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ocean lifeguard · Level 1 Joined: 11 Jul 2007 Posts: 11

Hi! I'm new here, and was adopted by a little green turtle almost a month ago (somebody left it on the beach, and a patron brought it to the tower). I'm not sure what kind he/she is since he looks like a slider but doesn't have any colors aside of yellow on his belly. I named it Yoda, lol.

Very Happy

P.S. I'm 100% sure he's not a sea turtle.

MinisMommy · Level 3 Joined: 06 Jun 2007 Posts: 103

If the baby doesnt have the red ears like a read eared slider... that it is defeintly not that... but its probably a yellow belly slider going by the yellow belly and looking like a slider lol Wink

How strange that it was on the beach... concidering they are NOT salt water creatures... LOST turtle. If you are not up for the challence of taking care of it... (can be hard, and VERY expensive) I would definetly suggest putting it back out inthe wild. Take it to a lake or pond or marsh... somewhere that it will be safe.

skslover · Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 6:11 pm Post subject:

i had a yellow belly it was wild and i saved its lfe took to vet etc and released it in a pond in the woods where there r others like him ^.^ well its a her... lolz and now i have 3 RES so if you need any help w/ur YBS ill help you out.
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ocean lifeguard · Level 1 Joined: 11 Jul 2007 Posts: 11

Thanks for the replies. I already have bought it a 10 gal. tank with pebbles, and plastic palm trees, and a zoo med 501 filter (for a 30 gal. tank, and pumps 79gph), it seems to enjoy the tank, since I had it in a 2 gal. tank for the first 2 weeks.
Very Happy

Its full of life and has a great personality. I was thinking of getting it a tank mate, until I started reading the forum here.

Thanks again for the advice. Smile

skslover · Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 9:12 am Post subject:

it would be ok i should think to get a tank mate for him so if hes good tempered maybe a RES like i had w/the yellow belly and once they started gtting bigger i put them all in a 90gal pond in my front yard w/a aquatwister 4000 to keep it clean and an giant algae fish lots of guppies for company and you can sell the guppies to petstores if you inbreed them w/missiouri minnows lolz i do any help ask im here for u
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