The first time I saw Bowser was at Petco when my boyfriend and I decided that we wanted a turtle after taking care of his nephew's RES for a week.
They had all of the turtles in a tank, most of them just sitting at the bottom or chillin on the basking dock, but Bowser was swimming so much and followed me as I walked by. I fell in love with her shell pattern and the way she followed me when the other turtles didn't.
Even when we came back to the store to make the actual purchase after running some errands she swam right up when she saw me.
What sealed the deal was when the guy at Petco picked her up out of the tank and she tried to bite him.
They put her in a cardboard box with holes and we had her new habitat all set up in less than an hour.
We originally thought Bowser was male, hence the name. LOL
We love her so very much!
My mom originally thought it was a bad idea to get a turtle, since they're so "gross" and have germs.
Now she's the first one trying to feed her treats and is always coming into my room to check on her...even sending me texts while I'm at work to give updates.
Bowser is a part of the family now.