Hi! Introduce yourselves here. :: just found this site

[mistersampo]

I've had turtles in the past. The website I made for my turtles over a decade ago is still up, you can check it here:

http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Flats/1864

Unfortunately, all the turtles on that site are no longer in my care. I gave most of the babies away (caring for 13 turtles is a little much for me) and Pokey and Godzilla managed to escape from the backyard several years ago never to be found again.

At any rate, fairly recently some friends of mine gave me a turtle that they just couldn't take care of. He had some fungal growth on his shell and his shell was beginning to get soft. Since I had cared for and raised turtles in the past, I knew all the tricks and managed to get his fungus under control and his shell hardened up in no time. My friends had named him Freddy due to the long claws on his hands that resemble Freddy Krueger. He is now happily healthy and seems to be doing quite well. He enjoys incessantly swimming into the wall of the aquarium and biting at anything that moves in the close vicinity of his face. Within the past week I bought another RES to share the tank with him, and named her Fannie. Freddy and Fannie - get it? Anyway, they are both quite healthy and happy turtles.

[spaceapple]

Welcome! We would love to see pictures of your new turtles and tank. ^_^

[mistersampo]

Welcome! We would love to see pictures of your new turtles and tank. ^_^

The tank is pretty rudimentary - haven't had enough time to pour much money into a nicer one, yet.

Here's some pics, though.



Freddy poses for the camera and is not shy at all.



Fannie is under Freddy here.



Freddy is really kind of a jerk, he pushes Fannie down to take a breath fairly often.



Another pic of Freddy, Fannie is barely visible in the bottom.



Fannie is usually the one who eats the most, Freddy is always too busy swimming back and forth to care about things like food.



Fannie eating again.



Clearly, Fannie should have been named Miss Piggy.



Fannie in front, Freddy in back.



Fannie taking a breath.



Fannie on the move.

and here's a video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpFCILsbspk

[johnQguy]

Those eyes.... nice, crystal clear shots!

[Fuzzy Hamster]

Wow! ...those claws on Freddy....maybe should have named him Wolverine...

...or is it a reference to Freddy Krueger (A Nightmare on Elm Street) ?

Btw, welcome to the site.

[mistersampo]

Wow! ...those claws on Freddy....maybe should have named him Wolverine...

...or is it a reference to Freddy Krueger (A Nightmare on Elm Street) ?

Btw, welcome to the site.

totally a freddy krueger reference.

[ScrewZoo]

Wow nice claws, im glad he found good care, welcome to the site!

[untsmurf]

Well fanny and freddie are the two gigantic mortgage companies, fanny mae and freddie mac. So it might be that. They do look huge though. How big is your tank? You should watch out for eggs soon.

[mistersampo]

Well fanny and freddie are the two gigantic mortgage companies, fanny mae and freddie mac. So it might be that. They do look huge though. How big is your tank? You should watch out for eggs soon.

nah, fannie is cold as ice and rejects freddy every time he tries to make a move.

I named fannie after the mortgage company because i already had a turtle named freddy, but freddy was named after freddy krueger.

[untsmurf]

If the male keeps pursuing her, she will eventually get fed up and become aggressive. Especially in such close quarters.

[mistersampo]

If the male keeps pursuing her, she will eventually get fed up and become aggressive. Especially in such close quarters.

to be honest, there was some agression when i first put them together, but it was from freddy. he would incessantly bite at fannie. a couple days later i guess they made up because they get along great now. the frequency of freddy trying to make moves has gone way down as well.

[TurtleLover_S&B]

Welcome,and cute turtles!