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Post Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2005 2:21 pm   tank question

is a 10 gallon tank ok for a RES? he isnt big at all maybe 1 inch to 1 1/2 inch.

i have a basking platform, hidding spot, plants, uvb & uva bulbs basking lights w/ clip on light 4 basking. tank has a good filter an heater. i bought everything new.

The RES i am getting the girl has had for awhile. she fostered several (7) its the only one that has grown. all the others grew to 4inches an over. he just hasnt grown.
1 Male Eastern Boxie *Turtle Lee*
1 Female Eastern Boxie *Summer*
1 Female Eastern Boxie *Boo Boo*
1 Unsexed Eastern Boxie *Tammy*
1 RES *Tiny*
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Post Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2005 2:25 pm   

Because he hasn't grown, I'd go for a 20 gallon or larger.
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Post Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2005 2:27 pm   

he was in a 55.
1 Male Eastern Boxie *Turtle Lee*
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1 Female Eastern Boxie *Boo Boo*
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Post Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2005 2:41 pm   

all the more reason to go bigger. If he's used to more space you should give him as much as possible.

Did he share that 55 with all the other turts?
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Post Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2005 3:09 pm   

yea he did. i have a 55 but its in nc. i have to wait to i get to go back up there to i set that one up. this one is just for awhile maybe a couple months.
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Post Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2005 3:17 pm   

I'm guessing that's why he hasn't grown. He had to fight with 6 other turts for food, in what must have been a cramped space. A 10 is fine for now if that's all you have. He'll probably be happy that he doesn't have to fend off the other turts.
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Post Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 1:50 pm   

no it didnt have to fight she feed him by himself. he just hasnt grown. i guess he is a runt.
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1 Female Eastern Boxie *Boo Boo*
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Post Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 2:02 pm   

maybe. But still, go with the biggest tank you can afford right now. He'll love you for it.
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Post Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 2:03 pm   

we have a 55 gallon he will be in, in a couple months when i go back up to nc.
1 Male Eastern Boxie *Turtle Lee*
1 Female Eastern Boxie *Summer*
1 Female Eastern Boxie *Boo Boo*
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