Hi! Introduce yourselves here. :: new here and a big thank you

[dreamfairy]

hello! I just recently found this forumn and before that I had no idea how I wasn't caring for my(my son's) res's right. I just wanted to say thank you for this informative site! we bought two res turtles last september ( I will tell you they are under 4 inches) I had no idea about the law. anyway first they lived in an aquarium-till i broke it but i didnt have it set up right. then i put them in a small tupperware box well not to small but not big anyway i got a 29 gal. freshwater fish aquarium and started researching info about that and found this site. so i went and got them a 10 gal tank( for now) with floating dock,ect.. now they can swim swim swim and then i got some rosie reds and feeder guppies and ghost shrimp and oh my they ate almost all of them right then. before i was only feeding them reptomin. anyway's we are enjoying them now as before they were just a mess i had to deal with. they have not been in there new home but about a month and they are already shedding skin. i don't think they grew at all the first year. thanks to all! i do have a question, but i will post it elsewhere.

[JessicaTS]

Welcome to Turtle Talk

[sonyj]

Welcome to the forum.... So glad you found the info you needed to make your turtles happy and healthy. They are meant to be enjoyed, aren't they? I know we enjoy Koopa and all his antics.

It's great that they are eating good, but remember that pellets are their staple along with a variety of veggie/plant matter. The other things mentioned are to be used vary sparingly as treats only (no more than once a month or so). They are too high in protein to give more than that. Foods high in protein will cause a lot of health problems down the road if given too much/too often.

Do you have the lights they need over their basking area? (UVB & UVA)

Post pics if you have any. We'd love to see them.

[cam722]

Hi and Welcome

I've had my turtles for a bit over a year too and learned a lot from this forum on the proper care for my turtles. I had been doing a lot of things wrong too and didn't get the full enjoyment out of them like I do now.

btw, it's not illegal to buy them under 4" it's illegal to SELL them under 4" I read something recently about how they can sell them as a hobby but not as a Pet... still haven't figured out what the difference is as far as turtles are concerned.

Again, Welcome.

[tini]

Hi Welcome!

[turtle servant]

Big thank you from me too. I've had my two turtles for 3 years and I've learned stacks from skimming through the forums.

Best bit - the pics posted of people's tanks - I have a new turtle habitat building project on my to do list now - cheers for the ideas!

[tini]

This forum is really good and everyone is very active. So anything you need somewill be there!!!!

[STRAYKINGFISHER]

Welcome dreamfairy