It started out as this little tiny guy named Nemo
And we swore we would never get another turtle, because they're such hard work..
Well, after many months of lurking on craigslist, an ad popped up. Five turtles, in a ten gallon tank. With four inches of water, no filter, no heater, and they were feeding them "land turtle food."
I guess inthis thread I will track their growth and getting back to health through pictures.
Here we go.
Turtle one: YBS, not named yet. Open to suggestions Just by looking, not doing any measurements yet, he/she looks to be about 3 inches width. You can't tell in the picture, but it has holes in its shell where it has lost 'schutes'(?). We found one in the bottom of the ten gallon tank when we took it apart.
Turtle two: YBS, not named yet. Open to suggestionsI'm pretty sure he/she is pretty close to being fully grown, measuring in at around 6-7 inches in width. He/she is the most friendly, and has even ate from my fingers already!
Turtle three: YBS, not named yet. Open to suggestionsThis turtle is starting to get a very special place in my heart, well, all of them are, but this one, the first one, and the next one have stolen my heart.
Turtle four: YBS, not named yet. Open to suggestionsI love his/her coloring. I'm still wondering why all five have different shell patterns, colors, and shapes.
Turtle five: YBS, not named yet. Open to suggestionsHe/she is probably second to the most shy one we received. I'm hoping that changes soon.
Turtle one is living with Nemo for the time being. He/she is the sickest and in mid-shed. He/she is also the tiniest and I'm afraid of him/her getting hurt by the others. The other four are in a makeshift small pond in the backyard. A six foot diameter kiddy pool, which holds 286 gallons(give or take, can't remember 100% what the box said). They have no filter in it, yet. But they do get mid morning/afternoon sun and shade from a near by tree.
I will post a picture of it, but please no hate. I'm trying to convince my mother and father that we /need/ an inground pond.
THree of the turtles went missing. So now we're down to three.