Hi! Introduce yourselves here. :: turtles, eh? whats up from Canada :)

[m4tth3w]

hi everyone,
im a new RES turtle owner and already im loving it. the thing that makes the most happy is that theres a whole website with people helping other people with the RES and giving advice

my RES is named Gordon, currently i have him in a 5 gallon tank.i have a really good filter and the turtle bank for his basking area. the are river rocks for my substrate. i have a basking light but its not top of the line so when its a nice sunny day outside, i built a playpen for him so he can have some sunlight:)

i know its small but i can explain:) im a kid with a big passion for animals and my parents dont like it when i have a lot of stuff so i said ill buy most of the stuff with my alounce. (long story, so i shortned it)

i actually had another RES named sheldon but at that time i didnt have the proper equipment and he had passed away. so when i got Gordon, i was prepared with the tank and everything.

so, that was a pretty long introduction but like i said, im loving it.
RES FTW!

[TurtleLover_S&B]

Welcome to TT! Do you have a basking light?

[m4tth3w]

Thanks
i do indeed have a basking light but like i said its not top of the line so, for now i take Gordon out on sunny days. i really hope to purchase a better basking light sooner or later.

[pumpkin14]

Hey! I'm from Canada too!

[bradmeisel]

welcome, you should maybe think of getting a larger tank. 5 gallons will not be big enough very soon if not already. Your turtle is lucky to have an owner who cares enough to spend the time online researching for it. I hope gordon lives a long healthy life

[m4tth3w]

thanks, yea im always going to petstores near me and looking for larger tanks. hopefully one day soon i will have a 20gallon al least for my turtle.

[felix1318]

Well, rubbermaids are cheap... i plan to get 1 too... u're lucky tat u're having turtles at ur age, well, i got mine this year, never had before, and i'm 24... well, same as u, parents problem too... Good luck to u!

[TurtleLover_S&B]

Oh,ok. I didn't know if you had one or not, because you took your turtle outside. Well, hopefully you can get a new basking light soon, and a UVB Bulb so you won't have to take your turtle outside alot!

[m4tth3w]

thanks, and yea i saved up money to buy my own turtle, i had to get parents apporval first. hopefully one day, ill get a bigger tank with an amazing basking light but right now im taking it slow : )

m4tth3w