Other Turtle Discussion :: Whats a good name for a turtle(or any other good 1s

[Ozzyy]

(just a thought)

i may get my little paco a buddy to be with in his tank when i get a bigger tank (mabey a 50 gal) whats a good hispanic name ( my top ones are maurice, carlos, edwardo.)or any good turtely name

[TurtleMan17]

I say maurice. i just like that name.

[scripta_elegans]

How about Sancho?

[CApears4u2]

Living on a ranch where we are currently smack in the middle pear season, picking, packing and shipping (and eating!), we have many Mexican workers everywhere so here's a few suggestions:

Boys:

Mauricio
Rafael
Ysidro
Francisco
Juan
Ricardo
Jose' (Jos"b") justkidding.
Chilo (a popular nickname)
Orlando
Gerardo
Julio
Alexandro

Girls:

Gema
Gerarda
Rosalia
Laticia
Paula
Alexandra
Carla
Blanca


Ummm, can't think of many more at the moment. Will probably later if more suggestions are needed!

TT

[missibsu]

Living on a ranch where we are currently smack in the middle pear season, picking, packing and shipping (and eating!), we have many Mexican workers everywhere so here's a few suggestions:

Boys:

Mauricio
Rafael
Ysidro
Francisco
Juan
Ricardo
Jose' (Jos"b") justkidding.
Chilo (a popular nickname)
Orlando
Gerardo
Julio
Alexandro

Girls:

Gema
Gerarda
Rosalia
Laticia
Paula
Alexandra
Carla
Blanca


Ummm, can't think of many more at the moment. Will probably later if more suggestions are needed!

TT

Geez...we've got an expert! I like Julio and Rosalia!

[Ozzyy]

thanks!! those are all great suggestions too. julio sounds good too. well ill see when i get pacos brother in a couple of months

[bri456789]

i have a name swimmer or squrit or jc or mally

[CountryGirl68]

You may want to wait until you get the turtle to decide on a name. One thing I've learned in the many years of owning pets (dogs, cats, fish, gerbils, etc) is that within a day of having them, they show their personality and Poof! you end up with a name totally different from what you had planned.

I had a male cat years ago that I went crazy thinking of names before I got him. When I finally went to get him, he had a black circle around one of his eyes that reminded me of the dog in the Little Rascals. So, I named him Petey.

[CApears4u2]

Oh boy, I wanna chime in on this one.

First - Many years ago before I met my husband, he had two RES - one named Shelly, the other Sarge. I never got the opportunity to meet them and do not know of their whereabouts today.

Secondly - When my second child was born, we practically had her name in stone up until the last day I was in the hospital (C-sec = 5 days) then we changed it totally. From Jaida to Natalie. Go figure.

Finally - One of our ranch cats - part tabby, part calico I think, has a name that reflects his markings. I've GOT to take a close-up pic of him. Anyway, he's absolutely beautiful and colorful especially on his nose - hence the name, "Booger". He knows his name well and responds lovingly.

Ironically I still haven't come up with a good name for my remaining RES 'Big Guy' who's very shy. I don't want BG nor Shy Guy either. Maybe Grumpy. I haven't given it much thought since Little Guy passed but we'll think of something. Good dinner conversation tonight maybe!!

Oh, speaking of dindin... gotta go.

TT

[Ozzyy]

i saw a mata mata turtle in the pet store i might get one of those (do they do well with RES?) http://markmlucas.com/images/turtles/mata%20mata%2020.JPG

[Kallistos]

Take a peek at this

http://www.centralpets.com/animals/rept ... r2628.html

It's a care sheet on the mata mata turtle.

They can weight up to 27 lbs and 18 inches at adulthood.

Must I say the answer? Just get a male red eared slider variation or albino if you want some different looking turtles in your tank.

[Ozzyy]

ok then...woah that big!! that one in the store seemed so tiny!! mabey ill get an eastern painted or a map turtle... it depends

[Kallistos]

Alligator snapping turtles start out like THIS then turn into THIS Just thought it's cool for everyone to take a look at the difference in sizes.