My dear sweet little Max is such a sweet heart when he is so sleepy!
Recently, I've been letting him stay in the water all day and then I put him in the dry bin at night to sleep in his cave. I tend to go up there around sunset, so he is already half asleep or sleeping. When I pick him up, he barely moves at all and then he just hunkers down where ever I put him down. I go back downstairs and go about my business. When I come back, he is usually in his cave. He likes to sleep in there! I wonder where he'll sleep in the cave when his tank gets finished? Perhaps I will put it on the turtle dock for him and when he gets bigger, I'll get a bigger cave for him. He really loves it.
He is just so adorable when he is sleepy like that. I can barely stand how adorable he is! OY!!!
Til next time, Megan
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Ups and Downs
I was watching Max as he ate and swam around in the food bin when I noticed something extremely interesting. I put a bit too much water into the bin this time around, so Max has to float or swim because he can't touch the bottom and have his little head above the surface at the same time. I am seeing he likes this better because he gets a good swim in during meal times.
That isn't the interesting part, though. What interested me was this:
Max swam up to the surface and as soon as his little nostrils broke the surface, he filled up his mouth/neck with air and proceeded to float by becoming some sort of adorable turtle buoy. A few moments later, he wanted to explore the bottom and some pieces of his food that had sunk there. So what does he do? He plunges his head under water and I see air bubbles come out of his little body and watch him sink down to the bottom where exploring and eating commenced.
What a sneaky little guy! Each day is a new adventure with my little Max.
Until Next Time, Megan.
P.S. Somehow he managed to poo on his shell. It wasn't like a smeared poo, it was a solid little turtle poo right in the middle of his shell and I just cannot figure out how he did it!
That isn't the interesting part, though. What interested me was this:
Max swam up to the surface and as soon as his little nostrils broke the surface, he filled up his mouth/neck with air and proceeded to float by becoming some sort of adorable turtle buoy. A few moments later, he wanted to explore the bottom and some pieces of his food that had sunk there. So what does he do? He plunges his head under water and I see air bubbles come out of his little body and watch him sink down to the bottom where exploring and eating commenced.
What a sneaky little guy! Each day is a new adventure with my little Max.
Until Next Time, Megan.
P.S. Somehow he managed to poo on his shell. It wasn't like a smeared poo, it was a solid little turtle poo right in the middle of his shell and I just cannot figure out how he did it!
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Max's Tank
Max has a 10 gallon tank that he will soon call his home.
In this tank I have put quite a lot of aquarium rocks of various sizes, gems, and stones. It is rather colorful and sparkles beautifully in the sunlight. There are only about three-four inches of water currently in the tank because... well, my room is upstairs and the tank was heavy enough with just the rocks and gems in it.
I put a bubbler into the tank and will be buying a filter for it as well, once I find one I think will suffice. I also need a top to the tank and a UVB lamp.
I know, I sound so very unprepared, but honestly Max is doing well here and other than giving himself soft-shell, he is a healthy happy turtle (except after baths).
My three fish are currently living in the tank and quite enjoying themselves. They were previously living in a small triangle-ish shaped aquarium, which got repulsively dirty much too quickly for my taste. I cannot for the life of me remember what kind of fish they are, but I do know that they are community fish so I can add more fish of varying species. No worries, these fish are too big for Max to try and eat... I hope.
Max did have a visit with the fish already. I wanted to see if he would try to eat them and how they would react to him. Everything seemed fine so once I get the turtle dock, Max should feel right at home with his new friends.
I plan on buying at least 7 more fish to go in the tank with Max and his three companions.
Til Next Time, Megan.
In this tank I have put quite a lot of aquarium rocks of various sizes, gems, and stones. It is rather colorful and sparkles beautifully in the sunlight. There are only about three-four inches of water currently in the tank because... well, my room is upstairs and the tank was heavy enough with just the rocks and gems in it.
I put a bubbler into the tank and will be buying a filter for it as well, once I find one I think will suffice. I also need a top to the tank and a UVB lamp.
I know, I sound so very unprepared, but honestly Max is doing well here and other than giving himself soft-shell, he is a healthy happy turtle (except after baths).
My three fish are currently living in the tank and quite enjoying themselves. They were previously living in a small triangle-ish shaped aquarium, which got repulsively dirty much too quickly for my taste. I cannot for the life of me remember what kind of fish they are, but I do know that they are community fish so I can add more fish of varying species. No worries, these fish are too big for Max to try and eat... I hope.
Max did have a visit with the fish already. I wanted to see if he would try to eat them and how they would react to him. Everything seemed fine so once I get the turtle dock, Max should feel right at home with his new friends.
I plan on buying at least 7 more fish to go in the tank with Max and his three companions.
Til Next Time, Megan.
Introduction
My turtle's name is Max. He is just a baby; his shell is just a little bigger than a quarter. He (or she, I don't really know) is a yellow-eared slider. The red-eared slider is more common, but Max is obviously a yellow-eared slider. He is adorable! My mother found him for me in the parking lot at work. I literally had just told her that I want a pet turtle, and the next day she found one and brought him home for me!
Right now, he is a grumpy turtle. I had to make him a makeshift home while I worked on purchasing a 10 gallon tank. While he was in this home, his shell started to become soft, even though he had a perfectly adequate dry spot for sun bathing as well as a little cave to go into for shelter. He just preferred to be in the water a lot...
So, for the past week he has been out of the water, regaining the hardness in his shell. Of course, he gets to be in the water twice daily during his meal times, otherwise he would have probably died by now.
His shell is much stronger now and I have a tank for him. I just do not want to put him into the tank until I have a turtle dock for him. I can't seem to find one where I live, so I will just have to keep searching.
His food water has to get cleaned basically every other or every three days. Turtles are such messy eaters! I did not buy a turtle tank, which has a built in divide between the living habitat and the eating habitat, just a regular 10 gallon tank.
Max also gets a good rinsing or a "bath" every week. He tends to get food particles stuck to himself. He is such a messy little guy! He is mostly grumpy because he just had said bath.
Max is a silly little turtle and I love him dearly!
Til Next Time, Megan.
Right now, he is a grumpy turtle. I had to make him a makeshift home while I worked on purchasing a 10 gallon tank. While he was in this home, his shell started to become soft, even though he had a perfectly adequate dry spot for sun bathing as well as a little cave to go into for shelter. He just preferred to be in the water a lot...
So, for the past week he has been out of the water, regaining the hardness in his shell. Of course, he gets to be in the water twice daily during his meal times, otherwise he would have probably died by now.
His shell is much stronger now and I have a tank for him. I just do not want to put him into the tank until I have a turtle dock for him. I can't seem to find one where I live, so I will just have to keep searching.
His food water has to get cleaned basically every other or every three days. Turtles are such messy eaters! I did not buy a turtle tank, which has a built in divide between the living habitat and the eating habitat, just a regular 10 gallon tank.
Max also gets a good rinsing or a "bath" every week. He tends to get food particles stuck to himself. He is such a messy little guy! He is mostly grumpy because he just had said bath.
Max is a silly little turtle and I love him dearly!
Til Next Time, Megan.
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