Aquatic Turtles Basking & Swimming ~ Eastern Painted, Hieroglyphic Cooter & Mississippi Map
Turtles make beautiful, fascinating, and enjoyable pets, with the right person and the proper commitment. The first step is to research the species available and the care required by each. While the basics of aquatic turtle care are similar for all species, potential owners need to consult specific care sheets for details on housing, environment and feeding for the species in which they are interested. For beginners, the hardier turtles are recommended, such as red eared sliders, cooters, and mud and musk turtles, keeping in mind that sliders and cooters will reach a mature length of greater than 12 inches, while mud and musk turtles are about half that size. Map and painted turtles, as well as some of the less common species are a bit less hardy. Softshell and snapping turtles have a reputation for being large, aggressive, and generally more difficult to care for so are not good for beginners. Beyond providing a proper environment and diet for aquatic turtles, they do not need a lot of attention, although regular interaction may result in a tame and sociable turtle. In any case, they are lovely and if properly cared for should provide years of enjoyment. Thanks for Watching ~ Submit Your Questions ~ Please Subscribe!
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whats that orange thing at the bottom of the basking rock
Video Request: Water Siphoning or emptying and refilling tank. Thank You.
Awesome video! what type of turtle is that at 3:09?
I have a map turtle too! Beautiful turtles, but they grow up so fast
Wish they would stay little for longer!
whats the size of the tank
20 gallon
They are such pathetic swimmers, its too cute. -3
I have a eastern mud turtle.
so what size tank is this
Whats the name of the filter you have? My little musk seems to like bashing it off its hinges! My filter is only a small one and is only a temp until I can afford to up grade to a bigger better one on my next pay day!
I like that you have fish in there too! I have a fully grown female common musk and a fully grown male yellow bellied slider, I’ve recently just adopted! I’m not sure if I was to put fish in that they would become a snack??
Cheers
wuts the turtle dock made by?
@sammytheshark1 Zilla
@pie1271 thx
How do your turtles not jump off of the dock when you approach them?!
I gonna get a three striped mud turtle
I bet thats a zilla deluxe turtle kit! am I right?
GOLDFISH FIN everyone out of the water NOWWWW
Two questions okay first what is that orange thing in the beginning? And I thought turtles eat commet goldfish?
@darkagirlversion1 ~ That is a snail. The ones in my tank are comet goldfish. Thanks!
@SteeleTate ohhhhhhhh got it thanks for answering
Would you reccomend Mississippi Map Turtles for begginer Turtle owners? It will be my first turtle, although i took care of my cousin’s snapping turtles a couple times while he was on vacation. I <3 pets, i have alot of them but i really like mississippi map turtles. Please answer back.. love your videos, they help alot. Keep making great videos!
@SteeleTate where did you buy the turtles and where do you live?? Thanx!!
you have two of my turtles
I would greatly appreciate it if everyone could check out my video of my baby turtles and subscribe!!! I will also be coming out with new videos in the future!! thanks!!