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Post Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2011 12:49 am   Hello!

Hi there! My boyfriend and I just received a pair of baby red eared sliders for Christmas from my boyfriend's brother. Neither of us has had turtles before, but we love them already! :) We don't know much about turtles though, just what google tells us. I ended up on this site pretty often looking for info, so I thought I'd say hi.

This is Michelangelo and Leonardo, Mikey's the one basking and stretching out his little legs. This was shortly after we moved them from their plastic lagoon dish from the pet store into their nice new tank.
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We tossed in the aquarium stones from the dish just to look pretty, but after reading some other threads I think we better just remove them before the turtles try to eat them. They don't seem at all bothered or stressed by the new environment, they're settling in well. They both seem happy and healthy, they spend plenty of time basking and plenty of time swimming around exploring every corner of their tank.

Thanks in advance for all the help and suggestions I'm sure I'll find here! :P
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Post Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2011 1:15 am   Re: Hello!

Hi, welcome to the site! Glad you can join the forum, we'll try to help as much as we can. Have they been eating yet?
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Post Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2011 9:19 am   Re: Hello!

When we first put them in the tank with warm water on Monday night they both ate, but since then I've seen Leonardo (the smaller one) eating more, I don't know if Michelangelo has been eating when my back is turned or what... but I don't see him in the water quite as much as Leo anyway. I think it's a little chilly for him, we need to get a water heater asap. I was going to post in another thread about that, because I'm not sure what kind to get.
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Post Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2011 5:38 pm   Re: Hello!

Well, you need to get a heater based on how much water you have. Having a tank that is too small means that you will have to upgrade soon. Getting that largest tank you can manage is usually the best thing you can do. If he's in a 10 gallon tank, just ask the pet store that you need a fully submersible heater for a 10 gallon tank.
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Post Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2011 11:13 pm   Re: Hello!

This may help with your heater... viewtopic.php?f=9&t=31234

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