A day in the life of Sheba - part 1

My 22-yr-old Red ear slider turtle, Sheba, loves to explore the house outside of her water-filled tank. I don't let her out all the time, but I can let her out for a few hours at a time so she can dry off completely & exercise her legs. She's so big (5 lbs weight, shell is 9 inches long) and unafraid of anything that I don't worry about her getting lost in the house. If anything, she is always at my feet begging for food or following me around! She's a sweet girl and really does make my life very complete. I created a short series of videos where I followed her around my house to give you a glimpse into her personality when I let her roam the house. If you listen closely, you can hear my frog ribbiting (singing) in the background....

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• RES
• red
• ear
• slider
• turtle
• sheba

[aprilxanimals]

She looks almost egg bound or just obese XD

[industrialg]

Actually she used to lay eggs and after that, she had little fat bags around her back legs. Pregnancy makes turtles sag, just like human people! There is always a little bit of loose skin leftover from eggs inside the body. Sheba does have a little bit of extra fat as well, but they get that way when they get older. I don't feed Sheba much at all since I don't want her to gain any more weight. She only gets fed a little bit every 2nd day & it seems to be working so far. :)

[SnApPyDude486]

what kind of frog do u have?

[industrialg]

Frog is an Aquatic Clawed Frog. They live 100% in the water.

[contentunderpresure]

lol that is so awesome. Shes like hmm I think ill go check out the fridge. I hear your frog. Just wondering, that is your clawed frog from your other video? At what age did he start vocalizing? I have a male also who is a youngster (8 months old) and I have never heard him. I am thinking about a turtle in the future.. your videos make me want one. Iol

[industrialg]

Thx 4 the comment! Yes, that is the same frog from the other vid. I am not sure exactly when his singing started, but if I had to guess, I'd say around a year (?). I knew nothing about frogs when I first got him, and when the "noise" started, I thought it was the fridge motor going bad or something. It took me about 2 weeks to figure out that the noise came from the frog! LOL.

[Elynore163]

industrialg - I love your turtle do you still have her and wondering if you could help me out I wanted to get a turtle like yours. wondering what size tank do you have for her and how big is she. I have a 55 gallon tank and wondering if a turtle like her will out grow that tank if she will what tip of turtle wont out grow a 55 gallon tank and what tip of turtle is she

[jokergirl12097]

=O ZOMG IT'S A TURTLEEEE! <3 Soooo cute! Do you recommend them as pets?

[marigi215]

most red eared slider only grow that big if u feed them alot p.s. turtles cant get fat think about it if a turtle got fat it wouldnt fit its shell

[cryptex220]

she laid eggs last time?

[tnutty222]

lol, i love how it stops and turns, looks at you, and keeps walking. all i got is fish, had a turtle, but it died, 10 year old. o well

yours is pretty good though man, good work

[proudtobeafarmgirl]

My turtle Marty was so fat as a baby that she actually cracked her shell! I fed her separatly for a bit and put her in the empty bathtub for a bit each day for more exercise. She is fine now, still pudgy but does very well catching live guppies.

[coolio3163]

@blackhound90 LOL

[aprilxanimals]

@industrialg haha. she is not the obese turtle I've seen either xD

Cute turtle (: