In October my 15 year old son decided to get a RES. As he was going through some difficult times I assisted him with the research and aquireing of the correct equipment. Well, shortly after he bought his turtle (I bought the second one because I didn't want it to be lonely) he left home. I am now the sole provider for Cheech and Chong and even though my son said he would be back for the turtles I have decided to keep them so that they are well cared for. They are about 7 months old, 3 inches across, both males. We have them in a 20 gal. with a large basking rock in there. I am hoping to buy a bigger tank soon, but they are doing ok for now. We had terrible water problems for the first month, but soon took out all the gravel and that helped immensley. What I notice most right now is that the water turns green rather quickly (3 days after cleaning) and that there is often a greasy film like oil on top of the water. I look forward to learning more about these little guys from all of you here.
