New Pastel Red Ear Slider......possible DUW

[waltah!]

I went up to Zoo Creatures/NERD today to possibly pick up a new bp until my gf fell in love with this little guy This is Salvador our new Pastel RES!

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[Mindibun]

I didn't know there was such a thing. He's really an eye catcher! Turtles are so cute at that stage. What kind of a set-up will you have for him as an adult? Just curious.

[ravenzwife]

Awwww! He's SO cute! Love him!

[waltah!]

He will end up in at least an 80 gallon tank. Probably when he is ready to move up to the next size tank I will put him in his final tank. The bigger the better, right? He's only in a 10 gallon now, will probably be good there for the next six months or so maybe.
You can get albino or pastels for morphs in RES. I really love the carapace colors and design. My GF is totally in love with him.

[Rapture]

Super cute and very colorful! Congrats!

[Beardedragon]

He will end up in at least an 80 gallon tank. Probably when he is ready to move up to the next size tank I will put him in his final tank. The bigger the better, right? He's only in a 10 gallon now, will probably be good there for the next six months or so maybe.
You can get albino or pastels for morphs in RES. I really love the carapace colors and design. My GF is totally in love with him.

He needs bigger than a ten, for every inch on his shell you need ten gallons. so right now i would say at the very least a 20-40 gallon tank. It is also hard to get temps right and to get a good amount of uvb over the tank without over crowding the top of his tank. there are a few more res morphs, like the caramel albino and the super pastel, and a few more i cannot think of. VERY nice pastel, i wish i could handle a turtle right now or id have a few!

[waltah!]

Yeah, I have a buddy with a 30 gallon tank laying around that I will probably be moving him into very soon. He has plenty of room to swim at the moment and a retreat above water on each side of the tank. I'm using a Zilla combo dome with heat and a mercury vapor bulb toward one side for basking and the temps are good. I've heard that due to the extra width in tank that they do well for a long while in a 40 gallon breeder.

[cutemouse]

That thing is freakishly adorable! I had a little box turtle (not so adorable...) that I saved off the side of the road. He/she was injured and I nursed it back to health for about 18 months before releasing it. I know you're not supposed to move them from their habitat, but when the creek runs through your backyard I think that's a little different. Plus I checked with our family vet (we had tons of animals) and he said it would be fine to help and that it was not illegal. It lived in a kitty pool

[Sasquatch Art]

Oh wow I have never seen a Pastel. Sure is a little looker! Good luck with him and thank you for sharing.

[Laooda]

*Squeek* That's reeeealy cute! I like that better than the Albinos!