Recent content by MattKeith

He's a male. About half his tail was taken. When I first put "Blaze" in the tank I watched for about 3 hours and there was no aggression. The girls checked him out, sniffing him under water but no aggression. A month or so went by then I saw blaze on the dock sunning with a drip of blood on the...

Thanks for all the replies guys!! I'm happy that all you like my habitat. Boom and Shocka love it too. Wish I could watch them swim around all day! This tank runs really well with the new filter. The water tests good and stays clear. All I do is vacuum the dirt up off the bottom every couple...

Hey thanks I'm glad u posted! I've just updated this tank with a bigger pump and a whole new filter set up. The water fall stream kept flooding my table. Seemed like every time I fixed a spot another would leak. My soil was just mud. Here's the new filter. It's a small beer keg I cut the top...

Thanks guys! I'm really proud of how it's turned out so far.

My 2 yellow belly sliders are growing like crazy so I decided it was time for a new home for them. Something with more water and more than a turtle dock to climb out on. So I came up with this 170 gallon water trough with a living table built behind it. The waterfall has different filter...

I use a piece of stiff wire with a strip of dish washing sponge attached to the end to clean my hoses

Haha thanks! I like original names. Cool thanks for the info.

I remember reading about the "feed them the amount that would fill their head" rule when I got these YBS earlier this year. I have gotten away from that rule nowadays and I noticed that the smaller one named Boom has these bulges at the back legs. My question is is this normal or is it swollen...

Ok I'm taking him back. After looking at Google earth I see that there are empty lots in both sides of the road where I found him. Ill just put him in the one he was headed to and hope for the best. This is tough for me because I know if he is with me he won't be roadkill but I can't stand...

Yes it's always warm here in South Georgia..lol

I found him in the middle of town, very busy place no where near any forest. I couldn't put him back in the hood. A pitbull would get him if another car didn't. Should I just release him near my house where there's not near as many roads and cars and people?

so I found this little guy crossing traffic today. He made it across 2 lanes with 2 more to go and apparently got clipped by a car. I scooped him up and took him straight to the animal hospital. I noticed blood on my hand so I flipped him over and his bottom plate is cracked on the side and a...

Hey, I'm new here. Nice forum. I just wanted to show off my 2 little guys. I got these 2 YBS from a friend that bought them at the beach earlier this year. I went to pick them up and found them in a small 10 gal tank half full of brown water that smelled like sewer death. After a thorough...