I remember watching this video all the time when I wanted a turtle

Does anyone else just watch these without having any intention of getting a turtle?

How thoughtful of TETRA™, a sticker on the glass of my new terrarium! Having me scrap & scrub to remove the glue shows great service on their end. I would never have thought gluing a sticker on the glass would be done by TETRA to service me the customer! TETRA really shows care for consumers!

Guys a tip is don't use gravel.I have turtles (4 of them).Turtles can accidentally swallow it and die because it goes in the turtle and blocks it.

I enjoy watching fish tank setting up videos they make me happy for some reason:)

This video seems much more focused on selling their products than actually keeping turtles healthy. This tank would be MUCH too small for an adult turtle. Most aquatic turtles commonly sold as pets just need a place to get dry and devote the rest of the tank to swimming area. The mossy area is not a good idea-the moss will end up in the water. Live plants will get eaten. Turtles may attempt to eat artificial plants as well. They will also eat gravel, which in the wild can help their digestive system, but in captivity they'll eat too much, which can cause health problems. The stuff they suggest putting in the water is not necessary-we've never had a problem using straight tap water.

I love tetra products. My filter is the best thing I have ever gotten from you guys.

This would be good if it was 10 times bigger.

Thanks for all the great tips!!

I've had my semi aquatic turtles for about 9 years now and although I do agree with most of this information I highly suggest that people do their extensive research on getting some because most get them without thinking long term. For starters: If you live in an apartment, yes these are good things to go off But it's better if you have a house once your turtle passes 5 inches. Most people get turtle tubs but that's only helpful if you have 2 or the Most 4 turtles. I suggest a house because that way you can keep them outside. Don't use a tub but what me and my brother did was buy a tarp, got bricks and stacked the bricks to about 3 feet and made the length about 10 feet. We then used the tarp and after matting it down we then filled the pond with enough water for them to bask. We also used bricks and put some in the center to hold up the huge filter and used smoth long rocks for them to bask. Getting gravel should be more for fishes as well as fake plants. Also, when you feed them, do it in a seperate tank to keep the main habitat clean and change the tarp at least once every 5 years because they will sometimes dig and scratch it.

I love love love love love love love turtles

Good video. Take good care of your turtle !

Awesome tips! Curious! Great job.

Great advice for our babies!! Thanks!!!

For everyone flipping out turtles grow to their tanks so small turtles can live very happy and healthy lifes I'm a 20-40 gallon tank as long as they have room to swim and lay out they are fine the turtle in the video was more then fine in that tank

i think this is a good tank set up thx for the idea

Great video

this isn't a turtle tank but i bet this will be good for amphibians like frogs, newts, and salamanders i bet they will love it, but not turtles.

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This video was very helpful! Thank you

Great video and thanks to give idea good

every one is saying this tank is useless and not suitable for turtles but my turtles are happy and healthy and have been living in about the same amount of water for a year and a half now.....

You can buy the tetra fauna viquarium at Petco or Petsmart. The best place to buy this is on amazon or look in the returned section of pet stores and if there is one you can get it for really cheap!

Oml my dad is like "oh your 6 inch Mississippi mud turtle is fine with a 10 gallon tank" yeah dad your the one getting me that 60 gallon tank.

Cool tank.

I lol'd so hard @ 4:45 "and to keep your turtle from escaping"

Great advice

Guys just imagine if they took off the river bed extension and put this design in a 55 gallon tank. It wouldn't be enough for a 12 in RES but it would be big enough for MUSKs and MUDs! There is problems with this design but it would be easy to modify! Look on youtube for Tetra fauna Viquarium design in a 55 gallon tank. It's easily big enough for an adult Musk or Mud turtle! Also there's a built in filter, saves you money! Hope you listened and if you did change your mind the cheapest place to buy this is at Amazon for around $75!

the turtle at 1:35 is like get me outta here lol!!!

0:55 "Tetra recommends a 20 to 40 gallon aquarium for a turtle that will mature to about 6 to 12 inches long"..... WTF. That is horrible! A turtle that gets 6 inches as an adult should have at least a 60 gallon tank, preferably 75 gallon or larger. A turtle that gets 12 inches should have at least 120 gallon tank, preferably larger. This is horrible advice!

I bought that for all of my turtles, even my alligator snapping turtle, Gamera

thanks for the video

this video made me want a turtle.

Terrible Environment To Reptiles and Aquriums That's what it means

Cool tank

I suggest, making the basking above the tank gives them way more room to swim around!

I do think that the information was good, I just think that the swimming area was far too small and that turtle is going to grow a lot bigger, so will need a lot more space to swim in.

they are escape artists!:)

thankyou for the tip

yes you can, make sure u properly clean the sand so the water dosnt become clowdy. **Hint** if your like me and u want to raise the water level to make it higher add thick layer of substrate under the viquarium and then place it on top of it so you can add more water. thats what ima do with my softshell when i get 55 gallons an and the viquarium for

Amazing Good job :)

Very helpful

"With our Viquarium, you can set up the perfect environment easily," says the description. LAWL

Yeah I have a 45 gallon tank and a 7 inch Red Eared Slider. He has a floating basking rock so he ca have more room to swim underneath it. I give him pellets and I always have goldfish in the tank so he can hunt naturally too. I treat my turtle as if he were in the wild. I never pick him up because I don't want to cause stress. As long as the turtle has room to swim and land to be on he should be okay. I myself will upgrade his tank in a few years since the grow slowly.

Thankz for video somwat this video helpme....gona get a turtile soon....

4:43 how can the turtle escape. Is it a frog to jump that high!?

So helpful

I'm Starting A Reptile Room! I Will get One Of This Tanks For A Turtle! Thank You!

Thanks for tips a lot I have a turtle he a red eared slider thanks a lot =)

Tetra: add bleach and aquasafe to make bleach safe for turtles

I love you video

dont change your cartridge. that's a waste of money. if you can, rinse the dirty stuff off and re-use it. the carbon rocks in the middle are good for a month or so.

You guys harp about the 20 gallon rec a lot. they said 20-40 for a turtle that matures 6-12 inches probably meaning 20 for a 6 and 40 for a 12. Even so a turtle will do just fine for years in something as small as an over filtered 10 gallon. Turtles don't get that big for years even with an excellent diet, light, and water. At least tetra goes over all of the basic care essentials for turtles. Recommending water changes as being the best way to keep a turtle healthy is an oft overlooked key rule

Good job women

I like turtles!

Muito bom !!

Getting the whole tetra set would cost quite a lot!

As cool as this is, you would need a much bigger tank because that is hardy any swimming space.

I Have 2 red eared sliders (one is albino), 3 Yellow Bellied sliders, and 2 Map Turtles, I have 2 150 gallon tanks, for my map turtles, and Red ear sliders. and 1 200 gallon tank for my Yellow Bellies. (All of them are males) This tank is way to small. All of my tanks have 1 large basking spot, and 2 small basking spots. There are shallow waters, deep waters, and hiding places. I have some large rocks at the bottom, and some live and fake plants. I have 3 filters in each tank, I change the water every week, But I only scrub the rocks and other things every 5 months, so the bacteria is healthy. I have some fish, that eat the algae and leftover things, but they become snacks sometimes!. My tanks are big, but it give lots of space, My Red ears are only about 8 months old, and my Yellow Bellies are 2 years, and my Map's are 3.5 years.

thank u very much love u

Are all tanks the same width or does filtration box expand? I have a 55 gallon tank

Now I want a turtle. Dang it!

i miss my turtle so much. :

i dont have a turtle, dont plan on getting one, but for some reason i just watched this whole vid. i think this means i need a life

It would be nice if they had a ten gallon version if the viquarium .

thanx!!

Where do they sell the mos....

I WANT IT!

I need that for my eastern box turtle! But i would get a bigger tank for him. :)

It has been mentioned previously, but there is FAR too little water for that turtle to swim in. The tank itself is tall; ideal if not made for fish. Twenty gallon long tanks are better for turtles. Also, that turtle is young; sliders get to be rather huge, especially the females. A full grown female slider couldn't even turn around in that tank's water.

I don't know about a turtle, seems too small. But I'm sure frogs and newts would love it. What i'm wondering is if there is any way to expand the width of it so it fits in bigger tank.

How much does this normally go for? And how often should I clean the tank? Plz answer

is the basking light must needed? i have a softshell 4 months old. only have uvb light. it doesn't like to bask for somehow.

Because this is now 8 years ago, I assume they don’t look at comments anymore. But, can the links be in the description?

this advices are more useful thanks tetra fish products

its good from 15 gallons to more. **Hint** if your like me and u want to raise the water level to make it higher add thick layer of substrate under the viquarium and then place it on top of it so you can add more water. thats what ima do with my softshell when i get 55 gallons an d the viquarium for christmass

How about making a set up for a salamander??? Since they are amphibians and are semi aquatic I would love to see tetras ideas and products used to salamanders

what gallon tank did you use

There is too much land not enough water space. I understand that some baby turtles can take that water and land area but the turtle in the video can use a lot more space than that ! If you are thinking about getting this kit, make sure that you are willing to change to a large tank after about a year or not even that long 😄

Love your product but I prefer the zilla starter kit for turtles that one is the best

I like everything the guy said in this video, except for the Moss on the basking area. the basking area should be 100% dry

I wonder if the Viquarium fits all tanks. If it did I would buy it

for some reason my red eared slider turtle keeps chewing on rocks doesn't eat them just chew

Where are these for bigger turtles I have one of these but it's not big enough for my tank to make a division like in this video. My poor turtle has either water that is going bad or me changing it too much.

what kind of tank was it because I have a long 20 gallon

I wanted to get this for some sorta of amphibian (fire belly toads or pacific giant salamander larva) but then it might be too much water/land. since most salamanders are fully aquatic or fully terrestrial(I know all terrestrial salamanders need water, there amphibians) but anyway is there a type of amphibian thats not fully terrestrial nor aquatic?

Is 20cm of water high enough for a red ear slider turtle (adult size)??

I have 3 turtles that's why I watch

I have a Question, for a 4 - 6 inch turtles, How big is the tank? or how many gallons? (I'm planning to buy mud trurtles so I need Advices)

is this tank 30x12x18 or 30x12x16?

I like turtles

What size of tank was that?

@TetraFishProducts can you tell me if I can dim the lights while I go to sleep ..my turtles will be afraid or not

I wanted to know that the cream she was applying on the turtle is it nessecery please tell me about it as soon as you can.

The good thing I didn't make this mistake when I was younger

Neither of those were UVB bulbs. Also tropical hard wood for acidifying the water is needed.

TetraFishProducts, The width of my tank is about 17 inches. Will this setup fit snug or be too big/small?

is that enough room for the turtle to swim

how can get this aquarium product?

Do it have 20 gallon tank in the kit?