TWO Turtles in the SAME TANK?!? | Turtle Tankmates

Can you put two turtles in the same tank? Some turtle tankmates are better than others, for instance, keeping fish and turtles in the same tank can be safe for both parties, but turtles with turtles ends in a fight more often than not. Today we're covering the best way to avoid this and keep two turtles together successfully.
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[TheTurtleGirl]

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!

[amber]

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!

[kylemckeever]

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 😂

[giovannichavarin]

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 :)

[Bearakai]

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.

[carleyjones]

You’re so natural on camera! I’m happy I found your channel!

[cassydiaz]

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.

[ayannawiebbecke]

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.

[aleishaaustin]

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!

[BeeKool__]

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!

[kevinma]

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.

[rachellewinters]

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.

[OvargasSecurity]

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!!

[outdoorsmandesign]

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

[julierodriguez]

I love your videos.❤️ Happy to watch them 😊

[andyho]

Thank you for the information. I have 1 adult female painted turtle and 1 baby red eared slider, they get along fine living together.

[judisnyder]

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.

[CallaLily]

I have a Mississippi Map, Red Eared Slider, and a Western Painted all in the same tank. They seem to get along well

[sheing-masterofstrategy]

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

[ohyeahyeahohyeahyeah]

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?