turtle help

Greetings. This morning I noticed something new in my painted turtle's water. At first glance, it appeared to be tiny bubbles. But there were a lot, all throughout the water column. And when I looked closer, they were moving in the current but also moving on their own. Also on the gravel...

Hello everyone, this black Indian spotted was in a pond for several years, 2 weeks ago it developed this swelling on its limbs. One has even died. What should I do ???

from where i am, nowadays average temp remains at 42 C (107.6 F) and goes up to 48 C (118.4 F), my turtle most of time is in water but from what i noticed it is more active if its in a open container with minimum a fan turned on, without fan she kind of became dull. so put i her container in...

I am quite concerned about my turtle; I had two of them. Unfortunately, one fell ill and didn't survive. She would often sit in the corner for extended periods and stopped eating, which ultimately led to her death recently. The other one, whom I'll call "Demo," was very active and had a hearty...

Hello! I'm relatively new to keeping turtles. Over the last year or so I've fostered a few and now I have one of my own. My turtle is an Eastern painted turtle, and he's quite active and friendly. Whenever someone is near his tank he starts swimming/pawing at the glass. Could this mean he's...

I'm Dave, and I'm not sure if this is the right place to ask, but my little guy has a white spot on his carapace, between scutes. It doesn't seem sensitive, though I've only gently applied some ointment, and brushed him gently. His water quality is good, and he's still eating and basking like...

Hi guys! So i have a tortoise that lives in my garden ( soil there is no grass atm) Anyways my tortoise is active and very fast! but recently (4 days ago) she started sleeping for too long! like a day and half at the same spot, while sleeping her head isn’t completely inside. In the last two...

My brand new Southern Painted Turtle has not eaten since I got it on Tuesday and has been sleeping day and night since Wednesday. He has a heat lamp and uvb bulb that I keep on during the day, I got a heater on Thursday because the tank water got colder than expected and is set to 76 f. Is he...