Sonny

Just brought this ybs home yesterday...It was between 2 hatchlings and him...I could not take my eyes off of him...wasted no time in acclimating himself with the rest of the clan and basking immediately with iris the other ybs...2 other res live with them..

Did you not need to quarantine them?

Great looking one!

I have never done that...I have owned upwards of 10 res and never had any issues...I kept him seperate for a few hrs and then put them in the tub to feast on fish...after he went in with all of them...this is him with Titan..

Cool beans! Nice group!!

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Did ever you have an issue with any torts or turts you brought home after owning one for some time??

Alex Z said:

Did ever you have an issue with any torts or turts you brought home after owning one for some time??

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I had a big roundworm outbreak one of the few times I didn't quarantine new animals.

How serious is this? What are the signs?

Alex Z said:

How serious is this? What are the signs?

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Don't worry about it.
It's done.
Heavy worm infestations are mostly seen by live worms in the poop.
A small load of them only shows up as eggs in the poop. And you would never see them. A small load is usually not a problem.
Not quarantining new animals is hit and miss. Mostly, I think you'd be O.K., but the time that there is an issue, you'll sure wish you had!

Thanks...I hope we never encounter this..

Alex Z said:

Did ever you have an issue with any torts or turts you brought home after owning one for some time??

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I did with a box turtle but I didn't know everything of its past. My torts all came from reputable breeders but I still kept them separate for a short period of time.

Good to know..

I've had it bite me in the *** with fish.

When I was a kid I mixed all sorts of aquatic species that I caught from various areas. They would then be released. Looking back, this was certainly a mistake. Back then there was limited info for captive care and definitely no internet.

AJK Aquaria said:

I've had it bite me in the *** with fish.

When I was a kid I mixed all sorts of aquatic species that I caught from various areas. They would then be released. Looking back, this was certainly a mistake. Back then there was limited info for captive care and definitely no internet.

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I've lost more than one predatory fish to sick "feeders", too.

AJK Aquaria said:

I've had it bite me in the *** with fish.

When I was a kid I mixed all sorts of aquatic species that I caught from various areas. They would then be released. Looking back, this was certainly a mistake. Back then there was limited info for captive care and definitely no internet.

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Ha ha ha! Same here. I must have dodged a million bullets as a kid.