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plasmik · Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2007 4:33 pm Post subject: 2 Red Ear Sliders Need a new home

I have 2 red ear sliders that are going on 3 years old and one seems to be getting a respitory infection and I recently did so much to make sure they are healthy and living well and dont seem to have much luck and i cant afford to take him to a vet right now to be sure if this is an RI problem so i was wondering if anyone out there who has alot of experience with res would be willing to take these two sliders. I love them so much and hate to part from them but i rather they go to someone who can take better care of them than see them die. I dont want to seperate them because they have been together since birth.

When i first received my res i knew nothing about them and dont think i took good care of them till now and im worried other problems will occur and i wont know what to do. I just want to give them a better home and learn more before i decide to take new ones into my hands.

Please let me know if you know of anyone or if you may be interested.
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lilmike04 · Level 2 Joined: 22 Jul 2007 Posts: 76

i have had a res since i was 12 and i wound be glad to have your turtles

plasmik · Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2007 10:51 am Post subject:

do you have the proper set up to take new one's? what size tank do you have?
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lilmike04 · Level 2 Joined: 22 Jul 2007 Posts: 76

as of rite now i have a 75 gal. for my 5inch res and i have a 55 gal not being used i have 2 heat lamps 2uv lites 2homemade turtle basking area whould you shipp

plasmik · Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2007 5:04 pm Post subject:

i would ship to you, thats not a problem, except im not too sure how to ship them since its a live animal. dont want them getting hurt on the way to you

if you can find out details then i will be more than happy to do that.
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lilmike04 · Level 2 Joined: 22 Jul 2007 Posts: 76

okay im going to look up about live shiping

lilmike04 · Level 2 Joined: 22 Jul 2007 Posts: 76

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lilmike04 · Level 2 Joined: 22 Jul 2007 Posts: 76

is that ok

plasmik · Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2007 1:44 pm Post subject:

thats great. so are you sure you want them? i want to make sure i send them to someone who will care for them and keep them happy Smile

its going to be sad to let them go Sad

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lilmike04 · Level 2 Joined: 22 Jul 2007 Posts: 76

yea i will take pics of the alot so you can see them

lilmike04 · Level 2 Joined: 22 Jul 2007 Posts: 76

wat is ther sex

lilmike04 · Level 2 Joined: 22 Jul 2007 Posts: 76

ok sorry but i just rescued a bearded dragon so i dont have the time and the money for your turtles sorry

kx125rider · Level 2 Joined: 16 Jun 2007 Posts: 94 Location: louisiana

thts mean now they dont have no 1 to ship the thing to
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plasmik · Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 5:12 pm Post subject:

I guess if anyone else is interested please let me know.

I wish you would have said something before getting your other animal because if i had set up everything to ship them out to you they would have been homeless. Thats not kool.
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kx125rider · Level 2 Joined: 16 Jun 2007 Posts: 94 Location: louisiana

just let them go or take them to a vet
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Naiialuvr:) · Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 9:55 pm Post subject:

did you try goiong to the site redearslider.com and go to the forum and sign up and ask people there... there are TONS of people there to ask
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ryanandsuzyro · Level 3 Joined: 19 Nov 2006 Posts: 207

Don't just let them go, they'll end up dead. Is there a Reptile Rescue Society near you or any reptile society? Where do you live, google your area with "Reptile Society" and the like.

kx125rider · Level 2 Joined: 16 Jun 2007 Posts: 94 Location: louisiana

how will they end up dead on 1 of the forum on this site(im to lazy to find the link) tht every 1 thinks tht they cannot survive on there own because there dependant on u but there not they have the instincts built in to them kinda like snakes me and my family always used to wonder how my boa when it was a baby how it new wht to do itss the instincs tht they have built in to them when there born just like turtles have and all other reptiles dont you wonder why some ppl dont even consider reptiles as pets
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ryanandsuzyro · Level 3 Joined: 19 Nov 2006 Posts: 207

...and in the wild a large percentage of new-born turtles die before they reach the water, or shortly afterwards. The information on this site doesn't suggest just releasing turtles into the wild. The recommendation is rehabilitation so they're not thrust into it. That said as well - is it not necessarily wise to release animals into an eco-system that does not naturally support them.

Check around for places to take in unwanted reptiles. Put up signs at pet stores. Lots of options locally. Check into any local or nearby Reptile Societies.

punkflash54 · Level 2 Joined: 11 Apr 2007 Posts: 73

aldo releasing captive turtles into the wild could spread deseases to the wild turtles that are already there

kx125rider · Level 2 Joined: 16 Jun 2007 Posts: 94 Location: louisiana

i dont know how big theres r but mosst likely there big enough to survive and the plasmik person isnt letting go mite infested turtles
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lilmike04 · Level 2 Joined: 22 Jul 2007 Posts: 76

***** kkrider you ack like you know every thing and you said i was mean your the rude on here Mad

kx125rider · Level 2 Joined: 16 Jun 2007 Posts: 94 Location: louisiana

1.how am i bing mean i just said tht plasmik ist letting go mite infested turtles your the rude 2. plasmik got his/her hopes up fo nothing then u go and sell her/him out i was just suggesting to let them go on a worst case scenario.... i wouldnt sell some one out like tht i would have taken them if i had wanted them not go sell em out.... Mad

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deesygirl · Moderator Joined: 12 Sep 2002 Posts: 1202

If anyone is interested in taking these or if someone has valuable information for the owner to use then please post it.

As for the rest, enough. I would hate to have to close this thread for personal attacks but I will if you guys can't play nice.

RES are hard to place. I know, I have run a rescue for a number of years now. Most of us have people on waiting lists for us to take the turtles. My best suggestion is to place an ad on your local Craigs list or Freecycle board. I just adopted one of mine out on freecycle. It was nice, local so no shipping and I could talk to the new owner before the transfer.
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