Red Eared Sliders

[musicman195959]

OMG! One of your RES is named Gamera? My favorite monster of all time! Totally cool. Your turtle tank is awesome. RES are my favorite turtles. I use to have the babys as pets. Are you going to make a video of them when you move them to a bigger tank?

[Bluegargoyle]

I actually already have moved them to a bigger tank- it is a 40 gallon with a large waterfall on the right, a floating island for sunbathing, and a custom rock background. Check it out in my other videos.

"Red Eared Sliders in new tank with custom rock background "

[conrad161]

thats a really nice setup like the rocks

[DEENAASTY]

Nice setup, must be a pain to clean

[matttyv]

i love ur tank set up its awsome,i have 1 RES that is an inch 1/2 how deep should i put the water i also have a heater,basking floating dock,filter,uvb and uva light,no gravel and 2 fake water plants on each side of the tank.but iam not sure how deep should i put the water

[Maggotaux]

Its a very nice setup. Ive been reading alot about Red eared sliders and Found out that they should have more room to bast than swim. Also Plastic plants arent usually a good Idea for they will eat them and become sick. What I cant find out is what type of Freshwater Fish I can have in the same Tank.  Are the fish in this video still alive? And if they are what are they. You should probly put them in a 50 gal once they are 4". You could stunt there growth. Still very nice setup.

[pizzawoman15]

Nice video!What kind of rocks you put in your tank? I have a 5 months red eared slider in a container with water, not in a tank. I really want a turtle tank like yours.

[Bluegargoyle]

The substrate is a kind of gravel usually referred to in poet stores as "river rock." The stones are probably about 1/4 inch on average. Regular aquarium gravel is smaller and more likely to be inadvertently ingested by the animals, and anyway I prefer a vivarium/paludarium that looks more natural.

As for the larger rock, I honestly don't know- a large slab of red shale maybe? I chose it for it's size and shape. Sliders need an area to crawl out and bask.

[Bluegargoyle]

I'm normally partial to lava rock- it makes for great waterfalls. But sliders need a DRY area to bask on- for good plastron health I believe- so having a waterfall over it would be counterproductive. And anyway I worried that the lava rock might have too many jagged edges that could damage their shells. As they grow into a larger tank I might start using lava rock though. Your slider would probably do fine in a 10 gallon- you can get them for about $10. Eventually you'll need a bigger tank.

[sub7viet]

hey how do u keep your water so clean, my turtles tank has a fluval 2 water filter but the water gets dirty after a week, how do i keep it clear like yours?

[Bluegargoyle]

I'm using a Duetto 100. In the video, there is a large rock in the right rear of the tank- the filter terminates in a tube that drops the water over that rock to make a small waterfall. I've since removed the rock to make more swimming room.

It's a decent filter for a small tank, and the turtles are still very small as well, so they don't make as much of a mess as older specimens. Water evaporates pretty quickly with a screened top, so I'm frequently adding new water- weekly at least.

[BongKaiGero]

thats not a 20 long,its a 20 high

[Bluegargoyle]

Actually I was wrong. It's not a 20 at all- my other tank is a 20.  This one is only a ten gallon.

[Al3xX256]

how do you clean it.. I just hold my tank to completely clean it. And hold it to i get to the bathroom and put new water in it.

[Bluegargoyle]

I remove the turtles to a smaller container during cleaning. I use a suction hose to vacuum out the gravel, and I remove the filter to clean it in the sink. I end up siphoning out nearly all of the water while cleaning the gravel, and I replace it with clean dechlorinated water.

This is also a good time to re-seat the plants in the gravel, as the turtles are large enough now to uproot them on a regular basis.

[Al3xX256]

Thanks :D

[millmanturtle]

Nice Tank! Cool Basking spot!

[babysheh]

ty for advice. now i know i nid sunlyt to my res...

[babysheh]

i wanna know if its normal to red eared to changed the skin shell ? its not disease? can anyone tell me plz?

[410skating]

it's not a disease, one of my turtles used to have it but it went away its mostly because your turtle isnt getting the proper amount uvb or uva sunlight

[milkybarkid16]

thats a nice and natural lookin tank!

[playas2]

thats 20 high

[millmanturtle]

uhhhhh I think thats a 20 Gallon Tall B/C Look at My Tank!