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I think we said we'd have to throw a party when Finn hits the double digits in his weight!! Yay and Merry Christmas!! I weighed him yesterday and he went from 3 grams in August when I got him to a whopping 10 grams!! He may be finicky but who cares when he is making such great progress...

You are so right. He was definitely about the size of a nickel when I got him and you know how terrified I was at first when he did arrive. Now he is pretty close to those double digits we talked about. I am so pleased with his progress!

Yes, he was so adorable and tiny but I think he is still very adorable. He is developing a great personality as well but does live up to his name! Finn is for finicky! Eat pellets! Are you kidding!! But I do not care as long as he eats and is healthy!!

Yes, he was tiny as were all the mud turtles I had. He is doing so well now, gaining about 2 gm per month so far.

I put a couple of Christmas decor in Finn's tank and he took to them rather quickly. In fact, yesterday I caught him sitting on Santa's lap! Guess he wanted to get an early start on those Christmas wishes!! By the way, he was less than 2 gm when I got him and those of you who have followed me...

Thanks to everyone for all of your wonderful tips. I wondered about hot glue because I use it regularly, for years, but I would never put Finn in danger. Just wanted to know what all my options were. Thanks again.

No,I haven't - I have never had good luck with superglue but I guess it is something to think about. Superglue dries so fast and I am such a clutz, I always get it on my fingers. I know, never thought of using gloves while using it. I think I am going to have to stick to silicone glue and...

I have been afraid to use real plants because I do not know what kind of care they need and what they do to his tank. I am sure they need to be fed and cared for, plus I am sure they would float around rather than stand in his tank. Being that he is young,, I do not have any gravel or stones...

But of course, I want it to be safe for him.

The plants in his tank seem to come apart a lot and I thought maybe hot glue (gorilla makes a waterproof hot glue) might be a quick fix. Silicone glue says it needs 48 hours to cure and he would be lost without his plant for that long.

It seems to be a constant problem that these artificial plants in Finn's tank seem to come apart and end up floating in the water. To repair them, I have used silicone glue before which takes time to set but I was wondering if using hot glue would be safe since it is a more instant solution...

We totally should! It will be a big accomplishment.

Remember how worried I was about him, Pastel Tortie? He is growing nicely and I am pleased, even though he is a finicky little bugger!!

Thank you Markw84 for all the wonderful tips.

I want to thank everyone for your responses to my question and concern. It made me feel a little relieved and not so worried. I used to feed him twice a day since he is so young but I decided to cut him down to morning feedings only. I have noticed, the past couple of days that he is eating a...

I have communicated with you about our little Finn and am happy to say he has been eating well and up to 5 gm. , until now. I put him in his feeding dish the same time every day as usual and he would always start eating right away but now I can't seem to see him eating. I admit I do not watch...

Thank you so much!! Me too!! I was so worried for a while there but he is a bit of a piggy when eating as long as he gets his gormet food of salmon, scallops and shrimp! Hence the name Finn (finicky). He won't eat veggies at all or any pellets although I still offer them to him. I am just...

But he is only a baby! 3 months old and still tiny! That worries me because I always hear how it is important to keep him warm.

I notice they have these on Amazon - is it the same and would that be a good option? Are they safe to put in the tank without it getting messy?

We don't often lose power out here in East Tennessee but that changed for more than 6 hours yesterday morning. For the most part (except my online job) you just deal with a power outage although it was tough not having my coffee first thing in the morning. But, aside from trying to get my jobs...