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Posted: **Tue Jun 19, 2007 6:35 pm**

Hello turtle fans!!!!I am OPUS!or I am not opus,that's my turtles name.
Well I will come on here when I need help with my turtle!

Posted: **Tue Jun 19, 2007 6:56 pm**

Greetings Opus! Glad to have you on the forum. How long have you had Opus?

Posted: **Tue Jun 19, 2007 7:32 pm**

Welcome!

Posted: **Tue Jun 19, 2007 9:48 pm**

Reminds me of Bloom County

Posted: **Wed Jun 20, 2007 1:19 am**

I got him a week ago,I plan on getting a friend for him.The other babies were like hudleing up with him!I think he was the only male!

Posted: **Wed Jun 20, 2007 10:40 am**

I wouldn't recommend getting another turtle since there's a very good chance they won't get along when they get bigger and then you'll have to maintain two separate 120gal tanks. It can get very expensive. Also even if they didn't fight you would need a 200gal tank (or larger) to house the both of them as adults.

RES are solitary animals by nature, only coming together to compete for the best basking site. In captivity they can do fine by themselves. As long as you put some things in their tank to entertain them like a ping pong ball, a cup or tube to swim in/through (make sure they can't get stuck), an air bubbler that's set on a timer to come on several times a day, some feeder minnows, etc.

Edit: Never mind, I saw your post in the other section and see that you've already thought about this.

Posted: **Wed Jun 20, 2007 5:08 pm**

Ok,well fish or always a cheaper buddy.

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