Update my turtles

@youless (113376)
Guangzhou, China
July 17, 2025 9:34am CST
I think my turtles grow well and now they are bigger. I grew more different plants as turtles like this kind of environment. Of course there are spray water and solar fan. When the sun comes, then the fan will be on. It makes sense to have some winds to cool down when it's hot The turtles recognize me now and they are happy when they see me as it means I'll bring them some food. They especially like eating shrimps and lychees
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snowy
@snowy22315 (192985)
• United States
17 Jul
Enjoy your turtles. I had turtles once as a kid. Sadly, they didn't live very long.
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youless
@youless (113376)
• Guangzhou, China
18 Jul
I experienced it. Some can live really long, so just live for a short time. I have two turtles and we started to raise them when I was a child. Now they are very big and live at my parents' home.
DE
@DaddyEvil (153713)
• United States
17 Jul
I'm sure your turtles are happy with you... I always loved watching baby turtles grow up.
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youless
@youless (113376)
• Guangzhou, China
18 Jul
I think they grow up fast. Now the tank seems to be small to them. Hard to believe that I may have to upgrade their environment soon
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youless
@youless (113376)
• Guangzhou, China
21h
@DaddyEvil You are right. At the beginning this tank was suitable. But then I started to grow more plants and the turtles are fed up well, now it seems to be smaller
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DE
@DaddyEvil (153713)
• United States
18 Jul
@youless All babies grow up... You'll have more room for plants in a bigger tank.
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celticeagle
@celticeagle (177155)
• Boise, Idaho
17 Jul
What a nice group. I never had a turtle as a pet. I had a salamander once though.
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youless
@youless (113376)
• Guangzhou, China
18 Jul
It's also a joy to have turtles as pets.
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celticeagle
@celticeagle (177155)
• Boise, Idaho
8h
@youless .......Sounds interesting.
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@allknowing (149779)
• India
18 Jul
What do they do when they see you?
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youless
@youless (113376)
• Guangzhou, China
18 Jul
They will be excited to swim to me.
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youless
@youless (113376)
• Guangzhou, China
18 Jul
@allknowing Yes, in fact having turtles as pets is not boring
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@allknowing (149779)
• India
18 Jul
@youless Wow! That must be a cute sight
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ultraman cosmos
@id_peace (15829)
• Singapore
14h
Lychee for turtle? Seriously lol. Last time when I have turtle (They are actually Red-band tortoise). Whenever I change water for them, I will feed them by hand dry shrimps and vegetable, they will always eat it. They do recongnise their owners.
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youless
@youless (113376)
• Guangzhou, China
13h
In fact not only lychees. I tried banana but they are not interested in it. They also like watermelon but now they like lychees much more At the beginning I tried vegetables but they didn't like it at all. They also didn't like turtle food and I had to feed to fish. I give them steamed shrimps and they are crazy to it
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ultraman cosmos
@id_peace (15829)
• Singapore
12h
@youless You are a way better owner than I am. I give them those dry shrimps that we can find in our provision shops.
Judy Evans
@JudyEv (358778)
• Rockingham, Australia
23h
Those seem funny things for turtles to eat.
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youless
@youless (113376)
• Guangzhou, China
21h
Feeding them and watching them is already a happy thing for me
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Ptrikha_2
@ptrikha_2 (48203)
• India
17 Jul
Good to know about their growth. Do you live in an area nearby Sea or Rivers? How do the turtles cope when it is hot as well as humid?
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youless
@youless (113376)
• Guangzhou, China
18 Jul
Not at all. I just have them in a little tank at home. Turtles like hot and humid weather. Perhaps this type likes this. In winter they will hibernate.
Greenery8
@grenery8 (18446)
• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
17 Jul
you've been good to them. they are happy to have you
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youless
@youless (113376)
• Guangzhou, China
18 Jul
I am happy to have them. Although turtles are not like cats or dogs that have more responses to human beings, but it gives me a calm feeling.