Meet my new babybaby

[lisa127]

10 month old gulf coast box turtle, I don't have a name for him/her yet. A huge thank you goes out to @Eric Phillips for this little one!!

 

[ColleenT]

Congrats!!

 

[lisa127]

Thank you!

 

[PJay]

Congratulations on the little one.

 

[Turtlesfromcolo]

How fun! Congrats on the new addition..

 

[lisa127]

@Eric Phillips
Today is his 3rd day here and apparently he is now comfortable. He has come out of hiding and spends ALL his time in the water. I will have to remove him to clean out the water saucer! I also discovered today that he loves blueberries.

 

[Cowboy_Ken]

Most very lucky you are! Great looking baby and I can't wait to see the chosen name for this little one.

 

[lisa127]

Most very lucky you are! Great looking baby and I can't wait to see the chosen name for this little one.

Thanks. Trying to think of a unisex name!

 

[Cowboy_Ken]

Thanks. Trying to think of a unisex name!

You could also try a unisex, local specific name. That's how I came up with the name for my baby leopard tortoise, "Shabelle".

 

[Eric Phillips]

@Eric Phillips
Today is his 3rd day here and apparently he is now comfortable. He has come out of hiding and spends ALL his time in the water. I will have to remove him to clean out the water saucer! I also discovered today that he loves blueberries.

Awesome news! I knew it wouldn't take long!

 

[lisa127]

more photos of the little one!

 

[Eric Phillips]

Here's the last photo I took before shipping

 

[lisa127]

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Here's the last photo I took before shipping

I've never seen one with that yellow stripe leading to the eye on the sides of the head. Reminds me of a slider turtle!

 

[PJay]

What a great looking Gulf Coast! I can't wait to see it as it matures.

 

[lisa127]

Here are photos taken today. One month later. He has grown a lot. I'm actually thinking too fast but the growth looks good. He was 37 grams when he arrived here on June 9. Today, July 8, he is 50 grams and about 2.5 inches SCL.

 

[lisa127]

Most very lucky you are! Great looking baby and I can't wait to see the chosen name for this little one.

His/her name is Squirt!

 

[Eric Phillips]

Looking great Lisa!

 

[lisa127]

Updated photos as of 7/26/17. Weighing in at 65 grams and almost a year old.

 

[Tom]

I missed this thread the first time around. What a great little turtle! Congrats! I love the GC too. This makes me miss mine.

Mine colored up something fierce at maturity. Yours is already showing a lot of color, so I can't wait to see him in another year or two.

 

[lisa127]

I missed this thread the first time around. What a great little turtle! Congrats! I love the GC too. This makes me miss mine.

Mine colored up something fierce at maturity. Yours is already showing a lot of color, so I can't wait to see him in another year or two.

Thank you! About 20 years ago I had a solid black, huge old GC. He was an impressive guy.