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[Stefania]

Allow me to introduce my turtles. So, their names are Earl, Mytra and Kumberland. Earl became a cause that I have found this site on the Internet (in search of some more information about turtle`s health).
I have bought two turtles on the street on 6 July 2012. The saleswoman was from China and her products was looked bad, frankly.
RES are very exotic reptiles for Russian Federation and I never saw them before and I had knew nothing about this turtles. I have decided that I will find money to grow them at home and ask this woman to sale me two of them. Both turtles were sicker in the beginning. Another turtle lived just 3 months with a strong pneumonia and she did not grew up. And Earl had a big spot rot on his shell (even now, in this place of carapax there is a small deformation).
And now here are the survived Earl and two little RES from zoo-shop since 13 October 2012.
I hope, they all will be good together.
Mytra

Kumberland

Earl

Earl & Kumberland

Earl & Kumberland

[dumbork14]

welcome!

[steve]

Welcome to the site! Earl might be growing a little too fast (from the thickness of the seams between his scutes), so I would review how much he's been eating.

[Stefania]

May be it is just because they live in crystal clear water all times So, turtles have a good mood and d`like to eat a bit more.

[Diamondbacks4Life]

May be it is just because they live in crystal clear water all times So, turtles have a good mood and d`like to eat a bit more.

Exactly why you just gotta watch that. Feeding them to much can cause their shells to become very deformed.

[apondfortimmy]

What cute turtles!
And I have a turtle who begs and loves food too and I have to stop myself from feeding him too much. All the time. It's hard.

[devilduck]

Welcome!

[penelope]

Welcome!
Since turtles are an exotic pet in your country, you are very lucky!
I hope we can all help you learn, and learn from your experience too.

[Stefania]

OK and how to be if they are hungry at least two times for a day and can to eat all things inside their aquaterrarium? Aga!

[steve]

Captive RES will almost always act hungry. Some even eat so much and fast that they vomit, only to resume eating a few minutes later.

[Stefania]

OK, I catched that it is necessary to feed them in a smaller quantities. And may be, is it naturaly that 6 or 7 months old RES has just 6 cm as straight carapace lenght? (the fact that he lives in 4 months, and he grew up from 4.5 cm to 6 cm for this time. I don`t know how old is he exactly). It is just 2,4 inch now. And, to tell the truth, I have read too much articles about RES (even I have found http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/20 ... 131949.htm about global conservation program on turtles) and your site too. I have an idea that my first two turtles were from "farm" in China. I don`t know can turtles from "farm" (like that description on the redearslider.com here http://www.redearslider.com/adoptions.html) be more fatty and grow faster or not?
I think, that is the interesting question...

[steve]

Nearly all pet RES are from farms and breeders. Provided they are healthy, I would expect them to have similar growth rates. Captive RES almost certainly grow faster than their wild counterparts.

[HRC]

Hello and welcome.