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Originally Posted by Whirlwind
But...I've been secretly wanting to get a turtle now for the past 25 years or so.
Last Monday, I GOT ONE!!!!!!! Yay!  He's a Red-Ear Slider. I named him Sprout (after the Jolly Green Giant's nephew). He's about the size of a Kennedy coin. He eats tiny little pebbles that look like fruity-pebbles. I bought him a coconut shell house and installed a tiny little satelite dish on top for him. I'm going to find some of those light-up rice-lights and hang them on his home.
Other than that...I love home-made Christmas presents.
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Biiig job taking proper care of a turtle.
I have a Texas Map Turtle, which has similar care to a Red Eared Slider. They are both semi-aquatic turtles. It takes me about 2-3 hours every time I clean his habitat. I spend probably about $20-$30 a month on supplies (just to give you an idea of time and money that goes into one).
Here are a couple of websites that provide you good info on caring for your turtle. Many captive turtles die each year from improper care. If you have any question, you can always PM me and ask, since the care of our turtles is similar. I am not sure what things you have bought already, but starting out you will end up spending several hundred in supplies: tank, proper lighting, filtration, etc.
http://www.anapsid.org/reslider.html
http://www.austinsturtlepage.com/Car...ear_slider.htm
http://www.peteducation.com/article....articleid=2613