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Post Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 4:50 am   From 1/2 Gal to 40Gal- From Newbie to Beginner? :)

Hello - I am a new turtle owner as of Oct. 2007. I was walking around China Town (in California) and I was so upset to see these tiny turtles sitting in this little plastic container with I HAVE no idea what they were feeding them. I felt soo bad and I wanted to save one. Well- went out that night and bought a glass bowl from ROSS for now to keep him in... put a rock in and put my desk lamp over him.

Well- I am a major researcher and realized after a week that I should get something a little bigger so I bought a 3 gal tank and got a docking station and put a rock in there and replaced the desk lamp with a basking UVB lamp- then after more research I knew I needed to stop the little upgrades as he gets bigger and finally went on craigslist and bought a 40gal tank with everything.

One of my girl friends and I the month prior just got back from Costa Rica where we saw the turtles... and decided to name him Manuel... "Manny" for short.

So thats how I have become a Turtle Owner. :mrgreen:
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Post Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 5:57 pm   

That's awesome! Welcome to turtle-hood. If you're still looking for any information, you can go to the main site attached to this forum. It's got everything you need.

http://www.redearslider.com/index.html
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Post Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 11:14 pm   

I love how you say "from newbie to beginner". What a great way to put it! Welcome to the board.
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Post Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 1:40 am   

I love your story as it sounds just like mine. I too went to China Town in Los Angeles and my 4year old and myself had to save a couple of these sweet little babies. And here we are 3 months later with a 30 gal tank and all the goodies to go with it. Who knew they would be so entertaining for the entire family and a couple of our neighbors as well!
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Post Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 12:16 pm   

Welcome and great job about the upgrades for your baby. Would love to see pics!!
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Post Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 3:18 pm   

Welcome! Sounds like Manny hit the jackpot!
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Post Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2008 12:25 am   Thanks Everyone! Re: Manny

Thanks for all your nice comments! Yes i will certainly be asking many questions!

Here are a few pics of him:

His first little tiny bowl:
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Second little plastic tank:
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Final 40 Gal Tank with his little buddies:
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Post Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2008 12:27 am   

It's amazing how he was balancing on that sharp rock!! He's so cute though!
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