Nice looking yellow belly. I see you have the same gravel in his tank that I had in mine. I recently had to remove my gravel and replace with larger rocks. My 2 larger RES had begun trying to eat the gravel. So to save some time & expense I am slowly adding rocks that are too large to get in their mouths for awhile. Preventative measure for major future problems.How old is your baby and have you named him yet?[img][/img]

Why not do a "poll" for naming your little sweetie?
Canary?
Stripe?
Sweetie?
Lucky?
Aqua?
How about it everybody? What names can you come up with for a yellow belly turtle?

Great turtle rock! He did a good job.
Names are: Shelly-the largest
Crush-he's just a little over half the size of Shelly
(I think they may be male & female)
Then there are the twins: Tiny & Spotless
I say the twins because they both arrived the same day and were both hatchlings. I don't know if they are siblings.

My vet told me to keep them on a turtle food diet and they would do good. (I was in for another pet-they were not sick) I have however given them some thiongs just for a treat. Maybe once ever 2 months.
I have given them earthworms,grubworms,(not a good idea-the worm juices really fog up the water). Leaf lettuce but not too much because it clogs the filter. Small crickets,grasshoppers are ok. The stapel diet I use is ReptoMin floating food sticks. I did try using HBH Turtle Bites but they didn't eat is as well so I went back to the ReptoMin. The vet also said not to buy large cans as it will not keep it's nutrients for long after can is opened.

I have 2 turtle docks in a 55 gallon tank so I have 2 Basking lamps. 100 watts each. That gives enough light and heat. I also have a regular aquarium heater to ensure the water doesn't get too cold.

At first I did have a cuttle bone for them but they didn't seem to care for it. I found a turtle water conditioner that has calcium ingredient. When ever I change or replace any water I just drop some in. It's a liquid.

I'll take pictures holding each of them so you can see approx. size. I have 6 grandkids so no one is allowed to touch them-only watch. I can't take the chance one of the kids getting sick sick.

1st picture is Shelly
2nd picture is Crush
3rd picture is Tiny
Spotless wouldn't be still to get photo-will try again tommorrow. Sorry about the blurry. It's kinda hard to hold & take photo.

Turtles.com
$10.00 apiece plus overnight shipping brought it to almost $50.00 each.
The first 2 I bought seperate. 2 babies came together as buy one get one free so they were much cheaper (2 for 1-only one shipping cost.)
total of almost $150 for all 4. Expensive.

Can't sell turtles (under 4") here in NC. so that's why I ordered them. I'm pretty much a home body so I didn't want to travel. There are a lot of pet stores but have never seen any turtles in any of them.

Hey cichlidlover27 here's another possible name: Slick
Crabby girl if you get another chance to get turtles grab them. There are a lot more to them then I ever thought. Interesting to watch. They are cool!

okay I will go add that name to the poll, the poll is running now