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#167102
Trish
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ok when you should they be put in a 55 gallon or larger tank i just got my two guys about 3 days ago so they are in i think it is a 10 gallon should i move them right away or will they be ok for a few months
~*Thanks~*
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10/21/04 9:25am
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#167245
Dragón_Dorado
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Message To: Trish In reference to Message Id: 167102
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When they are about juveniles I think.
What do you guys think?-collin
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10/21/04 3:23pm
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#167363
TeriS4
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Message To: Dragón_Dorado In reference to Message Id: 167245
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I think they should have 10 inches of water to every inch of shell they have! So if they are about the size of a quarter right now, a 10 gallon tank will be ok for now, but they won’t be able to stay in it for very long. Little ones grow fast. I got mine when she was the size of a quarter now it is like she is stuck at about 5 inches.
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10/21/04 5:04pm
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#167439
Trish
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Message To: TeriS4 In reference to Message Id: 167363
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do you think i should give it a few week or a month and switch the tank to a bigger one they are still really little i hear what you are saying about grown fast b/c they look like they already got bigger to me and i know they grow only to there habitat and i want to make sure it the right size for them to do so
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10/21/04 6:30pm
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#167695
Rbel-Gecko
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Message To: Trish In reference to Message Id: 167439
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i plan on getting our little one a 55 gal. in Feb....I would just keep an eye and his size and behavior to judge when he needs to moved to a bigger tank.
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10/21/04 10:45pm
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#168888
TeriS4
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Message To: Trish In reference to Message Id: 167439
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If they have plenty of room to bask and swim a couple of weeks will be ok, but I would get something bigger as soon as you can. I don’t know if that is true about them growing only to their habitat though. I think they grow no matter what. I will have to go look about that, but I am pretty sure they don’t.
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10/23/04 11:43pm
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#168905
Cinderella
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Message To: TeriS4 In reference to Message Id: 168888
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the whole idea of only growing to the size of their habitat, is a bunch of bull**** from the very nice person who sold you the turtles. I hate to disappoint you but that tiny turtle, no matter what, is going to be the size of a dinner plate, at least, in the end. when i got mine and they told me the very same thing, sounded good at the time. however now i know i have much more to plan for. i have four almost 4 month old RES babies. i will post my pictures as soon as i can, i just took them today with my sisters camera and she is giving me a cd with them on it. the ten gallon tank for the two of them is okay for right now, but it isn’t going to last very long. the big concern right now is that you have a place to bask, with a uvb light too and that they have enough water that they can turn themselves over incase they get on their backs.
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10/24/04 12:12am
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Trish
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Message To: Cinderella In reference to Message Id: 168905
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I knew they were gonna get alot bigger i just wanted to make sure i had them in the right size tank so they grow right i mean they are already got bigger in the little time i have had them. i just want make sure they are as comfortable as the little guys can be while they are growing
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10/25/04 10:29pm
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