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Posted: Wed Aug 14, 2013 6:34 am **New turtle owner**

I have now 4 baby res turtles. I have a tank builder designing a custom 240 gallon tank for them with a basking area on top. That should be complete within 2 months. I named them, Leonardo, Michaelangelo, Donatello, and Rafael. They are currently in a 10 Gallon home, and should be moving into a 55 gallon home with in a week. I have no experience with turtles, but want to learn all that I can.

Posted: Wed Aug 14, 2013 11:13 am **Re: New turtle owner**

Welcome to the forum! Looking forward to reading and seeing more about your new bale!

Posted: Thu Aug 15, 2013 6:24 am **Re: New turtle owner**

Welcome! Put some pictures, this could be your build thread!

Posted: Thu Aug 15, 2013 6:44 am **Re: New turtle owner**

Lol, I am not building my own tank, I am paying a pro to do it. How do you post pics?

Posted: Thu Aug 15, 2013 6:52 am **Re: New turtle owner**

Use the img tab or url tab in "Full Editor". We love to see "before" and "after" pics, then.

Posted: Sat Aug 17, 2013 4:49 pm **Re: New turtle owner**

You can also link outside pictures, check my signature.

Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2013 9:53 am **Re: New turtle owner**

That is Mikey, Donny, and Leo this morning

And Raph this morning

Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2013 10:03 am **Re: New turtle owner**

Haha, got them up, now maybe I will appear to be less of an idiot. ;-)

Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2013 7:18 pm **Re: New turtle owner**

Ok, I maybe completely dumb, but I had my wife take a soft toothbrush to that paint to get it off of Donny and his shell is soft. So I thought that he was dying. I grabbed Mikey and he has the same. You can just feel a little give to the shell. These turtles are basking all the time, and they have a calcium block thingy as recommended. Is this normal? The spine, center of the turtle is solid on all of them. I have never pushed on the shell before. I may have just never noticed. These turtles are a month or a month and a half old

Posted: Tue Aug 27, 2013 9:09 am **Re: New turtle owner**

Why was there paint? A hatchling shell will be slightly pliable. Basking is good, but use something besides a calcium block... a good pellet is where to start. Do they have a UVB light?

Posted: Tue Aug 27, 2013 10:33 am **Re: New turtle owner**

To be able to tell them apart was the reason there is paint, but it is way too much. The shells I think are soft like they are because they are hatchlings. They eat well, pellets and meat. They have uvb, and 3 of the 4 bask most of the day in it.

Posted: Tue Aug 27, 2013 10:41 am **Re: New turtle owner**

I suppose that I should add, that is nail polish not paint. Either way there is way too much on them and I wanted to remove it.

Posted: Tue Aug 27, 2013 10:06 pm **Re: New turtle owner**

If you take a good look at the makings on the plastron (bottom shell), you'll notice that the patterns are unique like a fingerprint. It'll be brown and blotchy when they're older but by then you will be able to easily tell them apart.

Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2013 2:55 am **Re: New turtle owner**

Welcome to the foum!
We are here to help and learn from each other.
Your little ones are adorable!

Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2013 5:39 am **Re: New turtle owner**

Thank you, I think they are the neatest things ever.

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