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william stang - 6 years ago

So where did the turtles go when winter hit ? f-ing AWESOME!

Backyard Tortoise - 6 years ago

william stang they sure do. They may come up for a bit on an unusually warm winter day but thats about it.

william stang - 6 years ago

so they stay underwater all winter?

Backyard Tortoise - 6 years ago

william stang Thank you! The pond turtles brumate under the ice.

Jayne Boon - 6 years ago

What state do you and the turtles live in? I just want to know if we live in similar climates.

Backyard Tortoise - 6 years ago

Jayne Boon Hi Jayne! We live in Pa!

sirenxo - 6 years ago

Beautiful. You guys did a wonderful job! Thanks for sharing.

Backyard Tortoise - 6 years ago

sirenxo thank you!!

Dan Mazzone - 6 years ago

What sort of water plants are in there? We have one turtle (used to have two) and are thinking of doing something like this, although not quite as large.

Backyard Tortoise - 6 years ago

Dan Mazzone hi there. We have water lettuce, hyacinth, palm plants, duck weed, anacharis (water weeds). They worked really well for us last year. We just bought some more for this season. They multiple like mad!

Daseng Lee - 6 years ago

beautiful gils with a turtle

belizeguy - 6 years ago

Very cool.

Mandrew Rydings - 6 years ago

What happens in the winter when it's cold? I live in Britain and really would like to do something like this for my two yellow bellies but worried about the winter and predators

Backyard Tortoise - 6 years ago

Mandrew Rydings lol ahh Its hard to say without seeing and unfortunately I dont know much about falcons :D. I also wish I knew more about your climate. The turtles we have in the pond are adapted to this type of weather.

Mandrew Rydings - 6 years ago

Backyard Tortoise if I was to put struts up and chicken wire around that would prevent the falcon from trying out and keep them safe, won't they need a heater to keep the water warm for them as in Britain warm weather is a rare thing hahaha

Backyard Tortoise - 6 years ago

Mandrew Rydings You are very welcome and thank you for the compliment. Ugh that Falcon would stress us out too. Its amazing how different the turtles behave in a more natural environment. If you are able to safely do it, I say go for it! ;)

Backyard Tortoise - 6 years ago

Mandrew Rydings We have some pretty tough winters here. It actually got down below zero F and they all were totally fine. The water needs to be deep enough so it doest freeze through. We also ran aeration to be sure the water was agitated. We also cover the bottom with a few inches of peat moss dirt and leaf debris so they can burrow. We have had no issues with predators but we are always on the look out ;)

Backyard Tortoise - 6 years ago

No worries! We have 4 European Pond turtles, 4 RES, a Cooter a Cumberland and 6 Gulf Coast box turtles that share that area :)

Joshua Labanon - 6 years ago

You should put more turtles

Backyard Tortoise - 6 years ago

Joshua Labanon hi. We have over a dozen turtles in the pond area. That gives everyone enough room!

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David Kitzmiller - 6 years ago

Wow that's so cool your a great pond builder

Backyard Tortoise - 6 years ago

David Kitzmiller haha thank you but I still have so much to learn ;)

Tyler Murray - 6 years ago

You need a filter because right now, that thing is so murky

0h Nutty - 6 years ago

ikr

Backyard Tortoise - 6 years ago

Tyler Murray turtles like murky ;)

Anastasia ortolano - 6 years ago

how do you keep it clean without having a filter and circulate the water?

Backyard Tortoise - 6 years ago

Anastasia ortolano We use a lot of live plants and add peat moss to the pond floor for natural filtration. We will overflow the pond once in a while also. We do have aeration using a pond air pump to agitate water.

Luenatic - 6 years ago

what is the music? great video, it looks great!

Backyard Tortoise - 6 years ago

Luenatic Thank you! Our buddy Dantheguppyman edited this for us so not sure about the music ;) It may be in the link/comments

Wyatt Bricken - 6 years ago

Sick pond!

Backyard Tortoise - 6 years ago

Thanks!!! We want to build a BIGGER one now! LOL

WesleyAPEX - 6 years ago

You should put some minnows in there for them and some mosquitofish

Backyard Tortoise - 6 years ago

WesleyAPEX We actually do ;)

bebebutterfield1 - 6 years ago

Love it! Are those Asian box turtles?

Backyard Tortoise - 6 years ago

bebebutterfield1 Thank you! We dont have Asian box in the main pond but there was one in with the Manni. I dont think there was a pic of him during this vid though ;) We have a trio of Ambo’s that will be going out again come spring.