giant RES and me in Mexico Puerta valta (sp?) and other pics

[spikethebest]

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i breed crickets for my turtles....

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[Rees2]

Wow thats A HUGE red eared slider.I wonder how much it ways.Are those dessert tortoisese?Don't laugh at me im not good at spelling.

 

[Josh]

that is a giant RES! nice photo! i've been to puerta vallarta before but i never saw a turtle quite like that!

 

[Jentortmom]

How big was that res??

 

[spikethebest]

Wow thats A HUGE red eared slider.I wonder how much it ways.Are those dessert tortoisese?Don't laugh at me im not good at spelling.

it was pretty heavy. a local just found it in a pond when i said turtle in spanish... tortuga. yea those are my adult male and female desert tortoises (DT for short).

 

[spikethebest]

How big was that res??

id say at least 12 inches, and thats just the shell, it had a huge tail

 

[Jentortmom]

I can only imagine, They get some pretty big tails.

 

[Tiffany]

South American sliders like that one are always bigger then our native North American ones. That one is adorable and looks healthy! Good find!


Love your torties! They are soo cute!

 

[Jacqui]

How long have you had your DTs?

 

[T-P]

nicepics

 

[spikethebest]

thanks TP

jacqui-- 5 years

 

[tortoiseluv]

HUGE!