Friday, April 29, 2011

First steps

I prepared the tank with about 1 inch water treated with Start Right water conditioner and a touch of aquarium salt.  I placed a small shallow bowl upside down in the tank as well to serve as a ramp for the little guys to rest on.  I then very carefully moved all 3 of the turtles from the Tupperware/Rubbermaid container into the water.  They still had a bit of yolk attached to them at this point.  I kept careful watch over them for the next week or so, waiting for the rest of their yolks to be absorbed.  Once they were yolk-free I went out and bought a small container of worms from the local gas station.  I cut small sections off a worm and fed them to the little guys as often as they would eat.  After a few weeks they were all very eager to eat as often as I could feed them.  At this point I added more water, up to about 4 inches.  After a few weeks at this level they started to display their own unique personalities.  I'll go more into that later.
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38 comments:

  1. AnonymousApril 29, 2011 at 3:23 PM

    I've always been interested in knowing what it would be like to have a turtle as a pet; i've wanted one since I was small but they're not really common pets here, so it's difficult to come by them :( +Following, keen for updates:>

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  2. AnonymousApril 29, 2011 at 4:45 PM

    You sound like you have everything in check :D

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  3. M9000April 29, 2011 at 5:23 PM

    Oh man this is really interesting. Following for updates. I wish I could get a hold of some exotic pets, might need to wait until I can move out and afford them.

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  4. Jay ReidApril 29, 2011 at 6:04 PM

    yaaay can't wait

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  5. 123April 29, 2011 at 8:00 PM

    Are these chickens? :O

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  6. Mike CrippsApril 29, 2011 at 11:29 PM

    sounds good :P

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  7. GameArtifactsApril 29, 2011 at 11:48 PM

    glad your little guys are still doing good, i wish them well!

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  8. sp3nnyApril 29, 2011 at 11:52 PM

    sweet, looking forward to hear more of them

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  9. Eddie jenner!April 30, 2011 at 12:45 AM

    wow. too complicated for me.

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  10. J.R.April 30, 2011 at 12:59 AM

    Hope you have better luck than I did. Poor little turtle didn't last long.

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  11. Andy StockdaleApril 30, 2011 at 1:05 AM

    thats so awesome! i have a mate with a couple of turtles, he's also brought them up from a very young age, theyre huge now haha!

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  12. JayPowerApril 30, 2011 at 1:44 AM

    Keep going bro, they're hard to look after but its worth it ;D

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  13. Fix PC Games AdminApril 30, 2011 at 2:27 AM

    can't wait for more :> +followed

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  14. DaveApril 30, 2011 at 3:55 AM

    Really interesting post. Turtles are amazing and live to a right old age. Ill be back to this Blog no problem.

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  15. UnknownApril 30, 2011 at 6:50 AM

    Sound interesting.

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  16. Splendid TVApril 30, 2011 at 9:14 AM

    Upload some pictures!

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  17. No oneApril 30, 2011 at 9:25 AM

    how about some glo-fish? +follow

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  18. João RodriguesApril 30, 2011 at 12:13 PM

    Beautifull! go go!

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  19. DaftApril 30, 2011 at 12:15 PM

    nice!

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  20. AnonymousApril 30, 2011 at 12:31 PM

    Yeah, you should definitely upload some pictures! This sounds like it would be really interesting to actually see. I have a pet turtle that is 18 years old now.

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  21. AnonymousApril 30, 2011 at 12:33 PM

    Can't wait to know about their personalities =)
    Pics please!

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  22. B JeezyApril 30, 2011 at 12:53 PM

    tell me about the personalities

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  23. KevinApril 30, 2011 at 1:09 PM

    Sounds good, i used to have 2 terrapins, they are very good but had to sell them because they got too big and didn't have enough money at the time :(

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  24. LukeApril 30, 2011 at 2:08 PM

    Cant wait for more updates :)

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  25. XiismApril 30, 2011 at 2:16 PM

    Worst thing is the cleaning :/

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  26. noyouApril 30, 2011 at 2:28 PM

    nice!, post pics please

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  27. Latest Tech NewsApril 30, 2011 at 3:44 PM

    sounds good :)

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  28. choikestaApril 30, 2011 at 3:46 PM

    Very interesting

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  29. SmartDroidsApril 30, 2011 at 3:56 PM

    Thake some pictures bro!! interesting post... following

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  30. DaveApril 30, 2011 at 4:08 PM

    Looking forward to hearing more, some pictures too maybe?

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  31. AmalekApril 30, 2011 at 4:55 PM

    add some pictures and make the recipe in standard format

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  32. Sensation89April 30, 2011 at 6:22 PM

    wow interesting

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  33. April 30, 2011 at 6:57 PM

    Duuuude I would love to have turtles. It'd be great if you started posting pics!

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  34. apothecarieApril 30, 2011 at 7:08 PM

    this is sooo cool. thanks for posting such a great story. I want to know what happens to the little guys next.

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  35. LaserDollarsApril 30, 2011 at 10:43 PM

    Ooo what kind of turtle do you have? I have a Diamondback Terrapin!

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  36. TotoMay 1, 2011 at 11:34 AM

    want to see some pictures!
    followed!

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  37. UnknownMay 1, 2011 at 12:48 PM

    Pictures, pics, pixs

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  38. Al3xaGMay 1, 2011 at 1:28 PM

    I agree need some pics on this!

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