I am confused and dissappointed. I got 2 RES's yesterday, very small, about two inches each. They were sold to me in a plastic container about 4 inches tall and 12 inches wide with gravel and hatchling food.
I was told that they will only get 2-3 inches bigger and they don't need anything else to live comfortably. (Container cleaned weekly)
I came home and did research on them and found out that everything Iwas told is completely incorrect!!!
I will be buying a larger tank, heater and light source for them. But I am appalled that this is happening. They were selling like hot cakes and no one was given proper info on how to best care for them. I asked the sales person if they had a book on raiseing them and she said that they sold out months ago.
I am guessing that they are not giving out all the info needed because they total price for everything would be much higher and they wouldn't sell as many so fast.