I'm new to these forums...and I just want to say "THANK YOU!" for all the helpful information!
Sincerely,
Jeff
Los Angeles, CA
*Edited*
Here is some info on my turtle...
Name/Type/Sex: Yoshi/RES/Female
Age/Shell Size: 8 yrs/8 inches
Tank Size: 40g Breeder
She is a trooper that deserves to be spoiled.
Bought as a hatchling in Chinatown
Raised with 2 others until they were juveniles...
And then our house was going through some remodeling... and my wife put our tank and turtles outside.
The next day our turtles were gone and our neighbors said they saw a raccoon messing with a turtle shell in our side yard.
We eventually found 2 empty turtle shells...and were almost for certain the third was dead somewhere.
3 months later...our neighbor came to us saying they caught something running across their backyard.
Asking myself..."What does this have to do with me?"
She said she found our last turtle?! Are you kidding me?! She survived for 3 months in my neighbors backyard?! (To give credit to my neighbor...she had an awesome vegetable garden so our turtle had access to some food and water.)
I wish I could say I spoiled her every day after that...but after a couple of years...we got busy with life (I'm married with 2 kids) and the turtle was put on the back burner.
No excuses for RES Neglect.
I stumbled upon this site in Oct/Nov 2011...and ever since... Yoshi has been getting the treatment she deserves.
is healthier and happier because of this site 