Hello, We have a YBS that is around 7 years old. Seems healthy and active enough, and has always eaten pretty much whatever we throw in there. We tried to keep it mainly to leafy green vegetables, supplemented with pellets, but often put in other fruit and veg. Pretty much everything was eaten...

Please help me ID what is going on with this turtle, I found it unmoving at a pond on my property earlier today and at first I thought it was dead, and once I saw it move its head and blink I decided it looked malnourished due to the lack of meatiness in its legs (I know this might not make much...

We have two Yellow Belled Sliders (Yurtle and Mack) who have been living happily together for over five years, and have been moved to a bigger tank (220l) with a floating island (cork bark). Whilst Mack has always been the more dominant of the two, he's never really done anything more than push...

Hello, Despite being a owner of a reptile for almost a decade, I'm new to the world of reptile forums. So please go easy on me. I have a female Yellow Bellied Slider that is coming up on ten years old and the opportunity to re-home her to a turtle sanctuary has come up. The sanctuary Is a...

Hi need help here folks , have a yellow belly slider around 12 yrs old and he has developed what looks like a blue dot inside his mouth on his lower jaw . He's totally not himself !!!

Is there anyone out there who can advise on large terrapins/turtles? I have 'inherited' a yellow slider (Tommy) and a map (Tommy), named from the Agatha Christie characters. They have outgrown their aquarium and I need to decide the next accommodation. I don't want to put them outside. Although...

I've had my turtle for a few months now so I'm feeling confident I'm doing a reasonably good job! But I've got large pebbles/gravel in the bottom of my tank and it just gets so messy and very hard to clean, if there a easier substrate or should I just get rid? Also my internal filter is doing a...

What watts is a safe one to go for with a basking light? The best one I can find is Exo Terra Sun Glo Daylight Basking Light | Swell Reptiles but i just dont know what watts to go for

Hi, I've been looking into YBS for a while now and today I decided to get myself some, I just have a few questions if anyone would like to help! 1. What does everyone use for a filtration system? I just have an in the water filter which is simple enough but I'm worried about the water for them...

Hi,:flrt: I was bought a yellow bellied slider for my birthday in November by a friend.. We were told by the seller that we were to keep the turtle in lukewarm water and all they needed was a rock? Is this correct because on all the websites it indicates a heater and filter is needed? A friend...

Hi All, I got an adult ybs about 4 weeks ago, it's my first turtle so I've been venturing the learning curve a lot in the last month. I adopted it and it's tank had broken so was living in a little plastic container with no heater or filter, so I got a tank ASAP, but should have read a bit...

am giving away my 2½ yellow bellied slider turtle, he has a good personality and loves attention. Will sell for £10 or 5 packs of frozen bloodworms.

This turtle came to me due the previous owner not wanting it any longer And is seeking a new permenant home. It is a Yellow Bellied/Red Eared Slider cross and is 18cm in shell length and 13.5cm shell width. It is a male and approx 4 or 5 years old but its true age is unknown. It is shedding...

Hi All, Please take a look at the video here (Links to dropbox) This is still a work in progress as at the moment the basking area is on stilts which they can swim under but I am worried they may hurt themselves on the legs so eventually its going to sit across the top of the tank giving...

Hi! I recently got a year old yellow bellied slider from a family I know. I'm worried about the condition of her shell, it has a greenish-white appearance unlike what I've seen in most images of yellow bellies. She was kept in pretty bad conditions by her previous owners so I feel like it's...

Hi, I have 2 ybs (1 male 1 female) they are 2 years old. Over the last few months the male has been trying to mount the female, she's not interested at all and generally just moved away but after a while the male will attack her. Trying to bite her back feet and shell, he's also had her by...

Hi all. I'm looking for a wonderful home for my two guys. I have had then for almost six years, ever since they were babies. Unfortunately i'm having to give them up as i am in the process of immigrating to Canada and i do not have any one close by who is willing to take them on. They are...

I've had my two yellow bellied sliders for over 6 years now. First got them when they were around 1/2 years old. Because they were in such a bad condition when I got them I took them to our local exotic vet to make sure all was well. The vet sexed them as females and they were fine. They've...

Hey guys, I'm new to this site and thought I'd make a post sharing my experience so far keeping our sliders. Me and my partner inherited two YBS at the beginning of this year after one of her family members passed away. It was a hard time and someone had to take them on! They were tiny at the...

:welcome: Hey guys, when I have A question I always go to this site because it's reliable and all its users are very friendly, even if I'm not from the UK lol, US here:) Like stated I have a male YBS, and of course I know that he is supposed to have long nails to attract females and he is...