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I'm Bobbey and I'm (well, the family and I) are new RES owners. Hubby and I were wandering a flea market about 3 weeks ago and he decided the baby turtles were too cute not to get some. LOL So now we have 2 hatchlings named Nemo and Dory. They're about 2" or so (6 mo?) - I haven't actually measured them but I suppose I should one of these days so I can better track their growth.

Nemo is light green with lots of yellow in his shell and is outgoing and friendly. He tends to take this 'tuff guy' stance when he thinks he's been offended by something.

Dory is dark green and skittish. She's only just now learning to not be quite so afraid of us but she's still more prone to run and hide if she sees us coming.

I must say that this site has been a huge help for us. I had no idea that turtles required so much care! It's been a chore getting them to eat - they still don't like their baby reptomin pellets but we soaked some in tuna water and let them dry and we'll feed them that tonight and see if they'll eat it better. No luck on veggies yet. Of course, I've only given them green leaf lettuce so maybe they just don't like that kind. LOL

I'm looking forward to getting to know ya'll better. It seems like one big family in here!

welcome to the forum!

Welcome to the forum!
I'm glad it's been helpful.
Carrots tend to be popular with hatchlings too, you should try those.
At the top of the nutrition section are sticky notes with lists of good and bad things to feed, take a look if you haven't already.

When I first got my RES they didn't want to eat so much. I would offer them their pellets in a separate tank and eventually they would eat. They never seemed to like their veggies in the smaller tank. I just drop the greens in their main tank as it doesn't seem to foul up the water.

I have a yellowish RES (Tortuga) and dark green (Vokee) one too. Similarly the yellow one is the more courageous one and the dark green one is more skittish. Tortuga will eat them in front of me and Vokee will not, I have sneak on him to catch a glimpse. Tortuga is starting to bask more frequently in front of me even. If they are cared for they will eat!

Good luck and glad to see you here.

welcome!

Welcome to the fourm!!!