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Post Posted: Tue May 26, 2009 2:55 am   I'm back!!! Turtle has Grown... and went from a boy to girl!

It's been a while!! But I am back... back when I was on here regularly I had a less than 1.5 " turtle who was believed to be a male... his name was Manny! Here is from the day I brought him home...
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But now, he or should I say SHE is bigger than my hand and weighs much more!!!
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So is her name now Manuela???? :shock:
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:mrgreen: RES: Manuel/"Manny" Born 2007
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Tiger Cat: Sequoia aka. Shaniqua Born 2004
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Post Posted: Tue May 26, 2009 4:29 am   

Wow.. b e a u tiful turtle.. how old is she now? Aww.. pretty sweet turtle.. Manuela? Nice name..
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Post Posted: Tue May 26, 2009 2:39 pm   

well lets see.... I got her in October of 2007 and she was as small as the first picture so I would say almost 2???
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Post Posted: Tue May 26, 2009 11:37 pm   

Mandy would work too. I got mine around the same as yours, but mine hasn't grown that big yet. I don't think I've been feeding it enough. Mine is only about 3.25" now.
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Post Posted: Wed May 27, 2009 12:32 am   

haha I used to think mine are boys too...luckily their names are genderless.
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Post Posted: Wed May 27, 2009 12:50 am   

awesome turtle
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Post Posted: Fri May 29, 2009 11:33 pm   

wow your turtle grew fast. I have 2 turtles that i got in Nov of 2007 and they are both barely 3 inches.
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Post Posted: Fri May 29, 2009 11:53 pm   

Shes really active! Always swimming around - loves all the room! Eats a lot. Switched from hatching food to bigger pellets about 6 pellets ago. I also give her spinach ... vet said she's really healthy hand happy!
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Post Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2009 1:39 pm   

Males don't grow as fast (or as big) as females so you should consider that when trying to sex your turtles.
I have a 4 year old male and he's about 3 1/2" meantime the female counterparts are about 7"
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Post Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2009 1:58 pm   

I like the name Manuela, it's pretty. Sounds like it could be the name of a flower.
Spike - Egyptian mau mix, 8 years old
Phryne - Japanese bobtail, 9 months old
Hurricane - RES, 8 yo, 6 1/2 in. long
Typhoon - RES/Map hybrid, 8 yo, 7 in. long
Sadie - RES, 20 yo, 10 in. long
Sophie - Colombian red tail boa, 5 yo, 5 ft. long
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Post Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2009 2:50 pm   

I like manuela too but i still call her manny... used to it!

I KNOW!!! The females grow so fast! I couldn't believe how big she is already! She needs to stp growing or I will have to make an outside tank for my patio! Everyone loves my current tank with my fish, pleco and turtle! I have a corner tank and it looks so good!
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Tiger Cat: Sequoia aka. Shaniqua Born 2004
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Post Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2009 10:03 pm   

Oshynlover wrote:I like manuela too but i still call her manny... used to it!

I KNOW!!! The females grow so fast! I couldn't believe how big she is already! She needs to stp growing or I will have to make an outside tank for my patio! Everyone loves my current tank with my fish, pleco and turtle! I have a corner tank and it looks so good!


Lol, I hear ya. But hey, we gotta do what we gotta do, ya know?
Spike - Egyptian mau mix, 8 years old
Phryne - Japanese bobtail, 9 months old
Hurricane - RES, 8 yo, 6 1/2 in. long
Typhoon - RES/Map hybrid, 8 yo, 7 in. long
Sadie - RES, 20 yo, 10 in. long
Sophie - Colombian red tail boa, 5 yo, 5 ft. long
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Post Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2009 7:56 pm   

nice turtle! wow at the shell color transition, i wonder if mine will turn out like that.

i've yet to figure out which gender my hatchlings are haha
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