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[Eric B.]

how is everyone, i have 2 RES, Buddy and Squirt. i believe buddy is a female rescued her from near death and squirt i got at a booth at the flea market when he was about the size of a half dollar so im guessing he is about 1 year old. interested in meeting all of you. turtles are cool.

[missibsu]

Welcome! At half dollar size, I would guess he was less than year, maybe even less than 6 months old. At the end of the first year for my two turts, they were just under 4 inches each.

Do you have pics to share?

[sonyj]

Welcome to the forum.

[Eric B.]

i do not have any pics to upload right now
i hope to have some soon
i believe my female may be pregnant though and i have done some research on the pregnancy, has anyone had or have a pregnant turtle that would help me?

[cprcheetah]

Welcome to the forum. Generally they are not sexually mature until they are at least 4". How big are your turtles? Are you sure you have a male and female? Females will lay eggs regardless of having a male with them, they just won't be fertile.
Read up on eggs and nestsites here:
http://www.redearslider.com/index_basic_care_3.html

[Eric B.]

im pretty sure my youngest is buddy and is a female due to the extremely long nails. i have had her for 5 months, my brother had her for almost a year but she was neglected there.

squirt is my oldest, got him when he was super small, cant find my tape measurer but, squirt is id say 6-8 in, and buddy 4-6 in.

thanks for the info on nesting

i really need to get u guys some pics.

[CountryGirl68]

If Buddy has extremely long nails, he's a HE not a she. If Squirt has short nails, then he's the SHE.

If that's the case, you need the nesting area for Squirt, not Buddy.