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melsmom

we are in san diego and will be in mexico for 10 days in june. I'm looking for someone to take in our RES. Will pay ... will deliver and pick her up! 10 gallon tub w/filter (that is continually changing .. per other posts .. lol Evil or Very Mad

) and will have an excellent filter (internal) by that time Very Happy

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turtle_grl77 · Level 4 Joined: 18 Nov 2005 Posts: 985 Location: Florida

You can load him up on food before you go. Buy some feeder fish so he can munch when he is hungry.

melsmom · Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 4:32 pm Post subject:

just have feeder fish in there? even if they die she'll gobble them right? mmm good idea.
thanks!

any suggestions as to how many? she won't try to eat them all at once? she's a pig Razz

turtle_grl77 · Level 4 Joined: 18 Nov 2005 Posts: 985 Location: Florida

I usually buy 15 for each of my turtles... I have one turtle that still has 2 left and it has been about a month. I dont feed them their own food. they eat off of the turtle food.

fishandcandy · Level 3 Joined: 09 Jan 2006 Posts: 200 Location: Indio, CA

I'd be more than happy to turtle watch for you... but I'm in Indio, which is probably farther than you want to drive for a turtle sitter. But if you do, let me know.

dixieee · Posted: Thu May 03, 2007 5:43 pm Post subject:

they'll be fine for a while (hopefully). feed them really well before u leave and keep some lettuce with them. this should do well for 10 days Smile

enjoy ur trip Smile

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Fred_and_George · Posted: Sun May 06, 2007 11:02 am Post subject:

when i went away, i was wary of just leaving them with guppies, so i got my neighbour (who doesnt have her own turts) to come up every day and feed them. i gave her a tutorial before i left, showing her what to do, how much food, etc. it was nice to know that someone was there for them. she also got the mail and watered the plants, it was a great comfort for both the house and the turts.
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melsmom · Posted: Tue May 08, 2007 1:38 pm Post subject:

thank you so much fishandcandy! That is very sweet ... I'm hoping now that i've increased the tank size, purchase yet another filter that is awesome (fluval 3), and know that she enjoys feeder fish, maybe all will be well ... she has survived dirty tanks in the past prior to this awesome filter so hopefully with the fish and the clean tank, she'll be good. I will have people coming to watch the dog so I can have them put food in as well .. I'm just neurotic. haha Rolling Eyes

However, I will consider indio for a piece of mind...

skslover · Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2007 2:52 pm Post subject:

I dont know where that is but i would turtle sit for u but im in florida. I rescue turtles and find good homes and oh my friend says its far hes in NY and when he comes down here he brings his 7 RES he makes many stops on the way to make sure they are ok but it kind of scares me Confused

but i agree you can just put feeder fish in w/them and they should be good for a while i also have 3 RES but they are smaller than yours.
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Rachel16 · Level 3 Joined: 18 Jul 2007 Posts: 366

usually when i go to Connecticut i give my two four year old turtles 12-24 fish they r pigs so of course they eat them all. Laughing

but this year i got my friend next door to take care of them including the newist member of the family Bravery and Scardy-cat the reses pooky the box turtle and Bunky i mean humpy the tortoise
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