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Your input is still timely, Karen , and still appreciated, I'm sure.

Its probably best that you set them up in a reliable refrigerator with the temperature set to between 45 and 50 degrees. Place each of them in their own breathable box or tub in a covering bed of dry leaves or shredded newsprint. Check the temperature regularly and allow a new supply of fresh...

Hi, our 4 CDTs are sleeping for the winter right now, but once they awaken, a few of their favorite foods include mulberry leaves, grape leaves and cactus pads. You might try these as you wean your's from lettuces and expensive commercial pellotized foods.

What about grandfathers? My grandkids have all insisted upon a ride upon my shoulders when they were young. I think that they may have been slave drivers. Enough!

KAREN: Congratulations! (by the way, we'll have to get together for lunch again soon).

Thank you, Mark.

WILL: would there be any nutritional difference between freshly cut, green alfalfa, dried alfalfa, or re-hydrated pelletized sources? All assuming a well-hydrated diet.

I don't believe you. I read you're posts here in the forum and know that you ove them too, otherwise, why would you care for them so well?

The baby RES pictured in your original post isn't ready for goldfish yet. A great protein source at this point is chopped or very small earthworms. Small bites of fresh tuna are good as well. For some fun, juvinile guppies are great, although your slider may not be able to catch them on his own yet.

My friend, I was implying, hoping that you'd infer, that your tote habitat was insufficent if used for more than a VERY short time. I'm so pleased that you already knew of all this, and weren't planning to go out and purchase a filtration system, lights, and heater, as well as obtain the...

Thank you for your kind words, Drew. (The attached picture was taken a few years ago. The plantings are far more mature now. Pictured is Tommy Jr., the 34 year old son of the original Tommy. His mother is Tammy. How Tommy, senior and Tammy arrived in our care may be found in one of my earlier...

Sixty plus years ago, when I first got Tommy, our adult California Desert Tortoise, my dad and I drilled a hole in the scute just above his left rear leg and restrained him with about 20 feet of closeline. I remember his straining against it to this day. I picture him doing this and am shamed...

Baby red-eared sliders require swimming areas, basking areas, and hiding areas - more than one. They like to dig into the gravel and mud at the bottom. What filtration system will you utilize? You can't make do with just dumping water. Can this tote supply all this? It doesn't appear so. Your...

We house more than 50 RES' in in four of our 6 ponds. We allow 100 sq ft of surface area for each of our RES' and more than an average of 10 ft of depth per turtle. With sliders, filtration is always an issue as they produce very significant amounts of waste. You can go to some of my previous...

You can try leaving her favorite tasty treat in her favorite morning basking spot and see if she turns up on her own. Unless you see evidence of digging through the fence, its possible that she's expertly hiding under a bush or around the foundation of the house. Keep a careful eye out and...