Photo Gallery :: recent pics of Sparky and Spike the growing turtles

[scripta_elegans]

Sparky looking at me suspiciously
Sparky again looking at me suspiciously
sparky still looking at me suspiciously, thinking "Oh I'm gonna
bite you so good if you try to pick me up!"
Spike asleep on the under water part of the ramp
Sparky asleep on the heater

[missibsu]

Very nice! Thanks for sharing!

[grey goose]

Aww, how could something that cute take a chunk out of you????

[scripta_elegans]

Well, Spike doesn't mind attention too much, but Sparky really thinks I am going to eat him. He draws all back into his shell and opens his mouth widely at me when I pick him up sometimes. I would guess in a couple years, he may decide to have a go at me, and yep, he may take a chunk. But oh good lord yes they're cute! I still go into paroxysms of delight when I see them, even if they do think of me as a "big head" with food.

[BullDog]

Aww! I can never catch my turt sleeping... He seems to sense me as soon as I go anywhere near the tank
And lately he's been playing the "lets-not-sleep-and-make-lots-of-noise-rearranging-and-flirting-with-the-rocks-at-3am" game

[SpotsMama]

Your cute little turtles sure are relaxed! They really are like babies - just fall asleep whereever they happen to be when the mood strikes!

[steve]

Great setup! Do you have a pic of the enture setup? I'd like to start a new gallery

[scripta_elegans]

Sure Steve! Do you want me to post them here?

[steve]

If you'd like. If you have a large file, you can email it to me as well Thanks!

[BullDog]

Are those plants real or fake? Do you know the brand of them? I want to get some greenery for Ralph's tank and those look really good!

[scripta_elegans]

Bulldog- thanks! They are a combo of real and fake. I have 5 fake plants from petsmart (I found 3 kinds that had very thick leaves that I didn't think the turts could chew up easily), a live Amazon sword, Anacharis, Water Lettuce and Java Moss. I got the live plants from Ebay, and I have had very good luck with them. I need to replace the Anacharis about once a month, because the kids eat all of it. I switch the others with the guppy tank to let them regenerate after they've sustained a couple weeks of nibbling.

[scripta_elegans]

Here's pictures of the complete setup.

Left side

Right side

from the top left

[BullDog]

That looks VERY cool! I never thought about live plants from ebay! Thanks!

[scripta_elegans]

Thanks! I found the live plants looking for plastic plants actually. I think you mentioned eel grass, which is one I've been looking for but haven't found yet.