespan, diet, filtration, and basking before getting a turtle. Once you know that aquatic turtles generally live for around thirty years and that they are a huge amount (I mean like a very very large amount) of work and commitment, then I recommend looking for a turtle that needs a home. Wild turtles have the wild. There are a ridiculous amount of turtles already in captivity that need homes. I personally have taking in over twenty turtles at this point. These were turtles that needed homes, and people gave them to me free of charge. This is what I recommend.

DIY Reptiles Okay! Thank you! I have only had him for about 2 days, I’ll find a spot to release him. Thank you!

awesomeponyrandomstuff thank you!

Braden L. That is a good question. Yes you do just like you do for fish so you can use a reptile specific dechlorinator or just a normal aquarium dechlorinator but yes that is very important for the health of your animal. I have well water at my house so I don’t have to worry about doing that and therefore I always forget to talk about it in videos. Thank you for the comment and I hope this was helpful.

Jonah Bowdle thank u so much I’m getting my painted turtle tomorrow

You are very welcome and good luck!

One more question can you turn off their light at night

Yes you actually need to turn off their light at night to create a day/night cycle so they know when to rest and when to be active just like people do.

Diego M I would say at least once a day. I think it is easier to over feed than under feed. I weigh my turtles so it will make it easier to say it each month with like a good scale and if it is not gaining weight then it should be feed more. I hope this helps and I hope you have a great day!

Emre Coban I generally feed my turtles one kind of food. I just give them other things every so often. Variety when it comes to food is always better but I don’t think it would be to much of a bad thing if you fed them one good turtle diet pellet or something along those lines.

It is a piece of wood, and I found it. Here is a video showing how I made the basking dock- kzfaq.info/get/bejne/r6tnaZBjnJq1Y2Q.html. I used a different piece of wood in that video, but it is the same concept.

I feed my turtles every other day.

Hello Doug Bloche. Thank you for the comment. If you have any specific questions that I didn’t cover in this video just ask. I also have a playlist of aquatic turtles that has a lot of videos on it about how to care and set up aquatic turtles.

You shouldn't be keeping wild-caught turtles, and in many places, it's actually illegal.

Wow 1500 tank, impressive!

Raebella Kairi painted turtles are commonly found in rivers.

@@DIYReptiles thanks

Sophia Erickson I am sorry to say I am not completely sure. I would try a bunch of different foods like Roman lettuce, worms, mealworms, dubia roaches, pellets, duck weed, and feeder minnow fish. If it still doesn’t eat anything I would just wait because it will eventually become hungry enough to eat. If you got the baby turtle from the wild I would recommend letting it go because it will have an easier time beginning to eat in the wild. Finally if it is not eating and you are worried about it then you my have to take it to a vet. Good luck and I hope this was helpful.

Sophia Erickson you’re supposed to give it up to an hour with the food in there

Here is a video about why taking the animals from the wild is wrong in most cases- kzfaq.info/get/bejne/r8ymn5SUrb7SdHk.html

African dwarf frogs and Painted turtles definitely should not go together. Painted turtles will happily eat frogs. I strongly recommend not getting a painted turtle if the only tank you have has African dwarf frogs in it.

They are just sitting there. If you are applying that they are mating, red eared sliders only mate underwater and these are both male turtles.

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Good luck! I hope it does well. Thank you for the comment!

I hundred percent recommend letting it go. Turtles are tougher than you think, and I personally think it will do fine if you can not let it go exactly in the same place you found it. There are a ridiculous number of turtles in captivity that need homes. I have been given close to twenty turtles now for free! Please do not take one out of the wild that would do perfectly well in its natural habitat.

Kenneth Reyes you are right. I have never actually fed goldfish to my turtles before. This is quite an old video and I will be remaking a painted turtle care guide as soon as I have time to.

Little Lamborghini I am sorry to hear this. Ok I would need to know the whole situation to really be able to help you but I will give a few different suggestions. First of all I am not sure how long you have had it but I normally wait like three days or more before trying to feed a turtle when I get it because they need time to adjust to their new environment. If you got it from a pet store go back and ask them what they were feeding it. If you got it from somebody else who you can’t go back and ask then try other foods like roman lettuce, collard greens, maybe some fruit just to get it to eat something, Earth worms, minnow fish ( not feeder goldfish), crickets, dubia roaches, mealworms, waxworms, or some different types of pellets. If you got it from the wild I would suggest it would be in the best interest of the turtle to let it go and try to find one someone is giving away on Craigslist. Also you may want to try sinking and floating pellets. I hope this helps. I tried to give the best answer on the little amount the situation I know. Thank you for the comment!

75 gallons.

@@DIYReptiles thank you!!

Alli Thank You for the comment! I will feed them red lettuce this summer when I grow it in my garden. I used to get a mix of lettuces but I haven’t in a while because it was a different brand which seemed to go bad much faster than the Romain lettuce. I do need to make the variety of greens and vegetables that I feed my turtles and Iguana bigger. The main thing I feed the turtles is the pellets and the greens are only a treat so they are still getting nutrients. Again thank you for the suggestion and have a great day!

Do not bathe them in soap. Why do you want to bathe it anyway?

I have not watched this video in a while. I am from Ohio, and I keep goats. Did I say that in this video?

I have no interest in arguing.

@@DIYReptiles Not arguing at all, just showing everyone that each state has their own laws.

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What?

Thank you for the comment!

Boogaloo what exactly do you need help with? Any specifics that you are struggling with?

DIY Reptiles My son found a tiny 1 inch painted turtle on our walk and I have no clue what I’m doing . He wants to keep it but I haven’t had time to get him a tank or feed him. What should I go grab tomorrow I don’t want to spend more than $120 .. I put him in a disposable baking tin 24x12 with halfway warm water and rocks in the corner but he doesn’t want to basque .. HELP!!!

Boogaloo I would recommend getting a twenty gallon tank. A ten gallon would work too, but it would not last as long. I would recommend getting a Zoo Med mini double fixture with a UVB bulb and a heat bulb. For filtration I recommend a Tetra Whisper 20i In-Tank Filter. This all should fit into your price range. You should not need a heater as long as your house temperature is normally around 65-80 degrees. Above all I suggest letting the turtle go. Find a nice water source (lake, pond, or stream) and let the turtle go. I understand wanting to keep it because it is small and your child wants to keep it, but in the long fun it will better for you and the turtle if you let the turtle go. Turtles get very large, live for a very long time (they live longer than any cat or dog), and are quite expensive to keep, but even if those are not problems, there a huge amount of turtles already in captivity that need homes. If you put a post on Craigslist that you would be willing to take in a turtle, I know you will find one because I have been given close to twenty turtles at this point. Better yet you could probably look for and find a turtle with enclosure on Craigslist for much less than 120$.

DIY Reptiles THANK YOU!!! I was already leaning that way . We will release him tomorrow into the pond where we found him . Thank you

Boogaloo Thank you! I am very glad to hear that. Thank you again and have a great day! I personally believe that wild reptiles are generally best kept in the wild.

Jaylo Vlogs Thank you for the comment!

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Thank you for the comment!

Sincerely M That is awesome!

T A E H Y U N G _ O P P A some turtles never really warm up to people and others will eventually. Each turtle has a different personality and in my experience it is harder to get an older turtle to warm up you than to get a younger turtle to do so.

@@DIYReptiles okok thanks fo the advice :))

I like the way I do things. Also a script makes oral communication unnatural. The best way to communicate is to talk conversationally to make the viewers feel involved in a way. The best way would be to create an outline of the information which I will probably do in the future. Also, I really see no reason for the videos to be that short. I prefer videos around ten to fifteen minutes long.

Thank you for the comment!

Is that how I said it? I do not remember, but sure. If so, that is pretty funny.

No one in the right mind would put a turtle in their mouth, but small children would.

You are in luck. There is a lot of other information online.

Thank you, this comment made me laugh. I of course had not even thought of this so I will watch my words in the future. I said this because I mostly see people keeping animals outside in southern areas of the United States in which it is warmer year round in comparison to northern places like Michigan or Ohio. I will from now on just try to say, “up north.”

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Jonah Bowdle around were do you live in Ohio. Also be gone dirty Michigander

Twenty One Memes In Ohio is about as specific with my location as I would like to get. Also I have nothing against people from Michigan. We are all just people and I don’t watch or like sports.