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Greetings all from Sunny San Diego

PostPosted: Thu Oct 02, 2008 1:14 am
by REStless
Just wanted to introduce myself here. I just acquired two RES hatchlings...I know it's illegal to buy in the store.

Long story short, me and the misses are shopping downtown LA. I come out of a store and she and my two daughters are holding the death bowl with the 2 hatchlings. Says "the girls fell in love and they were only $5" Who woulda thought that this $10 investment would be so much to take in?

One 60 gallon tank, 100 Gl canister filter, 20 lbs of sand, driftwood hunting, hours of forum digging and $500 later, these herps are now properly housed and enjoying their new habitat.

I am constantly learning about these fabulous creatures and continue to be amazed. I hope to gain access to all of your knowledge in these forums and share the knowledge that I will be acquiring with newcomers like myself. I know this is a lifetime investment as these turtles will likely outlive me so I plan to make their time with our family as healthy as possible.

PostPosted: Thu Oct 02, 2008 8:00 am
by megcornell
Welcome! It sounds like you're well on your way to learning about turtles and that you've set your two up in a pretty nice tank. You've done yourself a huge favor by starting out with a relatively large tank, it will pay off in the long run!

PostPosted: Thu Oct 02, 2008 12:27 pm
by johnQguy
SAN DIEGOOOOOOOO.......!! hehe... we're awesome. And our RES _love_ our wonderful sunny weather! We're in Poway. Glad to see more San Diegans here!

PostPosted: Thu Oct 02, 2008 7:09 pm
by Fuzzy Hamster
Sounds like you are already fairly knowledgeable from your forum digging.

Welcome to the site!