Photo Gallery :: Squirtle!

[Karawr]

I recently saved this little guy, Squirtle. He's 5" and from what I can tell, male.



How is his shell looking?

[untsmurf]

the pictures aren't very clear. The nails look rather short though, if the turtle really is 5'' then it's probably a female. Can you take pics of the front and back nails and of the tail?

Where did you save it from?

[Karawr]

Sorry if these ones aren't too clear either. You were guessing he was male based off these pics in my other thread.

The shells 4 1/2".

I'm most concerned about his/her shell though.

An old lady had it in a pond in her backyard. Then she didn't want it so she was going to kill it. Then my aunt took it, and I took it from her. He wasn't being taken care of very well at all.

[shedreamsinred]

What a happy face in that last one

[rsour24]

im like 99% sure its female.

[papoopeepoo]

Regardless of the length of the claws, that tail is a sure giveaway. Looks to be MALE to me.

The shell looks like it just needs a good shed. A good amount of basking, varied diet, and UV light should fix that. It's just a matter of time

[Karawr]

Looks like it's 50% male and 50% female.
Either way, sex doesn't really matter. Just as long as he's happy and cared for. :3

I was figuring he might need to shed but I wasn't sure what a "need-to-shed" shell looked like. I heard I should feed him blueberries/sweet potatoes to help this process, is that true? Also, how often should I feed him this, because they are normally a treat?

Varied diet might be hard because he doesn't like lettuce. I've been trying other greens but no go. I actually made jello shots with only different types of lettuce and he ate that, though. And he LOVES blueberries. On top of the UV bulb over his tank, I also bring him outside everyday for an hour for some good, real sun.

[untsmurf]

Sounds like the diet you're offering is great. It should be okay to offer the treats once a week or two as long as every other part of his diet is normal. The sunlight should help quite a bit though!

And Chris is right, definitely a boy tail, his claws might have been warn down on rocks in the pond or something.