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miss entycing · 07-11-2010, 02:19 PM

hey everyone hope y'all are having a lovely day today

So, throughout the last several years, I've had Red Eared Sliders in a 60 gallon tank.. got them when they were babies, kept them around because I simply adore turtles... gave a few as gifts, etc.. when I moved to Colorado with Damon 4 yrs ago, I left them with my son and his fiance, who in turn found them a new family, a great family... I had 2 left, both were about 8 yrs old, had grown to about 7 inches long and were huge, big ol babies.. they fed from my hand, knew my voice.. I could walk into the room and call them, and they'd cross the tank to meet me-
anyways... we came home to SC last november and I have thought about getting more.. but just haven't gotten there yet.
Last night, Damon rescued a gorgeous, really young male Box turtle from the road, where it would have been hit, brought it home to me, and we went to Petsmart and got supplies, tank and LOTS of extra's for him he seems to be doing great.. exploring, eating well, dipping in the pool we made in the tank, loves grapes, and carrots, and worms, lol...

I named him Spanky

Does anyone have experience with Box turtles? I don't know a whole lot about their upkeep and care, and even if I should have him out of his element of the wild, yanno? Last thing I would ever do is make something suffer-

thanks in advance for any input!
Deanna

07-11-2010, 02:19 PM	#11
miss entycing Senior Member How Do You Identify?: dangerous, but worth the risk. Preferred Pronoun?: just be nice.. it's that easy. Relationship Status: CapitalM's carved upon my skin. Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: on the southern edge of sanity, under a carolina moon. Posts: 3,276 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 8,341 Thanked 8,262 Times in 2,254 Posts Rep Power: 21474855	hey everyone hope y'all are having a lovely day today So, throughout the last several years, I've had Red Eared Sliders in a 60 gallon tank.. got them when they were babies, kept them around because I simply adore turtles... gave a few as gifts, etc.. when I moved to Colorado with Damon 4 yrs ago, I left them with my son and his fiance, who in turn found them a new family, a great family... I had 2 left, both were about 8 yrs old, had grown to about 7 inches long and were huge, big ol babies.. they fed from my hand, knew my voice.. I could walk into the room and call them, and they'd cross the tank to meet me- anyways... we came home to SC last november and I have thought about getting more.. but just haven't gotten there yet. Last night, Damon rescued a gorgeous, really young male Box turtle from the road, where it would have been hit, brought it home to me, and we went to Petsmart and got supplies, tank and LOTS of extra's for him he seems to be doing great.. exploring, eating well, dipping in the pool we made in the tank, loves grapes, and carrots, and worms, lol... I named him Spanky Does anyone have experience with Box turtles? I don't know a whole lot about their upkeep and care, and even if I should have him out of his element of the wild, yanno? Last thing I would ever do is make something suffer- thanks in advance for any input! Deanna __________________ True strength lies in submission which permits one to dedicate their life, through devotion, to something beyond themselves. Whenever someone awakens fully, it affects human consciousness at a collective level. It is like dropping a stone into a dark murky pond. Ripples of light... Not one word need be spoken.