Hi! Introduce yourselves here. :: Brian Checking In

[GPRenegade]

Hey everyone,

I've had my slider for about 6 months now and I've never lost any enthusiasm when it comes to the little guy. I came here because I was concerned about his eating habits and I got all the answers I needed and more. Thank you for spending your free time on this site to help people like me help themselves. I look forward to learning a lot about Helmholtz (my turtle) here, and hopefully I'll be able to help someone else in need down the road.

-Brian

Here's a snapshot of Helmholtz in his tank!

[missibsu]

Welcome!

Just some advice on the gravel...your turtle can and will eat it and it can become impacted. I would remove it, because it can save you a costly vet bill.

[SpotsMama]

What a beautiful RES! His colors are great.

I agree with Missi about the gravel. I've seen some very sad stories on here about RES who ate gravel.

[Shavannah]

Welcome Brian! Your comments were very nice, glad to have you aboard!
Add more water, the more the better, 10 gallons per inch of shell length is the guided amount. I love the Roman ruin statue, it's a cool looking piece, but it could be taking up valuable swimming space. It's hollow on the back side, correct? You could place it curved in a front corner to free up the swim area in the middle of the tank. Make sure he can't get stuck behind it though. Post more pics soon, we love them!

[GPRenegade]

That is an older picture, the gravel has since been removed and he's almost in a bigger tank. (I'm glad he never ate anything while it was there... I guess I can be grateful I was accidentally overfeeding him and he never got hungry enough to eat one.)

Savannah, to answer your question the colleseum is filled up with rocks and is serving as a basking area for the time being. (I've filled up any corners he could get stuck in with rocks.)

[CountryGirl68]

Welcome Brian. Glad to hear you've upgraded your setup. How big is the tank you have now? And how big is your turtle?

[GPRenegade]

He's about 2 1/2 inches and his 30 gallon tank will be here in 2 days.

[Shavannah]

the colleseum is filled up with rocks and is serving as a basking area for the time being.

Oh ok. I couldn't see the rocks before, since you pointed it out I can see them through the cracks of the colliseum. He's going to love all the water in the new 30 gallon! Post some pics when you get it set up.