Hello there! My name is Claire, and I live in NC. I'm new to turtle keeping, but I have kept reptiles and fish for years. I only have one turtle, but I love him so. His name is Shel Silverstein

he's a RES, about 3 years old. I got him from a girl that had him in a 5.5 gallon. I've got him in a 40b, and my husband and I have aquatic plants in our fish tanks (he has pressurized Co2 in his), so all of the trimmings go to Shel. I also have a 10 gallon full of frogbit and feeder guppies for him. He seems to be happy. I've had him for about two weeks, lol.
I've attached a picture of him outside in my kiddie pool, basking in some real sunlight.
I look forward to "meeting" you all, and please understand that I'm new to turtles, but I have done
a lot of research.
I'm new here! But, I'm nice, and knowledgeable about aquariums, fish, reptiles, and medicine.
