Original post by AlbinoTurtleKing — 2025-11-30 20:09:30 GMT
Paisley Clown RES 👑 🤡 🐢
Turtle morphs have changed a lot since I started using kingsnake back in the day. It’s crazy how far it’s come and how far it’s about to go. I’m so excited for Kingsnake to be back!!!!!
Original post by breanna33 — 2020-12-22 05:51:37 GMT
Tank and filter included
live in Stratford,Connecticut USA
Please send message to my email if interested.
breanna33@gmail.com
Original post by crizot — 2017-07-04 22:35:19 GMT
Just took in an adult redear with pigment problems she black and white how can I help it I'm not sure how to post a photo of her
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Just took in an abustle redear with pigment problems she black and white how can I help it I'm not sure how to post a photo of her
]]>Original post by craciak18 — 2017-03-15 02:09:05 GMT
My RES has been biting his foot these last few days. I was out of town over the weekend and it seems to have just started. This also happened a few months ago with his other foot- and looking back, I believe I noticed after being out of town for a week. Both occasions I made sure that he was taken care of in my absence.
Could this be a stress issue or just coincidence?
Thank you!!
]]>Original post by dmbfan — 2016-05-22 16:17:23 GMT
Hi. I think it's about time for a new canister filter. I currently have an Eheim canister. I need recommendations!
Thanks in advance!
]]>Original post by aquick1 — 2014-12-10 06:39:22 GMT
I have four red eared sliders that I would like to breed. And am wonder witch is male and female? It is hard too tell...
Reply by clifton — 2015-08-26 02:26:37 GMT
It's easy to ID a male. Females have tapered, cone shaped tails. Males have a thickened bulge at the "body" end of the tail. Their genitalia is kept inside until it is needed. They DO keep their junk in the trunk. Also, check the claws/nails. Females have about the same length nails, front and back, while males have longer front nails. Think "Freddy Krueger").
Original post by jimmy666 — 2014-10-06 16:41:53 GMT
As an occasional treat I hand-feed mealworms. I've always purchased them from tastyworms.com but my turtles have grown to a size that it's unsafe to feed them. (nipping my finger tips) Does anybody know what to upgrade in size to? Regular earthworms?
]]>Original post by jimmy666 — 2014-03-31 01:49:11 GMT
i was a member of kingsnake.com for many years when i had a burmese python and it is a great site
now i've got 2 REDs
i've had a male and a female for 2yrs since they were just a couple weeks old. everything's gone great this whole time. but for the last 2-3 weeks the male is constantly resting out of the water. not to bask under the heat lamp. he hangs out on the cool side "float". pretty much all day and night. after a feeding he swims for a while but then right back out of the water. has he got the "itch" and is trying to dry out to shed his scutes? the female has grown very quickly and she almost never has basked. i know what reptile-RI looks like and there's no signs of that so far.
I'm very worried. Does anybody have any comments?
THANKS FOR ANY HELP
Reply by OrangeHeterodon — 2014-04-03 02:26:28 GMT
If the female is growing very fast, is she larger than the male? RES can be real tank bullies sometimes.
How often is water changed, maybe something has happened to quality of the water that just does not bother the female? Sliders are pretty darn hardy though so I doubt this would be the case, though it could be, so still worth a check.
Is anything else kept in the water with the turtles such as fish?
Another thing is maybe it is just a phase. I have seen captive and wild sliders and cooters that were healthy do some out-of-nature things such as sitting out-of-water on a cold and cloudy day with no sunlight during the day prior.
As far as a shed, from the sliders I have kept, RESs and YBSs the turtles still spend a fair amount of time in the water.
My biggest bet though, if the female is larger than the male, is tank bully. If she is outgrowing him he could be intimidated by her and trying to stay away. I would watch for this carefully and if it proves to be an issue either divide the tank or provide a 2nd one for one of them. With the turtles that are kept where I work we frequently have to put one in our outdoor pond because it got large fast and took over, or put one in a different tank because it is not growing fast enough and is being out-competed by all the other turtles.
Original post by Katyax — 2014-02-15 16:09:56 GMT
I have two 19 year old male RES that have been together for many years. Their previous owner had them with two other RES as well. We have had them for a couple of weeks and after a week or so the bigger male started fluttering his front claws at the smaller one. At first it only happened a few times but now it seems that his entire day is designated to this behavior. He only comes up for about three strokes of air in between.
The smaller RES doesn't engage in this behavior, just swims away or doesn't pay attention to him fluttering his claws..
I've read about male dominance in RES but it seems that they should both be engaged or at least the smaller one should be stressed, hiding or otherwise showing submissive.. But he's not.
Does anyone have advice on this? I'm starting to think the bigger one is going crazy or something.. His breathing is so heavy the few times he comes up for air that I can hear him throughout my whole apartment!
Reply by OrangeHeterodon — 2014-03-18 19:58:36 GMT
In case you check back here, after a month, it is something that does indeed happen and does involve dominance and courtship. I don't THINK it is courtship. Where I work we have a slider tank for people who want to get rid of their pet sliders. River Cooters go in our outdoor pond and YBS and RES in our indoor tank. We have a Cooter-RES Hybrid male that will flutter his claws in a smaller YBS male's face. It is a sign of trying to exert dominance. The other turtle didn't mind this behavior too much at first and now just ignores it. If the other turtle stops getting enough food I would advise separation. Otherwise it doesn't matter much. The nails are soft and the fluttering isn't very rough, it's to only make contact not assault, sort of like brushing through a wall of hanging vines or beads, not enough force to put an eye out.
Original post by AaronBayer — 2013-06-24 15:25:53 GMT
About 1 month ago I rescued an adult male red-ear slider from some bad conditions. It was in a 20gal with filthy water, no basking spot, ate nothing but 1 type of pellet, and the filter had not been changed in at least 2 years.
Upon getting the turtle i gave it a quick inspection (i'm a snake guy, not a turtle guy so i din't really know what i was looking for) and it seemed surprizingly healthy... clear eyes, strong legs, and hard shell. I did notice that all of the segments of the shell looked like 9-10 layers of segments stacked upon each other which i thought was weird.
I got the turtle home, put it in a 40 gal with aged and dechlorinated water, brand new 75 gal filter,turtle dock with basking light. Water temps are at 75-76 day and night, basking spot on the dock is at 90, and I turn on a full spectrum bulb for a few hours ever couple of days.
The turtle is full of energy and swims about 80% of the time and basks about 20%. However he's shedding scales like crazy... every day there is another shell segment at the bottom of the tank. Also, he won't eat any type of turtle pellets but will eat a few crickets on occasion and has eaten one small piece of lettuce.
What should i do about his picky eating habbits and what is going on with the shedding?
any info will be appreciated.
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Reply by Katyax — 2014-02-15 16:15:17 GMT
The shedding is normal, he has probably just never had enough dryness in his shell to shed properly, just look out for any rot underneath the shells.
If he's only been fed protein it's hard to get them to eat anything else. The grow accustom to a great taste and low nutrition.. Trying to feed them strongly scented things is a good way to change thins up. They like shrimp and tuna which has both vitamin D and nutrition but of course is also protein. Could try some dandelion leaves, I hear they like that...
Original post by mikefedzen — 2013-04-29 23:48:39 GMT
Small girls and an adult male.
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Original post by OIBS — 2012-12-31 21:15:11 GMT
I recently got a new baby Yellow bellied Cooter and it has been spending a lot of time on its basking platform with its eyes constantly closed. It does not move very much and eats very little.Not sure what to do. thank u ahead of time
Reply by oibs — 2013-01-07 00:11:18 GMT
thanks al see what they say
Reply by cindy_lou — 2013-01-06 23:09:50 GMT
I see no one has answered your question. I'm a new turtle owner myself and don't have an answer but you might get an answer in the forum Big Pond at Austin's Turtle Page. Is your turtle still acting sick? I hope this information helps. Good luck.
Original post by caracal — 2012-10-03 05:50:26 GMT
A friend of mine fished a dozen hatchling florida cooters out of his swimming pool.
10 looked like the darker one and 2 were like the lighter one in the pic.
I don't know much about cooters.
Is that a known morph?
Thanks for your time,
Jonny
Original post by jamesNchams — 2012-09-21 18:04:13 GMT
Hi in the past my 6 adult turtle bred, I had about 212 eggs all together in my clutch. 200 of them hatched I am giving away slide babies first come first serve (don't worry I have plenty) Rules: 1 person in house hold is limited to 10 babies But can be limited to less depending on situation.I Will not sex them for you sorry you get what you get since they are free.Since they are free all I ask is for overnight shipping cost or 2nd day delivery cost as behoming fee.I am not responsible if anything happens to them because they are FREE.I AM located in w. VA, You may send me messages for more details please do not resell these babies as it is against the law to resell 1 inch babies. These are being handed out for homing
as well as educational purposes.Remember you are paying shipping.
Reply by cody1hunter2 — 2019-05-04 20:51:37 GMT
Do you still have sliders available?
Reply by Shadow87 — 2017-09-21 07:30:56 GMT
I'm interested if you have still. Shipping will be covered
Reply by cindy_lou — 2012-12-08 19:51:07 GMT
I'm still waiting to hear from you.
Reply by jamesNchams — 2012-12-07 20:16:24 GMT
No spaces in the email and it is 50 sliderspper box
Reply by jamesNchams — 2012-12-07 20:12:33 GMT
I still have 100 about 4 1/2 inch in size. email me at chamlover 98@yahoo.com to reserve deposit to cover shipping costs limited to 50 per box
Reply by cindy_lou — 2012-12-07 19:59:22 GMT
I never heard back from you. 
Reply by jamesnchams — 2012-11-01 02:21:39 GMT
still availablem I have another clutch sadly
Original post by itsyourparty — 2012-06-27 21:44:08 GMT
Has anyone had the feeder fish in the tank attack their turtle? I have some very large minnows that were never eaten that are now constantly harrassing my turtle by nipping at him. They nip so hard it actually moves him in the water. Is this some sort of symbiotic relationship or should I remove the fish from the tank? I did notice some shedding on his back legs and tail and I am wondering if maybe the fish are helping to remove the dead skin? Any advice would be appreciated.
]]>Original post by joananne — 2012-05-07 02:39:16 GMT
Hello,
I have two river cooters and two red eared sliders. I have had them for two years. I relocated them into a small, black, hard plastic pond.24 hours ago. all of them will not go onto the basking stone. They all remain under it.They refused to eat today. Could this be due to a needed transition period? Any help with this matter would be much appreciated.
Thank you in advance,
Joanne
Reply by OIBS — 2012-12-31 21:02:42 GMT
I had the same problem ween i moved my turtle but after about a week he was back to his normal behavior it usually just takes time for them to settle in
Original post by NCTurtleBoy — 2012-05-04 21:16:31 GMT
Dealers now giving away a free 20 gallon long tank and quality turtle food with each RES. Yay finally those dealers know take turtles can't live in a critter keeper for five years only eating 2 pellets a day.
Reply by cindy_lou — 2012-11-11 23:46:24 GMT
I have been wanting to purchase a couple babies for a while now. I'm in West Virginia and my sister is going to Myrtle Beach next week and she wants some as well. Where can we get some baby RES cheap? Thanks, Cindy
Original post by Jonasgn — 2012-04-25 22:14:16 GMT
I know cooters gets bigger, but i really cant see the difference between similar sized animals.
Can you guys tell me some things to look for.
Thanks
]]>Original post by DMBfan — 2012-04-18 17:11:54 GMT
Good afternoon,
My female turtle who is approximately 12 years old continuously tries biting at her floating basking platform, and eventually takes huge chunks out of it, which float around the tank. She eats a regular diet and is healthy. I can't figure out why she is doing this. Has anyone else ever had this problem? If so, how did you prevent your turtle from eating the platform?
Thanks in advance!
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