Tell me your turtle cohabitation stories below!!! _Also_ I know a lot of you actually have two (or more) turtles living together. In my personal opinion, most turtles are happy in their own tank (although I'm slightly biased since Nemo is really nasty when it comes to other turtles lol) I'd love to hear your stories, both good and bad, and tell me your opinions!
i have two girls and they like to sleep stacked on top of each other :)) they get along usually but my paranoia always gets to me so when i see them chasing each other my brain automatically jumps to homicide
I am genuinely new to turtle keeping. I began with a want for fish and once I saved enough money, me and my family went to the pet store to purchase a school of fish that seemed easy and attractive. When we got there we saw the turtles and my family and I fell in love. We went home that day and I started doing research. And unfortunately I did not collect enough information about the work that goes into caring for these beautiful creatures. When we returned the next day the workers at the pet store convinced us that two red eared sliders could fit and would grow to the size of a 20 gallon aquarium. Knowing now and watching your videos I am SO upset that these store are spreading false information that can determine an animal’s future. After about three weeks with them in the tank I couldn’t stand it and scrapped up enough money that managed to purchase a 40 gallon breeder and am now searching for a 125 gallon aquarium. Sorry I’m just rambling now. My two turtles (one male and one female) have shown no aggression and love to dig in the rocks together. If you made it to the bottom of the enormous comment congratulations. And thank you for your amazing videos!! You are amazing!
A lot of people start like you, so no worries. The awesome thing is that you still did research after the fact, and I applaud you for that! Really good to hear that they are getting along. Good luck on your search for the 125, let me know what happens!
@@amber1579 i have a similar situation with 2 res, one male and the other female and now they're both in a 75 gallon, but before that our family did no research and they were in a 10 gallon for about 4 years...
Craigslist bro. I bought 120 gallon tank for $60 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻. I desperately needed it at the time due to my turtles growing and also learning along the way.
I have 2 turtles In the same tank and they’ve been together since there were both babies and now their 3 years old and they cannot be apart from each other they love being together :)
That’s going to change as they get older and become sexually mature (this can take up to 8 years). You don’t know how many people lost their turtle because the other turtle attacked them after several years of being together. You have been warned 😕
I have a musk turtle with 2 eastern river cooters (M:F) and they get along great! It’s so funny because my musk turtle is very small so he hops on the bigger turtles backs and gets a ride around 😂
I have 5 turtle together, and before you go snapping at me, the have plenty of room, a large, breeder 75 tank, and a large basking area. I had one and I got two more turtles from the same place I got the first one, they were already kept together so they got along fine because they were grown together since they were babies. I got two turtles from a friend who could not take care of them anymore. I slowly introduced them, and they all got along perfect. I have a large male, female, and medium sized male, the two little ones are to young to tell still. They get along fine, but they tend to steal each others food, so when I would feed them things like fish I pull them out one at a time and let them grab their piece and set them back in the tank, I then scatter the remaining food around the aquarium. They all eat fine since I started doing that, although I always watch them each incase of an emergency. Things like floating pellets they never fight over. They all take a corner and I feed their corner and they eat right up with no problem. Encase you’re curious I have one red eared slider and the rest are yellow bellied sliders. The largest male tends to try to mate with the female but I think she’s to young still and the other male doesn’t have problems with the older male, it really depends on the type of turtle and their personality, I honestly got very lucky.
Thank you for this - mostly bc I recently acquired a female red eared slider that was found dt Hollywood where there is no water - it's so sweet and cleared had come as a pet due to her gentle nature with being handled. I currently have a male red eared slider - they are separate but was hesitant to bring them in together due to them not growing up together - maybe I will try and see how it goes - and do it slowly - daily. thank you
I actually have had my 2 female red eared sliders together since I got them. They've been together since they were babies. They never fight but I do feed separately.
I keep my two turtles in the same tank. Even feed them together, they never show any aggression towards one another. The only thing they do differently together as opposed to alone is when basking sometimes one of them will climb on top of the other forming a turtle stack. they switch who is on the top, and neither seems upset about the other one lying on top of them.
Hi! I have a musk turtle too, but I was wondering what size tank you have? I am currently housing my baby musk turtle, almost juvenile, in a 20 gallon long tank. Are they male and female?
My husband was unaware turtles do this and asked if I was sure the turtles weren’t so cheap for a reason. The Superman leg thing too. He thought something must be wrong with their limbs.
Yea I got two red ear slider one big one small for like five years and they do the same thing the big use to eat all the small one food tho now the small one big
I have had 2 red eared sliders for about 9 years now. They have lived together since they were hatchlings and have always gotten along well. They are both females. I have never fed them separately and they actually hang out together quite a bit.
Ok so... here goes. I basically saved two red eared sliders so no choice in just keeping one turtle. But I strive to give them all their needs. I purchased a 125 gallon tank and base, added two turtle toppers one on each side, two canister filters, one back mounted filter, a 3D back ground and large river rocks. Currently my two turtles love it. Do they fight? Very rare at best. This is due feeding them strawberries as treats and they are greedy. If I see any form of aggression I immediately pull them out and make them walk around for about 10 minutes and they forget all about it. I am lucky, my turtles have their own basking area and the tank is so huge that they hardly interact. Oh male and female. So they have their own space and when they do interact they are both digging through rocks and basically just looking for anything they can find under the rocks. I also have two feeder fish. Aggressive yes. I would not put another turtle in my tank. Because they can be aggressive. But they eat together and basically share lettuce with out issue. It’s only if I give them treats, Especially a strawberry when they become aggressive. So my practice is give them a treat... walk them shortly after then put them in their tank. They have been great. Mind you these turtles came from a half filled tank with over 5 turtles trying to share one basking lamp. Now they are living in paradise. I will make a video and share with you. Your videos helped me understand turtle behavior and because of your videos I now have my own saved turtles. This is a personal thank you. Keep up the great work. I will share the video with you some time this weekend. Thank you!!
Wow! That's amazing and I'm glad to be apart of it. Two basking areas is something I didn't really think about. Thank you for sharing your experiences!!
This popped up in my feed. I was actually going to ask about it. Thank you! I worry about my turtle, Elliot being lonely but I didn’t think turtles had buddies in the wild. This was very helpful!
Painted Turtles can be kept together as long as you have multiple of each gender. They live in "communities" in the wild. You can see them basking together.
I have 2 different turtles: a spiney soft shell and a red eared slider. Both were very young and they are inseparable. In fact, when I seperated them, they went into depression and separation anxiety. I wish I could post photos here. They are very happy together and help one another out. It's so awesome.
So I’ve had my red eared slider (male) for about 3 or 4 years now, and recently I got an African side neck! (Female) she’s a bit smaller but after a while of her being in her own tank I decided to put them together. Her tank was smaller than my red eared sliders and his tank is quite big. They both seem shy but they aren’t stressed or aggressive, i will update if anything happens! (I still have her tank set up just incase)
OH! And one more thing, this is not permanent. I did this because I needed the smaller tank for an upgrade im doing. I will be getting her a new and just as big tank in a different room! Any tips will be VERY helpful!
I keep 2 pink bellied sideneck turtles together in the same tank. They eat well together and at times seem like they are playing. They dont bite at eachother and they always bask together.
I have had my 2 female red eared sliders together since I got them at a couple weeks old. They've been together since they were babies. They never fight but I do feed separately. They are 9 now and they love each other.
I have 2 red eared sliders, when i got them, they were probably a few months old at most 1 year old. They are male and female, and they've been living together most of their life. They look almost as a couple. They just mind each others business and don't try to be aggressive to each other
I have a red eared slider and a peninsula cooter together in a 300gal, it goes to 500gal, and later I will fill it to 500 when I finish it, bc it is a custom enclosure I made, but I don't plan on finishing it until next summer. They are both 1yr old so they aren't aggressive towards each other, hopefully it stays that way. I didn't think aggression would be a problem until I saw something on reddit about it, so now I'm doing research. They have a pretty big enclosure, and like I said it's not even finished yet. I hope they will stay calm towards each other, they will bask together and I have plenty of guppies in there for them to eat plus I feed them extra stuff, so hopefully they won't feel the need to complete for food since there is so much of it in there
In one tank I have two “rescued” musk turtles and they get on just fine never had any problems, both are extremely timid in nature however I also have a yellow bellied slider which has always made very quick work of any turtles I’ve tried to put with it when it was less then a year old and haven’t tried since, I’ve had her for about 13 years now
I am a new turtle owner! This was helpful, thank you for posting! I rescued 3 baby Red Eared Sliders in the fall & they're 5 months old now. I have 2 boys, 1 girl. The girl is 4 inches now, one of the boys is 3", & the other boy is 2". So far they get along well!! They are together sometimes and sometimes separate. However, they like to sleep all smooshed together on one side of the basking rock at night (even though they have plenty of room to spread out elsewhere)! Lol. I have noticed sometimes when feeding they don't realize that they can all go for separate food around the tank, instead they kind of try to go for the same pieces. It doesn't seem aggressive thus far, but trying to watch that! May end up feeding them in separate containers as they grow older! Also am thinking about getting a divider once they are old enough to mate. @TheTurtleGirl do you have any suggestions for tank dividers?! :)
I have a juvenile and hatchling red ear slider and they work really well together, The baby often sits on the bigger ones back.I feel like they work really well cause the juvenile (Crush) is shy and basically likes to hid in this one specific spot, and the hatchling is very adventurous and loves to roam around. There was one fight over Crush’s spot once, but I just removed the spot for a day and it sorted itself out.
Wish I saw this video before I bought a second boy turtle. Lol. I have two male red ear sliders and they fight a lot. They are about 6 inches in diameter. I have a 40 gallon tank. I’m getting a 120 gallon tank tomorrow. I’ll give an update on the fighting situation in about a week or two when I get it up and running.
I had 4 turtles living together for years (3 years actually before we had to give them up because of moving) 3 red eared sliders and 1 Eastern painted. Maybe it was because they had been together since they were little but they were never aggressive toward each other and I just assumed this was the default. I appreciate the correction. Still I wonder if they took all the angst out on the crawfish and mosquito fish we kept with them (captured all those from the nearby pond were we lived and yes some got munched as expected). Heh they never did get the runt though, little crayfish started out as the smallest guy and I found him without any claws to boot. Ended up being the sole survivor years later and grew 3-4 inches, big enough to where even the turtles avoided him as he owned the tanks floor.
@@gabrielllazo5639 it is not up for debate that what you're doing is cruel. 20 gallons is too small for most turtles if they were by themself. Your situation is a disaster waiting to happen I bet my house on it. The chances that all 6 of your turtles will remain complacent and friendly with each other is near impossible. Not trying to be mean just giving advice because I care about turtles. I'd try and seperate them, get them a much bigger tank/'s or a pond or find them a different home before they get injured or die. It's not fair on them.
I had this same experience with my painted turtle. I had to separate her from my sliders. I have 2 sliders and 1 yellow belly in a large tank and they all get along with each other but the painted turtle would bite their necks. When my bearded dragon died I was able to repurpose that tank and separate them. Haven’t had issues since. That painted turtle loves to bask!
I had 5 turtles in one aquarium from basically birth. One georgia map turtle, a pink belly, and 3 yellow belly’s (2 males 1 female). Its been more than a year since ive gotten them all and sadly the Georgia map died from a sudden case of pneumonia that i didnt see in time, and the pink belly had a skin fungus since its birth and no matter how many doctors visits i took her and medications i gave her it always came back stronger after a month. I was new to the turtle caring and still new but at that time i still kept the pink belly in the same tank with the 3 yellow belly’s. Before she passed from the skin fungus i started introducing fish in the tank and the fish were too big and fast for the turtles to catch so they got used to them. As time progressed i added more and more different fish in the tank. The turtles arent big enough to lay eggs yet but they are from 2-4 inches in the shell. Ive not had any problems with the turtles fighting or being aggressive to each other or to the fish (except for the feeder fish and shrimp i put in twice a week) and in fact for some reason they enjoy being in a group. Idk if its a tactic they developed from there being other critters in the tank but they are almost always together. Ive never had problems with sexual rage yet and i give them a surplus amount of food because the other fish will eat the rest. Havent had competition at all yet but i do fear that itll occur within the next year. If you see any problems so far with what im doing comment on this text or any tips you can provide for someone who is still new to the aquatic care. This comment is a “life story” of sorts of what ive done and experienced with it and honestly its just rambling. Thank you
I think based on the comments and my own experiences, if you get them together as babies they don’t mind. Mine are in a huge dog pool during the warmer days outside turned to a pond. They are both yellow bellied sliders girls but they have two caves which they can bask on separately. They do sleep together in a storage tub that’s maybe 30 gallons, it’s only for sleeping. They go in we cover it and one ticks herself under the tea towels we have in there and the other will lay on top her sister over the blanket. They do have a smaller kiddie pool inside that’s not turned into a whole pond but more of a tank setup. They only go in there while we’re cleaning or if it’s too cold to go outside or more than 100 degrees. That’s the only place where even with their own space they get upset. It’s too small, so it’s rare they go in. Sometimes will let one roam and one bask, then swap. They eat separately in this pool. There is one who is more aggressive and this is the only time we see it. They will free roam near each other and all is good, but that smaller pool turns into Lord of the Flies real quick if you put food in.
I have 2 turtles of the same species in the same tank and one is with 1 year older than the other and when I first put them together the biger one smelled the other turtle and then minded his own buisness ignoring him is that a good sign?
I adopted 3 Red Eared Sliders & not a lot of past info came with although they had always shared a 50 gallon aquarium. Two females 10” & 8” plus one male a 9”. Shorty after one of the females bit the males neck when it was extended. I had to remove him to a different aquarium. It took awhile to heal but with daily cleaning & aquarium changes he survived! The two females are happy together in their 70 gallon tub & the male is in heaven living by himself in the 50 gallon. I didn’t know what I would be taking on. I didn’t discover Turtle Girl until after the adoption! I’m putting in a small pond for summer & have purchased a large troughs for the girls. Everything’s working out well & I had a couple of eggs but it seems like there’s so many sliders it might not be fair to let them breed.
I might be getting a knew turtle I already have 1 but idk if I should get another😞😲😰 I have a red eared slider turtle but Wich would go best with her? Also she is still a baby...😬
I have 5 turtles in an outside pond.....3 hieroglyphics and 2 Venustas.....they all see to stack up on top of one another although still under a year old though... i will be keeping an eye on their behaviour over the next months .....thank you for the videos !!
i got a rescued red ear and a pet store yellow belly in the same tank right now. They are hatchlings. Thanks for this video, i will monitor closely their behavior but they currently seem to get along very well. They do tussle a bit over food, I probably should try and get them fed separately.
I have a regular red eard slider thats ive have for 15 years the first 9 years i was very young and new nothing about taking care of one im happy and lucky it survived its didnt grow much for not having a big tank or lighting but after 9 years and doing research I bought a 40 gallon tank and heat lamp with uvb and a Rio grande red eard slider that's I've had for 6 years now they get along great the first year the older one was a little aggressive with the smaller one till the Rio grande grew almost the same size as the res due to it having proper tank and lighting from a baby and they bask together all the time my mom brought a pink turtle she found far out from any bodies of water and they have all been getting along great 👍
I have two turtles together my friend is giving me his 75 gallon tank now I have had a pretty good experience with them I think they’re both female but they’re babys so I assume they will grow up together
My 2 eastern painted turtles are in a tank together and I think there both male or male and female they check each other out by getting up in each other’s faces never bit at each other from what I have seen they’ve been together since they where baby’s I’ve had them for a year I just don’t know what to do and I don’t know if they are aggressive torwards each other what’s your opinion please help
We have a 75 gallon tank with a reeves turtle and a mud turtle. We bought them from a reptile rescue and they were housed together when we got them, and they’ve been together ever since. They’re buddies.
In July or June of 2020 I got these baby turtles (Musk turtle, red eared slider) in the beginning they kinda fought but now they’re fine together now a days. Also thanks for these tips! Love ya channel kinda a new viewer
I had two male red ear sliders, both knew each other from hatching though and they never got aggressive, as well as two other adults(introduced at adulthood) who never minded sharing space with the other in the 55 gallon tank, lastly my favorite two, I had an adult red ear with a younger painted belly. ALL TURTLES IN PAIRED TANKS WERE FED IN THEIR TANKS TOGETHER WITHOUT AGGRESSION TOO!
Terrapins are nuts sometimes, I've had hatchlings together for months and then one begins acting aggressive. I've also had a red ear slider, a terrapin, a map turtle, AND a Cumberland slider together in a 300, no issues. That was a wild time :)
I adopted two baby turtles (boy and girl ) I’ve had them for about a year and a half now I had them in a 20g tank until they started growing and the bigger one started to find its way outside the tank (I made a basking spot on top the tank) .i now have them in a 75g or 100g tank (not sure on the size ) they’re pretty chill with each other but they get grumpy when I clean the tank cause they don’t like the relocation .
I fostered a common snapping and when he was big enough i let him stay with my yellow belly slider i noticed that my turtles were very food agressive i decided to release the snapping turtle and i still see him around my pond outside
I have 2 soft shell baby turtle ( I don't know the gender ) . Both are baby one I got today and when I keep him/her in tank , no one shows any interest in anyone ... Both live in different part of the tank ... They Don't fight , but still I am worried , I have filled my tank exact the size of both , with muddy water , the problem is the new turtle is smaller than the old one .. not much but still he/she is small , plz reply ....
I have 2 red-eared sliders and a yellow-belly slider. And they get along. The yellow one does jazz hands as well as my small red eared. But for the most part. They have a calm personality and don't mind each other.
I did have a red ear eared slider and map turtle together for about 10 years and upgraded them to a 120 gallon for the last 4 years and they did fairly well for the most part and I would ensure they each had their own basking space and had a divider whenever I noticed aggression. Eventually though the red ear slider was too aggressive and I had to separate them so they each have their own tanks now. Good video! I never thought of the possible combinations before and thats a cool idea. I will still stick to separate tanks because that seems best.
This is way off topic but I have a question: whenever I wear plaid, my turtles go crazy. Why? It's not the color because I have several different color plaids that I've worn, it's gotta be the pattern. They start splashing and trying to chase me. When my shirt gets close to their tank it's all they focus on (usually they calmly study my movements and my hair), but they try to bite at my shirt. I'm perplexed. They do the same thing with cell phones too..
my res and ybs get along pretty well. big tank, constant rotation of live plants for the ybs to tear apart and a good number of fish to keep them exercising. res spends most of the time basking and/or hiding in the floating foliage. ybs spends most time swimming and playing with the fish, when they do bask together they are both having zen moments. res is smaller but he came first and he lets ybs know who is boss... give a kind of slant eye towards ybs and ybs backs off.
I have 2 indian roof turtle juveniles.though they are of same kind,they never fight they eat together and they live together with eachother and whenever i try to take one out the other bites me so does that mean that they are good friends? ??
I have two Murray river turtles in a 90 litre tank and they are nice to each other and most times sleep together and are only little but I do feed them separate
I have two female brown roofed turtles and they actually seem to get along really nicely, they bask together, plan escapes together 😂 however they do get aggressive during feeding time so I feed them separately otherwise they get along fine as far as I can tell
We have two red eared sliders who have been tankmates since they were babies. They’re about three years old now and get along well. I hand feed them a lot of the time as well as sprinkling their food into their tank. So far no aggression and they sleep on each other and bask together.
would it be ok if i put my current 2 common musk turtles (who are usually fine with eachover) in a 4ftx2ftx2ft tank with a map turtle? I'm planning on having a substrate that can be digged in like river-bed sand and a massive root-like piece of driftwood, which they could use to hide or chill on. So please tell me if this would be alright?
I’ve had two male painted turtles in the same 60 gallon tank for almost 30 years now. They were actually fine together in the beginning then 10-15 years ago, one started getting aggressive towards the other. The smaller one go figure. Since then I just put a plexiglass divider with holes drilled in it separating the tank in the middle. Now they each have their own sides, one side has a Los Angeles back drop and the other side has NYC. Of course I named them Tupac and Biggie.
I’ve had up too 3 turtles in the same tank 2 Red Eared Sliders (1 Adult Female + 1 Baby/Juvenile Female) And a Adult Female Yellow Belly Slider. I only had one incident when the Red eared slider attack the baby by biting the tail. After that they was fine
I’m currently setting up a tank for a musk turtle and my friends have been asking if I’m getting one or two. I really just wanted one because personally it sounds less complicated. I was starting to feel bad and was considering getting two but I’m so glad I found this video because I feel confident in my original choice
Hi! If I have 2 yellow bellied sliders, one older and one younger, and have a divider for my tank- they've been in the tank together with this divider for a bit, when if ever would you think it was ok to put them together? Or, should I just get a sperate tank for the younger ?
I have 2 red ear sliders (1) female (1) male after watching your vids I have learned alot. Especially some things I didn't know were bad. I have had them both since they were babies (6 years old). They use to not fight until recent year or two. I have finally upgraded my filtration system, basking area, and heater. One thing I never did and will start doing because of your knowledge is feed them separately because it saddens me that they fight when they didn't before. Mostly it was my fault I learned along the way on my own but seeing a community has Def opened my eyes. So now the real test begins. They don't fight all the time it's a rare things but now that I am utilizing the entire tank I have a feeling things will be normal again also separate feeding forsure. ALL in all I believe turtles can have mates but be prepared first. Don't be like me and learn the hard way.
Also I enjoy watching them bask together and they don't fight when food is involved but definitely going to start feeding them separately to calm the tention lol.
My red eared was in the same tank as her brother, hatched together but they were like 3 when I adopted her. Up until before I took her in, her and her brother didn't seem to 100% get along.
Once i bought a baby Turtle because I felt like my turtle needed company and when I did the test to see how they would be in the tank together my big one try to chase it and I quickly got the baby turtle out at the moment I didn't know turtles don't like other turtles in their space 😔
I've had a red eared slider and two painted turtles for about 2 years now i got them all at the same time and when they were babies and they have never fought and im glad they havent i didn't know they were a more aggressive turtle..i don't feed them separately but i do watch to make sure they are all eating a fair amount of food
I have 2 red ears slider that I got at the same time. For a while they get along well but now I'm worried because the female keep trying to bite the male claw. As I was feeding the turtles today I see the male turtle right claw swollen. I wanted to keep them in the same tank but I must separate them. So they don't kill each other 😓😓
I have a yellow slider and recently saved a red slider. Pablo(my turtle) has always been alone and loves it that way should I just play it safe and keep them separate?
I just bought a common snapping turtle and put it in the same tank with my older red ear slider. . Lately I bought a separate 10 gallon tank. The RES bit a claw of the snapping . And tried to take a chunk off the snapping's leg.
My both turtles were together as babies till they gotten older my bigger turtle would always smell down below and go on top, and before I started keeping them separate my turtle would bite my other turtles tail and that's when I started keeping them separate. My other turtle is gentle but the other one always seems like he wants to fight. Even when I keep them separate and they see each other (which would be once in a while) he would stick his head up wanting to get to him/her. I once decided to divide there tank, it didn't work as my turtle tried going on the other side to get to the other one. Idk if he wants to fight or idk why he's doing it. If I could send pictures I would :/
i have two male Macleay river turtles, in a 4 foot, 77 gallon tank, been together since babies, now about a year old and squabbled over food as babies for a few days, but soon settled im guessing they realized oh there is lots of food, okay, they sit happily basking together, but have always slept apart, they swim together and seen no issues so far, one is a lot larger so maybe thats why, maybe he is the boss, they also have a few generations of guppies, who i think use to be a food source, but lately seem to be more mates as numbers dont seem to drop anymore, bit concerning lol, guppies multiple fast :O
I have a peninsula cooter and a yellow bellied slider together and the only time they show aggression is during feeding. They try to eat food off each other's mouths when there is plenty of other food floating around. So, I started feeding them separately. Other than that, they act like bffs! They bask together, piling on top of each other and even sleep together. Sometimes they swim together, the little one hangs on to the bigger one. They are quite cute 😊 they're still juvenile so idk their genders.
I have 2 painted turtles they've been together since hatch and seem to really enjoy each other they always sit together and bask together they follow each other around the tank and do the mating dance constantly I've had them around 5 years I did recently notice one biting the other It was the first time I've ever seen them do that do you think its breeding season agression? They always want to look at the back of each others head like they will follow each other around peep at the back of the others head then swim away or start the process all over again.
Great video my dear. When I first got started with turtles, I had two reds together. Male and female. As they got older, they started with the sexual aggression and just the male always bothering the female. So naturally that led to getting another tank. Now they are happily separated. The I got two map turtles, again male and female. Same thing happened. Got a 75gallon for the female and a 20 gallon for the male. So they are now happily separated as well. And then there is one more male map and he is all alone with his Angel fish buddy.
I'm wondering how long I'm able to keep my two res turtles together? They are about 9 months old and one is female and the other is male. Ive always fed them in separate feeding bins to make sure they never fight for food. I've never seen them fight at all and they always seem to be next to each other whenever I look at them. They'll bask and sleep next to each other as well. But they are still babies and I'm wondering if it'll work out when they get older? (Also the female is now almost the size of palm and the male is a little less than half her size.)
I have a 3 year old and a 1 year old, both red ear sliders. I didn't know this information in advance, but the little one always rides and basks on top of the big one and they seem to get a long 🤷♀️. If I separate them to eat the small one seems scared and doesn't eat though 😕.
I have two yellow sliders I've had since they hatched. They're about 10years old now and they're both males. One is more aggressive than the other but they now have lots of space so I'm hoping it helps. The agression isn't terrible. I make sure they dont fight over food.
I right now have a softshell aka grave digger. And I also have a serated sideneck aka Sheldon. They reside in a 200 gallon aquarium sandy bottom drift logs and rock. They coexist real well but there only 6 no ths old or so.
I have 2 red ears in one tank....they were given to me that way. But do seem to get along fine. Both males, they were fighting a little at first but I just started feeding them more and it stopped.
i have 2 red eared sliders and they both live in a 40 gallon tank but i introduced the when one was only one and the other was only a month so they exist together pretty well
so ive had my two turtles in the same tank for about 7 years, hes been really mean and bullying her lately so im giving my him to my cousin. they wont have separation anxieties ? theyre the same species
I have 2 red ear sliders got them a few months after being born they been together since then, might be siblings but there's no problem with them they eat together, play together sometimes n definitely sleep together . Definitely looks like they like the company.
I used to have two red eared sliders cohabitating from hatchings. it was not till about 4 years ago, when they were about 10+ when the larger one (I think they were both females) start majorly aggressing towards the other. I did separate them. Even got another 55gal tank... but the smaller turd (~5ins) escaped and my dog thought he was a chew toy... ugh i am still tearful to this day :'(
I have two baby box turtles and they use to get along and now they dont?? Their only the size of like a 50 cent piece so idk what to do? Their tank is huge
I have 60+ cichlids 2 foot long plecos and 3 Mississippi maps all in a 150 gallon. The female just laid a clutch of eggs that are 2 days in the incubator!
Tell me your turtle cohabitation stories below!!! _Also_ I know a lot of you actually have two (or more) turtles living together. In my personal opinion, most turtles are happy in their own tank (although I'm slightly biased since Nemo is really nasty when it comes to other turtles lol) I'd love to hear your stories, both good and bad, and tell me your opinions!
The Turtle Girl i have 2 razorback musk turtles, there is no signs of aggression currently but they are still quite young.
What about a river cooter male and a female missipi map
+Kaz YT Again, space is key. You could try it, but my personal stance is that most turtles should be given their own tanks ;)
i have two girls and they like to sleep stacked on top of each other :)) they get along usually but my paranoia always gets to me so when i see them chasing each other my brain automatically jumps to homicide
What plant would you recommend in the tank with red ear sliders.
I am genuinely new to turtle keeping. I began with a want for fish and once I saved enough money, me and my family went to the pet store to purchase a school of fish that seemed easy and attractive. When we got there we saw the turtles and my family and I fell in love. We went home that day and I started doing research. And unfortunately I did not collect enough information about the work that goes into caring for these beautiful creatures. When we returned the next day the workers at the pet store convinced us that two red eared sliders could fit and would grow to the size of a 20 gallon aquarium. Knowing now and watching your videos I am SO upset that these store are spreading false information that can determine an animal’s future. After about three weeks with them in the tank I couldn’t stand it and scrapped up enough money that managed to purchase a 40 gallon breeder and am now searching for a 125 gallon aquarium. Sorry I’m just rambling now. My two turtles (one male and one female) have shown no aggression and love to dig in the rocks together. If you made it to the bottom of the enormous comment congratulations. And thank you for your amazing videos!! You are amazing!
A lot of people start like you, so no worries. The awesome thing is that you still did research after the fact, and I applaud you for that! Really good to hear that they are getting along. Good luck on your search for the 125, let me know what happens!
Thank you so much for replying! You are such inspiration!
@@amber1579 i have a similar situation with 2 res, one male and the other female and now they're both in a 75 gallon, but before that our family did no research and they were in a 10 gallon for about 4 years...
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Congrats on getting the tank!Wow looking at how long ago this post was makes me feel old. 😆 lol.
Craigslist bro. I bought 120 gallon tank for $60 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻. I desperately needed it at the time due to my turtles growing and also learning along the way.
I have 2 turtles In the same tank and they’ve been together since there were both babies and now their 3 years old and they cannot be apart from each other they love being together :)
Aww
What kind of turtle do you have?
me 2
@äpplet 1234 maybe try a bearded dragon
That’s going to change as they get older and become sexually mature (this can take up to 8 years). You don’t know how many people lost their turtle because the other turtle attacked them after several years of being together. You have been warned 😕
I have a musk turtle with 2 eastern river cooters (M:F) and they get along great!
It’s so funny because my musk turtle is very small so he hops on the bigger turtles backs and gets a ride around 😂
That’s funny I can picture that 🤣🤣🤣
That’s what my red eared slider does to my yellow bellied slider since he’s smaller he gets right up on her back and it’s so cute
I have 5 turtle together, and before you go snapping at me, the have plenty of room, a large, breeder 75 tank, and a large basking area. I had one and I got two more turtles from the same place I got the first one, they were already kept together so they got along fine because they were grown together since they were babies. I got two turtles from a friend who could not take care of them anymore. I slowly introduced them, and they all got along perfect. I have a large male, female, and medium sized male, the two little ones are to young to tell still. They get along fine, but they tend to steal each others food, so when I would feed them things like fish I pull them out one at a time and let them grab their piece and set them back in the tank, I then scatter the remaining food around the aquarium. They all eat fine since I started doing that, although I always watch them each incase of an emergency. Things like floating pellets they never fight over. They all take a corner and I feed their corner and they eat right up with no problem.
Encase you’re curious I have one red eared slider and the rest are yellow bellied sliders. The largest male tends to try to mate with the female but I think she’s to young still and the other male doesn’t have problems with the older male, it really depends on the type of turtle and their personality, I honestly got very lucky.
Thank you for this - mostly bc I recently acquired a female red eared slider that was found dt Hollywood where there is no water - it's so sweet and cleared had come as a pet due to her gentle nature with being handled. I currently have a male red eared slider - they are separate but was hesitant to bring them in together due to them not growing up together - maybe I will try and see how it goes - and do it slowly - daily. thank you
You’re so natural on camera! I’m happy I found your channel!
Awhhh, thank you so much Carley! I really appreciate the support
I actually have had my 2 female red eared sliders together since I got them. They've been together since they were babies. They never fight but I do feed separately.
That's great!! Thanks for sharing :D
I have two female baby turtles and they sometimes even sleep on top of each other 😂
Alejandra Lopez same but the thing is mine are a boy and girl and I don’t want them to make babies
OreoKing Yeah we don’t want babies 🤪
Alejandra Lopez yup
I keep my two turtles in the same tank. Even feed them together, they never show any aggression towards one another. The only thing they do differently together as opposed to alone is when basking sometimes one of them will climb on top of the other forming a turtle stack. they switch who is on the top, and neither seems upset about the other one lying on top of them.
Hi! I have a musk turtle too, but I was wondering what size tank you have? I am currently housing my baby musk turtle, almost juvenile, in a 20 gallon long tank. Are they male and female?
I have to sliders (Yellow & Red) they been together since they were babies.. they eat together, and I have fish living in the same tank...
Me too
My husband was unaware turtles do this and asked if I was sure the turtles weren’t so cheap for a reason. The Superman leg thing too. He thought something must be wrong with their limbs.
Yea I got two red ear slider one big one small for like five years and they do the same thing the big use to eat all the small one food tho now the small one big
I have had 2 red eared sliders for about 9 years now. They have lived together since they were hatchlings and have always gotten along well. They are both females. I have never fed them separately and they actually hang out together quite a bit.
Ok so... here goes. I basically saved two red eared sliders so no choice in just keeping one turtle. But I strive to give them all their needs. I purchased a 125 gallon tank and base, added two turtle toppers one on each side, two canister filters, one back mounted filter, a 3D back ground and large river rocks. Currently my two turtles love it. Do they fight? Very rare at best. This is due feeding them strawberries as treats and they are greedy. If I see any form of aggression I immediately pull them out and make them walk around for about 10 minutes and they forget all about it. I am lucky, my turtles have their own basking area and the tank is so huge that they hardly interact. Oh male and female. So they have their own space and when they do interact they are both digging through rocks and basically just looking for anything they can find under the rocks. I also have two feeder fish. Aggressive yes. I would not put another turtle in my tank. Because they can be aggressive. But they eat together and basically share lettuce with out issue. It’s only if I give them treats, Especially a strawberry when they become aggressive. So my practice is give them a treat... walk them shortly after then put them in their tank. They have been great. Mind you these turtles came from a half filled tank with over 5 turtles trying to share one basking lamp. Now they are living in paradise. I will make a video and share with you. Your videos helped me understand turtle behavior and because of your videos I now have my own saved turtles. This is a personal thank you. Keep up the great work. I will share the video with you some time this weekend. Thank you!!
Wow! That's amazing and I'm glad to be apart of it. Two basking areas is something I didn't really think about. Thank you for sharing your experiences!!
The Turtle Girl I will share a video this weekend 😁
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This popped up in my feed. I was actually going to ask about it. Thank you! I worry about my turtle, Elliot being lonely but I didn’t think turtles had buddies in the wild. This was very helpful!
glad it could help you out :)
Painted Turtles can be kept together as long as you have multiple of each gender. They live in "communities" in the wild. You can see them basking together.
They live in communities in the wild because they typically have a large pond to cohabitate. A tank is much too small for a community of them.
I love watching your videos! I’ve been thinking about getting turtles recently and I’ve been watching all of your videos and have learned so much!
I have 2 different turtles: a spiney soft shell and a red eared slider. Both were very young and they are inseparable. In fact, when I seperated them, they went into depression and separation anxiety. I wish I could post photos here. They are very happy together and help one another out. It's so awesome.
So I’ve had my red eared slider (male) for about 3 or 4 years now, and recently I got an African side neck! (Female) she’s a bit smaller but after a while of her being in her own tank I decided to put them together. Her tank was smaller than my red eared sliders and his tank is quite big. They both seem shy but they aren’t stressed or aggressive, i will update if anything happens! (I still have her tank set up just incase)
OH! And one more thing, this is not permanent. I did this because I needed the smaller tank for an upgrade im doing. I will be getting her a new and just as big tank in a different room! Any tips will be VERY helpful!
Your axolotl said hi at 1:50 to 2:15
That he did lol! I wondered if anyone would notice haha
hahaha
I have a Mississippi Map, Red Eared Slider, and a Western Painted all in the same tank. They seem to get along well
Thank you for the information. I have 1 adult female painted turtle and 1 baby red eared slider, they get along fine living together.
I keep 2 pink bellied sideneck turtles together in the same tank. They eat well together and at times seem like they are playing. They dont bite at eachother and they always bask together.
I have had my 2 female red eared sliders together since I got them at a couple weeks old. They've been together since they were babies. They never fight but I do feed separately. They are 9 now and they love each other.
I have 2 red eared sliders, when i got them, they were probably a few months old at most 1 year old. They are male and female, and they've been living together most of their life. They look almost as a couple. They just mind each others business and don't try to be aggressive to each other
I have a red eared slider and a peninsula cooter together in a 300gal, it goes to 500gal, and later I will fill it to 500 when I finish it, bc it is a custom enclosure I made, but I don't plan on finishing it until next summer. They are both 1yr old so they aren't aggressive towards each other, hopefully it stays that way. I didn't think aggression would be a problem until I saw something on reddit about it, so now I'm doing research. They have a pretty big enclosure, and like I said it's not even finished yet. I hope they will stay calm towards each other, they will bask together and I have plenty of guppies in there for them to eat plus I feed them extra stuff, so hopefully they won't feel the need to complete for food since there is so much of it in there
In one tank I have two “rescued” musk turtles and they get on just fine never had any problems, both are extremely timid in nature however I also have a yellow bellied slider which has always made very quick work of any turtles I’ve tried to put with it when it was less then a year old and haven’t tried since, I’ve had her for about 13 years now
what size tank do u have for the musk turtles if you don't mind me asking?
I am a new turtle owner! This was helpful, thank you for posting! I rescued 3 baby Red Eared Sliders in the fall & they're 5 months old now. I have 2 boys, 1 girl. The girl is 4 inches now, one of the boys is 3", & the other boy is 2". So far they get along well!! They are together sometimes and sometimes separate. However, they like to sleep all smooshed together on one side of the basking rock at night (even though they have plenty of room to spread out elsewhere)! Lol. I have noticed sometimes when feeding they don't realize that they can all go for separate food around the tank, instead they kind of try to go for the same pieces. It doesn't seem aggressive thus far, but trying to watch that! May end up feeding them in separate containers as they grow older! Also am thinking about getting a divider once they are old enough to mate. @TheTurtleGirl do you have any suggestions for tank dividers?! :)
I have a juvenile and hatchling red ear slider and they work really well together, The baby often sits on the bigger ones back.I feel like they work really well cause the juvenile (Crush) is shy and basically likes to hid in this one specific spot, and the hatchling is very adventurous and loves to roam around. There was one fight over Crush’s spot once, but I just removed the spot for a day and it sorted itself out.
Wish I saw this video before I bought a second boy turtle. Lol. I have two male red ear sliders and they fight a lot. They are about 6 inches in diameter. I have a 40 gallon tank. I’m getting a 120 gallon tank tomorrow. I’ll give an update on the fighting situation in about a week or two when I get it up and running.
I had 4 turtles living together for years (3 years actually before we had to give them up because of moving) 3 red eared sliders and 1 Eastern painted. Maybe it was because they had been together since they were little but they were never aggressive toward each other and I just assumed this was the default. I appreciate the correction.
Still I wonder if they took all the angst out on the crawfish and mosquito fish we kept with them (captured all those from the nearby pond were we lived and yes some got munched as expected). Heh they never did get the runt though, little crayfish started out as the smallest guy and I found him without any claws to boot. Ended up being the sole survivor years later and grew 3-4 inches, big enough to where even the turtles avoided him as he owned the tanks floor.
I have 3 red ear sliders in one tank and they get along fine
Shaun Jones same
Lucky
Omg yass, I have 3 turtles in the same tank too :)))
I got 6 and they get along very well and i only have a 20 gallon tank
@@gabrielllazo5639 it is not up for debate that what you're doing is cruel. 20 gallons is too small for most turtles if they were by themself. Your situation is a disaster waiting to happen I bet my house on it. The chances that all 6 of your turtles will remain complacent and friendly with each other is near impossible. Not trying to be mean just giving advice because I care about turtles. I'd try and seperate them, get them a much bigger tank/'s or a pond or find them a different home before they get injured or die. It's not fair on them.
This was actually very helpful I just got a scorpion mud turtle an i wanted to get another one but I’m glade I watched this before I did. Thank you
I had this same experience with my painted turtle. I had to separate her from my sliders. I have 2 sliders and 1 yellow belly in a large tank and they all get along with each other but the painted turtle would bite their necks. When my bearded dragon died I was able to repurpose that tank and separate them. Haven’t had issues since. That painted turtle loves to bask!
I had 5 turtles in one aquarium from basically birth. One georgia map turtle, a pink belly, and 3 yellow belly’s (2 males 1 female). Its been more than a year since ive gotten them all and sadly the Georgia map died from a sudden case of pneumonia that i didnt see in time, and the pink belly had a skin fungus since its birth and no matter how many doctors visits i took her and medications i gave her it always came back stronger after a month. I was new to the turtle caring and still new but at that time i still kept the pink belly in the same tank with the 3 yellow belly’s. Before she passed from the skin fungus i started introducing fish in the tank and the fish were too big and fast for the turtles to catch so they got used to them. As time progressed i added more and more different fish in the tank. The turtles arent big enough to lay eggs yet but they are from 2-4 inches in the shell. Ive not had any problems with the turtles fighting or being aggressive to each other or to the fish (except for the feeder fish and shrimp i put in twice a week) and in fact for some reason they enjoy being in a group. Idk if its a tactic they developed from there being other critters in the tank but they are almost always together. Ive never had problems with sexual rage yet and i give them a surplus amount of food because the other fish will eat the rest. Havent had competition at all yet but i do fear that itll occur within the next year. If you see any problems so far with what im doing comment on this text or any tips you can provide for someone who is still new to the aquatic care. This comment is a “life story” of sorts of what ive done and experienced with it and honestly its just rambling. Thank you
Thank you so much for sharing! I'm sorry to hear about your map and pink belly, but we all learn as we go along, don't we? :)
The Turtle Girl that we do.
I think based on the comments and my own experiences, if you get them together as babies they don’t mind.
Mine are in a huge dog pool during the warmer days outside turned to a pond. They are both yellow bellied sliders girls but they have two caves which they can bask on separately.
They do sleep together in a storage tub that’s maybe 30 gallons, it’s only for sleeping. They go in we cover it and one ticks herself under the tea towels we have in there and the other will lay on top her sister over the blanket.
They do have a smaller kiddie pool inside that’s not turned into a whole pond but more of a tank setup. They only go in there while we’re cleaning or if it’s too cold to go outside or more than 100 degrees. That’s the only place where even with their own space they get upset. It’s too small, so it’s rare they go in. Sometimes will let one roam and one bask, then swap.
They eat separately in this pool. There is one who is more aggressive and this is the only time we see it. They will free roam near each other and all is good, but that smaller pool turns into Lord of the Flies real quick if you put food in.
i have a 2 RES less then a year old. i have had them for 5 months and they cuddle together when sleep/bask. One keeps his arm on top of the other one.
I have 2 turtles of the same species in the same tank and one is with 1 year older than the other and when I first put them together the biger one smelled the other turtle and then minded his own buisness ignoring him is that a good sign?
I adopted 3 Red Eared Sliders & not a lot of past info came with although they had always shared a 50 gallon aquarium. Two females 10” & 8” plus one male a 9”. Shorty after one of the females bit the males neck when it was extended. I had to remove him to a different aquarium. It took awhile to heal but with daily cleaning & aquarium changes he survived! The two females are happy together in their 70 gallon tub & the male is in heaven living by himself in the 50 gallon. I didn’t know what I would be taking on. I didn’t discover Turtle Girl until after the adoption! I’m putting in a small pond for summer & have purchased a large troughs for the girls. Everything’s working out well & I had a couple of eggs but it seems like there’s so many sliders it might not be fair to let them breed.
I kept about 5 red eared sliders in the same tank they got along fine it’s a risk but it could workout
I might be getting a knew turtle I already have 1 but idk if I should get another😞😲😰 I have a red eared slider turtle but Wich would go best with her? Also she is still a baby...😬
I have 5 turtles in an outside pond.....3 hieroglyphics and 2 Venustas.....they all see to stack up on top of one another although still under a year old though... i will be keeping an eye on their behaviour over the next months .....thank you for the videos !!
I love your videos.❤️ Happy to watch them 😊
i got a rescued red ear and a pet store yellow belly in the same tank right now. They are hatchlings. Thanks for this video, i will monitor closely their behavior but they currently seem to get along very well. They do tussle a bit over food, I probably should try and get them fed separately.
I have a mud turtle and a red belly sideneck, and they work great together. I’ve had them both since they were babies so that may help too.
glad to hear that they are getting along
I have a regular red eard slider thats ive have for 15 years the first 9 years i was very young and new nothing about taking care of one im happy and lucky it survived its didnt grow much for not having a big tank or lighting but after 9 years and doing research I bought a 40 gallon tank and heat lamp with uvb and a Rio grande red eard slider that's I've had for 6 years now they get along great the first year the older one was a little aggressive with the smaller one till the Rio grande grew almost the same size as the res due to it having proper tank and lighting from a baby and they bask together all the time my mom brought a pink turtle she found far out from any bodies of water and they have all been getting along great 👍
I have two turtles together my friend is giving me his 75 gallon tank now I have had a pretty good experience with them I think they’re both female but they’re
babys so I assume they will grow up together
My 2 eastern painted turtles are in a tank together and I think there both male or male and female they check each other out by getting up in each other’s faces never bit at each other from what I have seen they’ve been together since they where baby’s I’ve had them for a year
I just don’t know what to do and I don’t know if they are aggressive torwards each other what’s your opinion please help
We have a 75 gallon tank with a reeves turtle and a mud turtle. We bought them from a reptile rescue and they were housed together when we got them, and they’ve been together ever since. They’re buddies.
In July or June of 2020 I got these baby turtles (Musk turtle, red eared slider) in the beginning they kinda fought but now they’re fine together now a days.
Also thanks for these tips! Love ya channel kinda a new viewer
I had two male red ear sliders, both knew each other from hatching though and they never got aggressive, as well as two other adults(introduced at adulthood) who never minded sharing space with the other in the 55 gallon tank, lastly my favorite two, I had an adult red ear with a younger painted belly. ALL TURTLES IN PAIRED TANKS WERE FED IN THEIR TANKS TOGETHER WITHOUT AGGRESSION TOO!
Terrapins are nuts sometimes, I've had hatchlings together for months and then one begins acting aggressive. I've also had a red ear slider, a terrapin, a map turtle, AND a Cumberland slider together in a 300, no issues. That was a wild time :)
That's awesome!! Is the 300 an outdoor pond or?
The Turtle Girl oh yeah I always say that and assume people know what I mean :P 300 gallon rubbermaid stock tank
I have a red eared slider and a yellow-belly/read eared slider hybrid, and they do just fine together
happy to hear that they're getting along :)
I adopted two baby turtles (boy and girl ) I’ve had them for about a year and a half now I had them in a 20g tank until they started growing and the bigger one started to find its way outside the tank (I made a basking spot on top the tank) .i now have them in a 75g or 100g tank (not sure on the size ) they’re pretty chill with each other but they get grumpy when I clean the tank cause they don’t like the relocation .
I don’t know 8 years ago I just put my two turtles together and they worked it out
I fostered a common snapping and when he was big enough i let him stay with my yellow belly slider i noticed that my turtles were very food agressive i decided to release the snapping turtle and i still see him around my pond outside
I have 2 soft shell baby turtle ( I don't know the gender ) . Both are baby one I got today and when I keep him/her in tank , no one shows any interest in anyone ... Both live in different part of the tank ... They Don't fight , but still I am worried , I have filled my tank exact the size of both , with muddy water , the problem is the new turtle is smaller than the old one .. not much but still he/she is small , plz reply ....
Lol I had four turtles ; A Mississippi Map Turtle , Eastern Painted Turtle , Soft Shell Turtle and a River Cooter . One Male and Three Females 😂
I have 2 red-eared sliders and a yellow-belly slider. And they get along. The yellow one does jazz hands as well as my small red eared. But for the most part. They have a calm personality and don't mind each other.
I did have a red ear eared slider and map turtle together for about 10 years and upgraded them to a 120 gallon for the last 4 years and they did fairly well for the most part and I would ensure they each had their own basking space and had a divider whenever I noticed aggression. Eventually though the red ear slider was too aggressive and I had to separate them so they each have their own tanks now. Good video! I never thought of the possible combinations before and thats a cool idea. I will still stick to separate tanks because that seems best.
Glad you enjoyed it and I'm sure your turtles are really happy
Saw your comment on Peter McKinnon video, noticed *Turtle* in your channel name, came here and loved it. 🔥😊
Hey thanks for stopping by!
My turtles have been separated for 9 years I have had them for 11.
I am a new turtle owner what kind of turtles and why did you have to seperate them
LaCeeya Maye am guessing because they got to big for there tank because turtles grow quick or they get territorial
Yes
We is an Zen and finding
This is way off topic but I have a question: whenever I wear plaid, my turtles go crazy. Why? It's not the color because I have several different color plaids that I've worn, it's gotta be the pattern. They start splashing and trying to chase me. When my shirt gets close to their tank it's all they focus on (usually they calmly study my movements and my hair), but they try to bite at my shirt. I'm perplexed. They do the same thing with cell phones too..
Im planning to put 2 res with 1 diamondback terrapin. In a cement mixing tub. All of them are the same size.
my res and ybs get along pretty well. big tank, constant rotation of live plants for the ybs to tear apart and a good number of fish to keep them exercising. res spends most of the time basking and/or hiding in the floating foliage. ybs spends most time swimming and playing with the fish, when they do bask together they are both having zen moments. res is smaller but he came first and he lets ybs know who is boss... give a kind of slant eye towards ybs and ybs backs off.
Thank YOU.
This has helped so MUCH.
I have 2 indian roof turtle juveniles.though they are of same kind,they never fight they eat together and they live together with eachother and whenever i try to take one out the other bites me so does that mean that they are good friends? ??
I wouldn't say that the turtles are "friends" particularly, more like they tolerate each other for now.
I have two Murray river turtles in a 90 litre tank and they are nice to each other and most times sleep together and are only little but I do feed them separate
I have two female brown roofed turtles and they actually seem to get along really nicely, they bask together, plan escapes together 😂 however they do get aggressive during feeding time so I feed them separately otherwise they get along fine as far as I can tell
We have two red eared sliders who have been tankmates since they were babies. They’re about three years old now and get along well. I hand feed them a lot of the time as well as sprinkling their food into their tank. So far no aggression and they sleep on each other and bask together.
would it be ok if i put my current 2 common musk turtles (who are usually fine with eachover) in a 4ftx2ftx2ft tank with a map turtle? I'm planning on having a substrate that can be digged in like river-bed sand and a massive root-like piece of driftwood, which they could use to hide or chill on. So please tell me if this would be alright?
Very informative and well put together keep up the good work
Thank you so much!
I’ve had two male painted turtles in the same 60 gallon tank for almost 30 years now. They were actually fine together in the beginning then 10-15 years ago, one started getting aggressive towards the other. The smaller one go figure. Since then I just put a plexiglass divider with holes drilled in it separating the tank in the middle. Now they each have their own sides, one side has a Los Angeles back drop and the other side has NYC. Of course I named them Tupac and Biggie.
I’ve had up too 3 turtles in the same tank 2 Red Eared Sliders (1 Adult Female + 1 Baby/Juvenile Female) And a Adult Female Yellow Belly Slider. I only had one incident when the Red eared slider attack the baby by biting the tail. After that they was fine
I’m currently setting up a tank for a musk turtle and my friends have been asking if I’m getting one or two. I really just wanted one because personally it sounds less complicated. I was starting to feel bad and was considering getting two but I’m so glad I found this video because I feel confident in my original choice
Hi! If I have 2 yellow bellied sliders, one older and one younger, and have a divider for my tank- they've been in the tank together with this divider for a bit, when if ever would you think it was ok to put them together? Or, should I just get a sperate tank for the younger ?
I have 2 red ear sliders (1) female (1) male after watching your vids I have learned alot. Especially some things I didn't know were bad. I have had them both since they were babies (6 years old). They use to not fight until recent year or two. I have finally upgraded my filtration system, basking area, and heater. One thing I never did and will start doing because of your knowledge is feed them separately because it saddens me that they fight when they didn't before. Mostly it was my fault I learned along the way on my own but seeing a community has Def opened my eyes. So now the real test begins. They don't fight all the time it's a rare things but now that I am utilizing the entire tank I have a feeling things will be normal again also separate feeding forsure. ALL in all I believe turtles can have mates but be prepared first. Don't be like me and learn the hard way.
Also I enjoy watching them bask together and they don't fight when food is involved but definitely going to start feeding them separately to calm the tention lol.
My red eared was in the same tank as her brother, hatched together but they were like 3 when I adopted her. Up until before I took her in, her and her brother didn't seem to 100% get along.
Once i bought a baby Turtle because I felt like my turtle needed company and when I did the test to see how they would be in the tank together my big one try to chase it and I quickly got the baby turtle out at the moment I didn't know turtles don't like other turtles in their space 😔
I've had a red eared slider and two painted turtles for about 2 years now i got them all at the same time and when they were babies and they have never fought and im glad they havent i didn't know they were a more aggressive turtle..i don't feed them separately but i do watch to make sure they are all eating a fair amount of food
Good that you're keeping an eye on them Haylee!
I have a baby Southern river cooter and a baby Florida softshell turtle in a 20 gallon tank though it is only temporary until they grow up
I have 2 red ears slider that I got at the same time. For a while they get along well but now I'm worried because the female keep trying to bite the male claw. As I was feeding the turtles today I see the male turtle right claw swollen. I wanted to keep them in the same tank but I must separate them. So they don't kill each other 😓😓
I have a yellow slider and recently saved a red slider. Pablo(my turtle) has always been alone and loves it that way should I just play it safe and keep them separate?
i had 2 turtles and the little one always followed her big sister!!
I just bought a common snapping turtle and put it in the same tank with my older red ear slider. . Lately I bought a separate 10 gallon tank. The RES bit a claw of the snapping . And tried to take a chunk off the snapping's leg.
Could I put a red eared slider and a diamond back terrapin together?
Issaillissia yea
My both turtles were together as babies till they gotten older my bigger turtle would always smell down below and go on top, and before I started keeping them separate my turtle would bite my other turtles tail and that's when I started keeping them separate. My other turtle is gentle but the other one always seems like he wants to fight. Even when I keep them separate and they see each other (which would be once in a while) he would stick his head up wanting to get to him/her. I once decided to divide there tank, it didn't work as my turtle tried going on the other side to get to the other one. Idk if he wants to fight or idk why he's doing it. If I could send pictures I would :/
i have two male Macleay river turtles, in a 4 foot, 77 gallon tank, been together since babies, now about a year old and squabbled over food as babies for a few days, but soon settled im guessing they realized oh there is lots of food, okay, they sit happily basking together, but have always slept apart, they swim together and seen no issues so far, one is a lot larger so maybe thats why, maybe he is the boss, they also have a few generations of guppies, who i think use to be a food source, but lately seem to be more mates as numbers dont seem to drop anymore, bit concerning lol, guppies multiple fast :O
I have a peninsula cooter and a yellow bellied slider together and the only time they show aggression is during feeding. They try to eat food off each other's mouths when there is plenty of other food floating around. So, I started feeding them separately. Other than that, they act like bffs! They bask together, piling on top of each other and even sleep together. Sometimes they swim together, the little one hangs on to the bigger one. They are quite cute 😊 they're still juvenile so idk their genders.
I have 2 painted turtles they've been together since hatch and seem to really enjoy each other they always sit together and bask together they follow each other around the tank and do the mating dance constantly I've had them around 5 years I did recently notice one biting the other It was the first time I've ever seen them do that do you think its breeding season agression? They always want to look at the back of each others head like they will follow each other around peep at the back of the others head then swim away or start the process all over again.
I have 3 turtles together a pink bellied sideneck, estsern musk turtle and a diamond back terripan and they love each other.
Great video my dear. When I first got started with turtles, I had two reds together. Male and female. As they got older, they started with the sexual aggression and just the male always bothering the female. So naturally that led to getting another tank. Now they are happily separated. The I got two map turtles, again male and female. Same thing happened. Got a 75gallon for the female and a 20 gallon for the male. So they are now happily separated as well. And then there is one more male map and he is all alone with his Angel fish buddy.
Thanks for sharing!!
I'm wondering how long I'm able to keep my two res turtles together? They are about 9 months old and one is female and the other is male. Ive always fed them in separate feeding bins to make sure they never fight for food. I've never seen them fight at all and they always seem to be next to each other whenever I look at them. They'll bask and sleep next to each other as well. But they are still babies and I'm wondering if it'll work out when they get older? (Also the female is now almost the size of palm and the male is a little less than half her size.)
I have a 3 year old and a 1 year old, both red ear sliders. I didn't know this information in advance, but the little one always rides and basks on top of the big one and they seem to get a long 🤷♀️. If I separate them to eat the small one seems scared and doesn't eat though 😕.
I have two yellow sliders I've had since they hatched. They're about 10years old now and they're both males. One is more aggressive than the other but they now have lots of space so I'm hoping it helps. The agression isn't terrible. I make sure they dont fight over food.
I right now have a softshell aka grave digger. And I also have a serated sideneck aka Sheldon. They reside in a 200 gallon aquarium sandy bottom drift logs and rock. They coexist real well but there only 6 no ths old or so.
I have 2 red ears in one tank....they were given to me that way. But do seem to get along fine. Both males, they were fighting a little at first but I just started feeding them more and it stopped.
i have 2 red eared sliders and they both live in a 40 gallon tank but i introduced the when one was only one and the other was only a month so they exist together pretty well
hope they keep getting along!!
so ive had my two turtles in the same tank for about 7 years, hes been really mean and bullying her lately so im giving my him to my cousin. they wont have separation anxieties ? theyre the same species
I have 2 red ear sliders got them a few months after being born they been together since then, might be siblings but there's no problem with them they eat together, play together sometimes n definitely sleep together . Definitely looks like they like the company.
thank u lol this has been on my mind 4 a while and im glad u made a vid
I used to have two red eared sliders cohabitating from hatchings. it was not till about 4 years ago, when they were about 10+ when the larger one (I think they were both females) start majorly aggressing towards the other. I did separate them. Even got another 55gal tank... but the smaller turd (~5ins) escaped and my dog thought he was a chew toy... ugh i am still tearful to this day :'(
that's so sad :( sorry to hear that
Are a musk turtle and a diamondback terrapin turtle a good mix
I have two baby box turtles and they use to get along and now they dont?? Their only the size of like a 50 cent piece so idk what to do? Their tank is huge
I have 60+ cichlids 2 foot long plecos and 3 Mississippi maps all in a 150 gallon. The female just laid a clutch of eggs that are 2 days in the incubator!