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  1. Richsandwich

    Been a few years since my last post!!

    I haven't been on here in a couple of years but just wanted to stop by and share this and say Chets still living his best life!! Got alot of great information here when I first started so figured I'd give a little update.
  2. Richsandwich

    Turtle got out and the dogs found him

    Not sure how he got out but my wife found the dogs playing with him. I've had him roughly 6 years and never had a thing like this happen before. I see a few scratches on his shell but I don't see any puncture marks or anything like that. I washed him off and put him back in the tank and hes...
  3. Richsandwich

    Its been awhile

    Haven't been on here in a long time. It's time for a new enclosure for Chet. At the moment his is in a big enclosure I built in my living room lol. I have a three season porch out my front door and I'm going to turn that into the new enclosure I'm about to build. Question is one side is 9ft x...
  4. Richsandwich

    Overdue Update

    So it's been awhile since I've been on here so I figured I'd take a few pics of Chet and share. Everything is going well with Chet and just keeps on growing.Hope everyone is having a happy holidays.
  5. Richsandwich

    Update

    Sorry I haven't been on in a couple of months. Life is wicked busy between buying a new house and getting a new puppy I've been extremely busy. Anyways Chet is doing great. He's turning into a mini tank and is getting bigger everyday. I have a pic from the other day I took I'll try to get some...
  6. Richsandwich

    8 months later

    Just wanted to check in. Chester is getting so big and I took a comparison shot to compare. Since aug he weighed in at 40g today he weighed in at 460g. He's loving his new enclosure and doesn't stop eating. [hr] Sorry it doesn't let me post 2 pics in 1 post here's the other
  7. Richsandwich

    New indoor enclosure

    Still a work in progress for my Leo. Right now he is in a 4x2 enclosure I built but its time for a bigger one. At the moment I still need to stain and poly it. Also I'm getting some glass cut and installing 2 sliding doors on the front. Here's the work in progress it's 6x3 so it should fit him...
  8. Richsandwich

    5x3 enclosure

    Need a little input guys. I currently have a little leo weighing in at 250grams living in a 24x48 closed chamber. Looking to build a new home for him that's 5ftx3ft and enclosed. Question I have is how long do you think it would take before he outgrows his new home?Here's a pic of him now and...
  9. Richsandwich

    Santa paid Chet a visit

    Santa stopped by the other day and brought little Chetty a gift. Heres some pics I took on xmas morning :) obviously he needed a little help opening his gift
  10. Richsandwich

    Stinkpots

    Anyone on here sell stinkpot turtles? Looking to get another 2 babies to add to my collection. Thanks
  11. Richsandwich

    Just had to share

    Just the cutest little thing when he's eating I had to share
  12. Richsandwich

    Whats wrong with my guys shell?

    Call me oblivious but tonight after weighing Chet(105g now) I noticed something funky. Not sure if its from growing so fast or what but it doesnt look right. Here are some pics. Some spots are raised like bumps and then there are others that appear to be indents Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I337...
  13. Richsandwich

    One month later

    I have had Chester for a month now. He has adjusted quite well and is growing to be a strong healthy tort. On arrival Chet weighed in at 45g and a month later up to 80g. Already tons of smooth new growth coming in. sorry the pic loaded sideways
  14. Richsandwich

    stinkpot personality

    Does anyone else have stinkpots with weird personalities? I have two and 1 is very out going and always swims around to see me. My other stinkpot will literally bury his head in the sand so you cant see him. I find this rather weird and always get a chuckle.
  15. Richsandwich

    Newest member to the family

    Some may think its a little to soon to replace Lou who we lost this past weekend but my wife doesnt like waking up and not being able to feed a baby tortoise so I purchased a new one. Thanks to a member on here he replied to my email and shipped out same day. (Thanks Josh) Anyways heres Chester...
  16. Richsandwich

    we lost our baby :(

    Not sure what happened but Louisville passed away during the night. No signs or symptoms of anything wrong. We have had him since xmas were he weighed 45grams and since then has got up to 175grams. All was normal last night when we put him to bed and this morning he was gone. His shell temp was...
  17. Richsandwich

    New 40gal

    Keeping turtles n torts has become an expensive hobby. Just got my new 40gal along with a fluval 305 and some lights. Ideas keep running through my head of what I want to do next. Here are a fee pics of what my tank looks like after a week.
  18. Richsandwich

    Triple digits

    Got my little guy in late December and he finally broke 100grams today. It's just like it was yesterday when he weighed 40grams!
  19. Richsandwich

    Mating Season

    I have 2 musk turtles living together they are about the same age maybe 8-10 months old I would say. Problem is that it seems its mating season an the lager musk turtle is following the smaller one around constantly. It's not following it around to be aggresive it just seems he is showin signs...
  20. Richsandwich

    Power outages:

    Question is what do people do when they lose power? I've been at my apartment for 3 years and have never lost power but we are expecting 24inches of snow Friday so I would like to be prepared. How can I keep my little Leo warm if we happen to lose power? I have a bunch of hand/foot warmer's I...
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