Aquatic Turtle Owners

[Adrian15XXX 10+ year member]

I've had a Red Eared Slider for like 6 months now, and when i got him, his shell was as big as a penny, now hes 4 inches. My Question is how to gain more trust in your turtle. Everytime i go up to the tank he hides in his shell and swims away. I've seen vids on the internet of people who feed their turtle by hand, and the turtle seems to be comfortable with their presence. Any ideas?!?!

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[Beat_Dominator 5,000+ posts]

Take him out and pet him? Most reptiles just need to be handled a ton to become social. My mom's Map turtle was fun and we took him out all the time and let him get used to us.

 

[miker 5,000+ posts]

lmao.

Gain trust with a turtle? Sorry it just sounds kinda funny.

Anyway, I've had my bird since it had no feathers.. Feed it with a little feeding tube and by hand everyday.

The thing is a ****ing ***** now and has NO "trust" at all.

 

[boalova13 10+ year member]

rufies. Thats how i gained my turtles trust

 

[Adrian15XXX 10+ year member]

rufies. Thats how i gained my turtles trust

can you explain? im confused

 

[Canaan 10+ year member]

I've had a Red Eared Slider for like 6 months now, and when i got him, his shell was as big as a penny, now hes 4 inches. My Question is how to gain more trust in your turtle. Everytime i go up to the tank he hides in his shell and swims away. I've seen vids on the internet of people who feed their turtle by hand, and the turtle seems to be comfortable with their presence. Any ideas?!?!

Quick question.

Where did you get your Red Ear?

You see, my family owns a turtle farm here in Louisiana.

We raise over 450,000 red ears every year. ~50,000 other breeds.

 

[bones22 5,000+ posts]

can you explain? im confused

hes saying to give it a date **** drug.

anyway what was said before about handling the turtle more often will work over time.

 

[Adrian15XXX 10+ year member]

i got it from Lee Watsons Reptile Swap in Chicago suburbs.

Quick question.Where did you get your Red Ear?

You see, my family owns a turtle farm here in Louisiana.

We raise over 450,000 red ears every year. ~50,000 other breeds.

 

[miker 5,000+ posts]

Geezes that's a lot of turtles!!!

I kinda want a turtle now that you made this thread..

 

[Adrian15XXX 10+ year member]

hes saying to give it a date **** drug.


anyway what was said before about handling the turtle more often will work over time.

So should i just take it out, and do what with it? let it walk around... keep holding it?!?! haha. Everytime i try to hold it for a while, it gets comfortable with me holding it, so it comes out of its shell, then it tries to escape lol

 

[Adrian15XXX 10+ year member]

Geezes that's a lot of turtles!!!
I kinda want a turtle now that you made this thread..

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[bones22 5,000+ posts]

So should i just take it out, and do what with it? let it walk around... keep holding it?!?! haha. Everytime i try to hold it for a while, it gets comfortable with me holding it, so it comes out of its shell, then it tries to escape lol

hands on

let it move around near you

try feeding it

turtles arent like dogs or anything but they are actually fun to have i may have to get some more

 

[Adrian15XXX 10+ year member]

hands onlet it move around near you

try feeding it

turtles arent like dogs or anything but they are actually fun to have i may have to get some more

ok. and i have to do this a lot huh?!

 

[bones22 5,000+ posts]

ok. and i have to do this a lot huh?!

try to as often as you can

the best thing about them they arent hard to care for and they rent loud obviously

 

[Canaan 10+ year member]

i got it from Lee Watsons Reptile Swap in Chicago suburbs.

Just to let you know, its is actually illegal (federal law) to buy/sell turtles less than 4" across in the US. You can be fined $1500 per turtle. The FDA says it has to do w/ salmonella outbreaks in the early 70's...which is BS, those outbreaks were actually caused by chicken, but the poultry industry had more pull and more $ so turtle farmers became scape goats. So, the ban came to be.

Turtles are one of VERY few products grown legally in the US, but are illegal to sell.

We have been working to get this ban lifted for ~8yrs. The FDA side steps us every time they can. We came up with a method to produce a salmonella free turtle, but the FDA still drags the ban on w/ bureaucratic BS. They uphold the ban, even though we have multiple studies from many universities (LSU, MSU, Tulane) that show turtles are as safe or safer pets than a house cat.

Anyways, feed it well. Give it a wide ranging diet. Red Ears are omnivorous.

Don't keep it in one of those little palm tree pans that flea-markets sell turtles with. Get a nice aquarium and build a patform w/ a warming lamp. Clean the water often.

Some turtles are just shy. Just stay in the room when you feed it and try to let it eat with you near. It just takes time.