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Post Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2012 7:31 am   Re: Meet Hobbes :) UPDATE - ARRIVAL and PICS

Hobbes must be tiny is he one of macs morphs new batch? Looks really badass ,both of my albinos have good vision atleast I believe so . Haven't had too much time to do an eye exam but they find they're food A-ok ,course they could also be smellin it out lol
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Post Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2012 7:50 am   Re: Meet Hobbes :) UPDATE - ARRIVAL and PICS

yeah he is one of macs hatchlings from this year, he is incredible! hes just a tiny bit bigger than a quarter.
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Post Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2012 12:05 pm   Re: Meet Hobbes :) UPDATE - ARRIVAL and PICS

Very nice!

BTW: I'm assuming you know you want a less powerful UVB light for this guy, since he absorbs it much easier than other turtles.
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Post Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2012 1:20 pm   Re: Meet Hobbes :) UPDATE - ARRIVAL and PICS

Linus wrote:Very nice!

BTW: I'm assuming you know you want a less powerful UVB light for this guy, since he absorbs it much easier than other turtles.


i figured i needed one. right now i have a exo terra repti glo 5.0 compact tropical terrarium lamp. do you think that is fine or should i search for something even lower? recommendations?
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Luna - Albino Red Ear Slider
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Post Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2012 1:51 pm   Re: Meet Hobbes :) UPDATE - ARRIVAL and PICS

distance is key when it comes to uvb i would never recommend downgrading a bulb but rather provide hiding places or shelters from the light or just moving it further back simply because even MVB dont come close to what the sun can provide even at the 30th parallel.

i personally will only buy the 10.0 flouros. i would buy the arcadias they just came out with except they seem to think people are really gonna pay those prices, im not 2% doesnt mean enough to me.
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Post Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2012 1:52 pm   Re: Meet Hobbes :) UPDATE - ARRIVAL and PICS

also would like to see more pics he is awesome looking :)
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Post Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2012 1:54 pm   Re: Meet Hobbes :) UPDATE - ARRIVAL and PICS

googleme wrote:also would like to see more pics he is awesome looking :)


thanks for the advice! and we will post some more pictures when we get a chance! at the moment feeding is our biggest hurdle, the little guy just misses the food most of the time because he cant judge the distance. he's learning though and seems to be very happy
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Post Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2012 2:07 pm   Re: Meet Hobbes :) UPDATE - ARRIVAL and PICS

Him...does he bump into things a lot?
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Post Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2012 2:15 pm   Re: Meet Hobbes :) UPDATE - ARRIVAL and PICS

Linus wrote:Him...does he bump into things a lot?

haha yeah a little bit. i know their vision is pretty bad as hatchlings but it should improve a little bit over time. he needs to get familiar with his new tank and then i think he'll be just fine
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Post Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2012 3:29 pm   Re: Meet Hobbes :) UPDATE - ARRIVAL and PICS

actually albinos have poor eye site their whole life. There is a breeding project in place right now to try and fix the genetics for improved eye site with albino RES. A snow albino RES was hatch during this project.
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Post Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2012 6:50 pm   Re: Meet Hobbes :) UPDATE - ARRIVAL and PICS

slider_keeper wrote:actually albinos have poor eye site their whole life. There is a breeding project in place right now to try and fix the genetics for improved eye site with albino RES. A snow albino RES was hatch during this project.


they do have poor eye site their whole life, but it does improve a little bit. i never said it gets completely better but it does improve slightly with age at least from what ive read and heard
Hobbes - Albino Red Ear Slider
Luna - Albino Red Ear Slider
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Post Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2012 7:12 pm   Re: Meet Hobbes :) UPDATE - ARRIVAL and PICS

oh ok just wanted to make sure you knew they don't have good eye site even as adults;)
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Post Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2012 7:32 pm   Re: Meet Hobbes :) UPDATE - ARRIVAL and PICS

slider_keeper wrote:oh ok just wanted to make sure you knew they don't have good eye site even as adults;)


haha yep thanks :)
Hobbes - Albino Red Ear Slider
Luna - Albino Red Ear Slider
Nathan - Red Ear Slider
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Post Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2012 7:41 pm   Re: Meet Hobbes :) UPDATE - ARRIVAL and PICS

no worries, didn't mean to insult your intelligence
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Post Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2012 7:45 pm   Re: Meet Hobbes :) UPDATE - ARRIVAL and PICS

haha not at all! sorry if it came off that way!
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Luna - Albino Red Ear Slider
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