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Hello, are you sure they were its owners? Are you sure they were not just relocating a turtle they found on the road? Anyway, I would not exactly worry about it too much. As long as you think it is eating a bit, it should be fine. If you are worried about it losing weight, I recommend weighing every month or even every week. I weigh all of my animals monthly to make sure they are doing well.

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Kooklicious I suggest adding a divider to the tank. If you do this, you need to make sure each turtle has a basking spot and everything it needs. If you can not do that then you need to get rid of the baby. That probably is not what you want to hear, but unfortunately some turtles are aggressive, and you definitely do not want the baby in that type of environment.

@@DIYReptiles ok thank you!

That is a hard question. You could try educating them on turtle husbandry. A good way of doing this is showing them what can come from caring for a turtle incorrectly. I know that in Ohio you need a license to keep native turtles. I am not sure where you are located, but you may be able to bring something like that up. I am not really sure what the answer is exactly. Hopefully this help though.

Thank you that helps

I mainly recommend letting the turtle go back into the wild. As long as it is healthy, just find a water source near where you found it and let it go. It will most definitely eat and do well in the wild. If you do not want to do that, try feeding it pellets and/or live insects like earthworms.

Reeseyeet they can be very social but I depends on the individual turtle. I would say a 75 gallon tank at the very least for one painted turtle.

Jonah Bowdle thanks where i live there aren’t painted turtles at pet stores so I got a african sideneck :) he is very shy and poops when I hold him

Reeseyeet & Beatsaber 200 gallon

I know I'm a year late but it's not healthy yo only feed it that. That is more like a treat not a daily meal.

That is what they are....

Jonah Bowdle I know 😂😂 MAGIC

Bryce Drexler as long as the water area is large enough and there is a proper basking area for it. However, I believe that the land area will be wasted space.

G Jayzerz waltford I will first recommend letting the turtle go back into the wild if that is an option. It is my opinion that wild turtles belong in the wild. If you decide not to let it go which I believe is not the right option in this situation, then I recommend trying to get it to eat something other than pellets. Try insects like feeder roaches, crickets, earthworms, and mealworms and greens like Romain lettuce, collard greens, and dandelion greens. The only thing I can think of to do to get it to eat pellets is to wait until it is hungry enough. It must eventually eat something, and if it is only being offered pellets, it will probably eat the pellets. Again above all I suggest letting it go.

I did let it go but it kept on going back to my swimming pool (where i found him) i put him in the creek but all he wants is to go back to the pool (I also caught him back in june 2019) but since he is only eating earthworms and pork, beed etc.

He refuses to eat any greens 🥬 like ANY i tried cucumber and lettuce (romain and iceberg) even fruits and watermelon (Which people told me that watermelon 🍉 was a treat) but he still doesn’t eat any greens

That actually makes for a proper case. I suggest letting it go somewhere close, but not in the creek. I believe that it would not be detrimental to the turtle to be moved. Turtles are quite hardy. If you do not want to do that, then you do need to get it eating pellets. I suggest just not feeding it anything until it eats the pellets. Turtles can actually go quite a while without eating, but if it gets to upwards of a week, you would have to start feeding the insects again.

Ok thanks for the advice I usually feed it eartworns but i will try your trick thanks!

Bryce Drexler I am glad you enjoyed.

London Meier Though some weird people actually paint turtles which is very strange the painted turtle is the common name of a North American turtle that has lots of colors. I would agree that the name is pretty weird. Also Thank You for commenting!!!

@Jonah Bowdle, Yes the name is pretty weird but painted refers to their amazing colors and that they are very pretty turtles.

I recommend leaving it where it was, or finding the closest water source. Even if the water source is a little far away, I am sure the turtle will do just fine.

@@DIYReptiles ok thanks

It sounds like you are doing very well in your situation. I think a seventy five gallon will be great. I suggest with whatever tank you have to fill it up as much as you possibly can. Do not just fill up half the tank because that is a huge waste of space. If the water level is down a couple inches that is not a big deal. As far as feeding it, I generally suggesting just waiting until it will eat pellets. It will probably never start to eat pellets if it is getting other more enticing food. I would continue feeding it greens (it is definitely a good idea to which away from spinach), but maybe do not feed it meat for a while. I am not asking you to starve it, but eventually it would probably find interest in the pellets. Once it is hungry enough, it should eat the pellets. Turtles can actually go a week or two without eating without much issue. It definitely would not be a problem if it still ate the greens during that time. It sound like you want the best for the turtle, and that is great. Good luck! Another thing to note is that if the turtle is a native species and you are in the United States, you may need some kind of permit to keep it. I live in Ohio, and I have quite a few captive bred native turtles that I have taken in. I just recently learned that I need a non-commercial propagating license to keep them. I was unaware of this before, and I am getting one now.

@@DIYReptiles thank you so much, and I'm in Wisconsin so ill look into if I need a license, im not even sure what kind of turtle it is honestly but from looking around and comparing it's little marks to others im guessing it's a type of painted turtle

Gabby Yang if it is a natural pond and they are wild turtles then I would not worry about feeding them pellets. They are probably better off on a naturalistic diet of whatever fish and plants they find in the pond.

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Turtles do not take care of each other. Please let the baby turtle go. I do not really know how to explain this, but you are personifying turtles. Unlike humans, mother turtles do not take care of their babies. Likely the deceased turtle you saw was not even its mother. Young turtles survive on their own. You are not helping it by taking it in, and it would probably have a much better life in the wild. I am not telling you this to upset you or offend you, so I hope I have not done those things. It is just that there are lots of turtles already in captivity that need homes. If you want to really help a turtle, find one that someone else is trying to get rid of.

I do have red eared sliders in the tank, but there is also a western painted turtle.

got milk I would not recommend doing so.

@@DIYReptiles he didn't eat it but I feed him apple slices and he ate it