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Post Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 1:13 pm   Hello from Boston, MA.

During the summer about 4 months ago my sister and my niece were at a local Mall here in Boston. My sister was having her cigarette before actually going inside to do some shopping and was sitting on a bench. Right next to her was a plastic bag. She opened up and took a peek to see what was inside. It was a small habitat, about 2 inches of filthy water and a tiny RES. She called me up asked if i wanted to take care of it. And wit the help of this site so far i have my lil buddy Norman a nice lil home wit tons of upgrades to come. I got a lil 45 second video of him having a fight wit the water filter,,,well he loves the waterfall effect...lol
Check it out. If hes not basking hes doin this. Seems pretty active.

http://s56.photobucket.com/albums/g170/ ... RM1191.flv

Here is a picture of his setup so far also.
I have a dock, heater, filter and light (regular 60 watt bulb) I know i need a UVB light for him also and i hope 2 get one ASAP.
Anything else i should do please let me know,,im open 2 ideas to keep him happy. Mind you for now it is a 54qt container, plenty room for him for now i hope. He is only about 3 inches.

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Ill be adding more pics from time to time as he grows and his habitat changes. Im sure ill be around asking tons of questions cuz i want my lil buddy to be happy. So far soo good. Thanks for having us!!
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Post Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 1:15 pm   

welcome to the site! i am also from boston. thats so sad someone just left him to die.... (until u rescued him of course)

also, browse through the main site, it has TONS of useful info and tells u everything u need to know, of course u can always ask us if u have any questions
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Post Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 1:29 pm   

Thank u Jess! Im sure i will be asking tons of questions as time goes by. So far the site has allready helped soo much and as long as normans around ill be around! ;-)
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Post Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 1:34 pm   

Norman is a cutie!! Love the name :)
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Post Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 2:08 pm   

just out of curiosity.... what mall did u find him at?
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Post Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 3:13 pm   

He was on a bench outside of the Galleria Mall in Cambridge. My sister sat and waited like 15 minutes wit him to see if anyone was going to come back for him, but nope,,so she called me.

A women at petco across from the mall said he was probably sold on the black market down in Chinatown because he was soooo tiny at 1st. And i guess there is a 4inch law and he was well below that. Im gonna measure him now 2 know for sure.

EDIT: He/she is 2 1/4 inches long
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Post Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 3:38 pm   

lol thats funny i was gonna guess the galleria. i am like best friends with all the petco employees cuz i am there like twice a week ( i also have a bird)...

im so glad u saved him!
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Post Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 4:24 pm   

TY! He is happy i saved him too. He never stops swimming back n forth in his tank and going under the falling water from the filter. HE LOVES IT!
Basks a bit,,,back n forth in the waterfall,,,bask,,waterfall,,non stop all day.
Very active lil turtle.
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Post Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2006 9:41 am   

Welcome to the forum!
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Post Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2006 12:01 pm   

He is so nice & active in his tank! Thanks for sharing.
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Post Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2006 12:29 am   

Welcome! Glad to hear you were able to save Norman.
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Post Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 11:49 pm   

Welcome. Kudos to you for searching out the right way to care for your new surprise family member.
My babies: Tanner (RES), MR. Prissy & Ringo (budgies), Shinju (cockatiel)

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