Name: Gene
Gender: Unknown (not old enough to tell since it's nails are nt fully developed yet)
Birth year: 2008 (1-2 months old i think)
Bought on: 4th oct 2008
Size: 4.5cm
Species: Red Eared Slider
Gene's blog: http://slidergene.blogspot.com/ (... i type the events of gene's day from gene's point of view)
I used to own 2 sliders when I was in kindergarten.. unfortunately they grew too big and my parents could not afford the time to look after them as they need constant changing of water and they kept escaping, so they were given away when i was 5 or 6..
so it's been arnd 9 to 10 years since ive owned a terrapin.. and I finally got Gene last saturday. Originally, when choosing the terrapin I wanted, I pointed at another one but at tt moment, it swam under the rock and Gene happened to jump into the water right in the path of my hand..
on the first day and second, Gene refused to eat the terrapin pellets I tried giving her.. but Gene's quite an interractive terrapin, after leaving my hand in the tank for some time it came over.. trying to balance on my hand :lovely: on the third day I was eating udon and nicked some chicken fillet (no oil!!) for Gene to try.. and surprisingly.. Gene ate from my hand!!! that night, I held Gene gently in my hands, slowly bringing it closer to me.. eventually, Gene started digging in my palm and.. Fell asleep in it! :qmarkblur: .. So adorable!!! Gene's obviously no longer afraid of me, which is quite surprising as we've only been together for a few days.. occasionally, it'll pop its head out of the water and float vertically when i'm beside the tank. however when my other family members walk past, it'll swim away and hide under it's basking rock.
Gene sleeping
i'm glad Gene's quite friendly as ive read stories on terrapins shying away... but apparantly, Gene's a fussy eater and still refuses to eat the pellets... =.=".. is there any way i can get it to eat the pellets? Terrapins are omnivores, slanting more toward the carnivorous side.. but they still need a balanced diet, so im a little worried since Gene refuses to eat the pellets, grapes and vegetables... :sweat_002:
so far, gene's tank only has water and a basking rock in it and is placed next to the window for sunlight so it can get vitamin D.. im saving up to buy it a uvb lamp and a heater..
