Mr Bean's shell is about 5.5 inches long now, and I'm not sure how old he is.. can't remember the exact year I got him but I think he's about 12 now. He was in a tank that was obviously too small for a while when I was little, and not given the best diet (he ate mostly pellets, then some hamburger meat, bologna..
). He's been getting lettuce and carrots with his pellets for a few years now, and his tank is bigger. I'm trying to give him a better life now that I'm graduated from college and home for a little while before going back to get my Master's.I've looked around this site for info before and read some of the threads. You all seem helpful and nice
I'll post a couple pictures of my cute guy after I get some uploaded 
Bill - RES
He didn't bask enough in the winter either while I was gone so his shell was in bad shape, you can see all the shedding going on in those pictures (he's turning a handsome black under all those shedding scutes). I'm lucky he's never gotten sick! And yeah, might try turnip greens for him sometime. I tried dandelion leaves one time but he just spit them out and wouldn't eat them, might try them again.