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Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2008 1:30 am **My RES Link**

just got him 2 weeks ago...and loving every minute of it

close up of him

another good close up

hanging out on the bottom

before i got the "barnacle" off of the heater and back side of the tank..all is clear now

kind of blurry....but the water quality and lighting is great

Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2008 1:47 am

Aww! He's a cutie! I would watch that gravel though... It looks small enough for him to eat. Even if you haven't seen him eat it, it's possible he is. My suggestion would be to take out the gravel, and replace it with river rocks that are much bigger than his head.

Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2008 2:28 am

i'll do that...thanks for the suggestion...i just have to find river rocks now

Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2008 11:45 am

He's a cutie! His shell markings are so bright.

As for the river rocks- you can find them at a lot of stores. I bought mine at a craft store, they came in a mesh bag, then I just cleaned them and added them to the tank. Some petstores also sell them.

Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2008 4:13 pm

You don't have to have river rocks, a bare bottom tank is actually better and much easier to clean. I have three river rocks at the bottom of my tank and they make A LOT of noise.

Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2008 6:22 pm

can anyone make a guess as to what the gender might be? i think it may be a little too young...which is why i picked such a neutral name....

Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2008 6:25 pm

Awww!!!He's so cute!!

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Posted: Sat Nov 22, 2008 1:11 am

thank you all

Posted: Sat Nov 22, 2008 11:07 am

very cute little guy. They are so green and pretty when they are young. Good luck with him/her.

Posted: Sat Nov 22, 2008 3:17 pm

DJSockpuppet wrote:can anyone make a guess as to what the gender might be? i think it may be a little too young...which is why i picked such a neutral name....

Sorry, he's way too little to determine gender. They need to be about 4" (usually about a year old) before you can determine gender.

Posted: Sat Nov 22, 2008 4:30 pm

i thought so....wasn't sure....i just got a new one today to....his name is sora...after the character in kingdom hearts

i will be uploading photos soon

Posted: Sat Nov 22, 2008 4:43 pm

a better look the shell

a good look at it from the side

this is Sora...my new addition as of today

Posted: Sat Nov 22, 2008 4:56 pm

Posted: Sat Nov 22, 2008 9:41 pm

Is Sora in the same tank as Link? It's strongly recommended that you quarantine a new turtle for at least 90 days. Turtles are very good at hiding their illnesses, and you could end up with two sick turtles on your hands.

Also, I suppose it's a bit late, but it's recommended you only keep one turtle. RES are known to be aggressive, and two will often fight (regardless of sex).
Just be prepared to have a 200 gallon tank, two complete setups (100 gals), or to give one of your turtles up if you find you can't care for both.

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