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TURTLEGIRL2005 · Level 1 Joined: 11 Jun 2005 Posts: 19

I AM A BIG TURTLE LOVER.I HAVE OVER 100 TURTLES.I AM INTERESTED IN TALKING TO OTHER TURTLE LOVERS.ANYONE OUT THERE LOVE THEM AS MUCH AS I DO? Very Happy

STRAYKINGFISHER · Posted: Sat Jun 11, 2005 4:00 pm Post subject:

100?, I love turtles but not enough to have that many Laughing

Welcome to the board Very Happy

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poppyduce · Posted: Sun Jun 12, 2005 10:20 am Post subject:

Wow, thats a lot of turtles! Are they indoor or outdoor?

dixieee · Posted: Sun Jun 12, 2005 11:37 am Post subject:

welcome to the board Smile

imagine them indoor Surprised

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Wed 10/27/2004 is the worst day..i lost my best friend Leo

so now i have a female RES, Green, and a cute stupid male YBS, Mint

5/4/2006 RIP Lemon, u were my first rescue and i'm so proud of u. will never 4get u

RES · Level 1 Joined: 12 Jun 2005 Posts: 22 Location: Texas

Wow! That's alot of turtles! I'm new too! But I only have 1. Smile

dixieee · Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2005 1:49 am Post subject:

it begins with 1 Wink

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Wed 10/27/2004 is the worst day..i lost my best friend Leo

so now i have a female RES, Green, and a cute stupid male YBS, Mint

5/4/2006 RIP Lemon, u were my first rescue and i'm so proud of u. will never 4get u

STRAYKINGFISHER · Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2005 8:28 am Post subject:

Actually, I began with two Laughing

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dixieee · Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2005 12:11 pm Post subject:

me too but i meant a small number
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Wed 10/27/2004 is the worst day..i lost my best friend Leo

so now i have a female RES, Green, and a cute stupid male YBS, Mint

5/4/2006 RIP Lemon, u were my first rescue and i'm so proud of u. will never 4get u

VersteckterGeist · Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2005 1:03 pm Post subject:

what species did everyone begin with?

i begun with a little res i found in my pool.. then it went to red bellied cooters.. and now a big ole' res Very Happy

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dixieee · Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2005 3:46 pm Post subject:

2 RES's and then a YBS..i bet RES's will win in that Evil or Very Mad

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Wed 10/27/2004 is the worst day..i lost my best friend Leo

so now i have a female RES, Green, and a cute stupid male YBS, Mint

5/4/2006 RIP Lemon, u were my first rescue and i'm so proud of u. will never 4get u

STRAYKINGFISHER · Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2005 8:46 pm Post subject:

Two RES from a fleamarket Very Happy

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Kitty · Level 3 Joined: 04 Jun 2005 Posts: 100 Location: Tracy, Ca

I was born into it....LOL
My dad had western paineted, and RES before I was born, I'm happy to say
I have about 6 of his orignal turtles, but they are all RES. and since they were around before me I'm not saying how old they are....LOL Say how long are they supose to live? I have herd different ages.
I have some were around 50 plus turtles, and at last count 35 nest, which usally avg. 10 eggs, but not all hatch...last hatch 90% did...
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There is nothing more exciting than to see baby Turtles, popping up out of the ground, or to find them wondering across the yard.

STRAYKINGFISHER · Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2005 9:46 pm Post subject:

I have heard that they live up to 35 to 40 years, but one link that I posted a while ago said that with proper care they have the potential to live well beyond 100 year. Very Happy

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Kitty · Level 3 Joined: 04 Jun 2005 Posts: 100 Location: Tracy, Ca

Thanks Stray
I herd the same but up to 150 years.
Well some of mine are pushing 50. actually they past it....
My turtles are all larger than the books say they can grow, and havn't stopped growing yet. Like I said before," they can't read"...LOL
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There is nothing more exciting than to see baby Turtles, popping up out of the ground, or to find them wondering across the yard.

STRAYKINGFISHER · Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2005 9:13 am Post subject:

How big have yours grown so far??? Very Happy

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Kitty · Level 3 Joined: 04 Jun 2005 Posts: 100 Location: Tracy, Ca

dixieee · Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2005 9:28 am Post subject:

then that's normal cz i read that they grow to that range
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Wed 10/27/2004 is the worst day..i lost my best friend Leo

so now i have a female RES, Green, and a cute stupid male YBS, Mint

5/4/2006 RIP Lemon, u were my first rescue and i'm so proud of u. will never 4get u

STRAYKINGFISHER · Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2005 1:13 pm Post subject:

On another board that I visit, the admin guy says that the females grow to 12 inches max, I would love it if you would post a story about your turtles and how big they are, Kitty. Very Happy

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dixieee · Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2005 7:21 am Post subject:

that's for a RES but a cooter for example can reach up to 16" and softshells up to 24"..pretty huge!!
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Wed 10/27/2004 is the worst day..i lost my best friend Leo

so now i have a female RES, Green, and a cute stupid male YBS, Mint

5/4/2006 RIP Lemon, u were my first rescue and i'm so proud of u. will never 4get u

Kitty · Level 3 Joined: 04 Jun 2005 Posts: 100 Location: Tracy, Ca

STRAYKINGFISHER · Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2005 5:47 pm Post subject:

Careful you don't fall in Laughing

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Kitty · Level 3 Joined: 04 Jun 2005 Posts: 100 Location: Tracy, Ca

Well i didn't fall in, But did get side tracked...LOL Plus wind blew paper in pond, and China took off with it...She let go as soon as she tasted it...lol
I thought this would be an easy task....Never take anything for granit... I'll just feed them, and pick them up one by one and mes....YA RIGHT! not when food is presant, they will take you out first, Don't get between turtles and there food...lol My western painted female is 16.5" just shell and almost as wide. I pulled her out of the water and I could not hang on to her...(Strong momma)I put her back in, and she turns and swims right back up to me and looks at me as if to say" What did you do that for?" and " Don't mess with the shell" My RES Females range from 12 to 16 just the shells, and my males are 10" to 10.5" my pacfic pond turtle males are 9" to 9.5" I didn't mes every turtle, just the biggest and the smallest. Oh my side track was the ##*#* Crows, they dug up a nest of turtle eggs and ate 5 eggs, they won't do that again.... Very Happy

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There is nothing more exciting than to see baby Turtles, popping up out of the ground, or to find them wondering across the yard.