# Anyone with Turtles/ Tortoises? **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [May 31, 2008, 2:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-with-turtles-tortoises/49313 "2008-05-31T14:51:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![9c1ny](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/9c1ny/32/5050_2.png) [@9c1ny](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/9c1ny)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2008, 2:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-with-turtles-tortoises/49313/1 "2008-05-31T14:51:28Z")
Thought I would share pics of my two- The big guy here is a Greek, hes about 6" and eating like a horse- ![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v431/insanecowstar/IMG_2815.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v431/insanecowstar/IMG_2815.jpg) And the little guy here is a Redfoot but he/she is too young to sex He/she is aprox 2.5" and is aprox 6 months old- ![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v431/insanecowstar/IMG_2816.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v431/insanecowstar/IMG_2816.jpg) Here is my snapper- ![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v431/insanecowstar/IMG_2468.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v431/insanecowstar/IMG_2468.jpg) ![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v431/insanecowstar/IMG_2467.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v431/insanecowstar/IMG_2467.jpg) hes about 12" (shell length) and goes about 25#'s I also have an Eastern box, a yellow mud turtle and a african sideneck I guess in the immortal words of this little freak- [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7628251544158418361&q=I+like+turtles&ei=bchBSNerEqWYqQLKgY2sCQ](http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7628251544158418361&q=I+like+turtles&ei=bchBSNerEqWYqQLKgY2sCQ) I like turtles Anyone else here with turtles and or tortoises? ---
**Author:** ![ryanmcell](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ryanmcell/32/7510_2.png) [@ryanmcell](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ryanmcell)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2008, 2:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-with-turtles-tortoises/49313/2 "2008-05-31T14:53:52Z")
My roommate had one, the one night we got drunk and watched him eat 9 gold fish in a 30 minute period, it was probably the only cool thing it ever did. ---
**Author:** ![9c1ny](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/9c1ny/32/5050_2.png) [@9c1ny](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/9c1ny)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2008, 2:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-with-turtles-tortoises/49313/3 "2008-05-31T14:56:13Z")
> [@ryanmcell](#): > > My roommate had one, the one night we got drunk and watched him eat 9 gold fish in a 30 minute period, it was probably the only cool thing it ever did. yeah some arent too exciting, the snapper will eat mice though, hes pretty vicious ---
**Author:** ![forthekicks385](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/forthekicks385/32/7484_2.png) [@forthekicks385](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/forthekicks385)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2008, 3:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-with-turtles-tortoises/49313/4 "2008-05-31T15:01:56Z")
i was a huge fan of cartoon Turtles there where four of them. does that count? ---
**Author:** ![9c1ny](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/9c1ny/32/5050_2.png) [@9c1ny](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/9c1ny)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2008, 3:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-with-turtles-tortoises/49313/5 "2008-05-31T15:04:59Z")
> [@forthekicks385](#): > > i was a huge fan of cartoon Turtles there where four of them. does that count? sure but the comic book versions were much cooler than the cartoon or movie versions ---
**Author:** ![forthekicks385](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/forthekicks385/32/7484_2.png) [@forthekicks385](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/forthekicks385)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2008, 3:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-with-turtles-tortoises/49313/6 "2008-05-31T15:06:05Z")
the old cartoon kicks the new cartoons ass! ---
**Author:** ![turbociv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dfb087/32.png) [@turbociv](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/turbociv)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2008, 3:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-with-turtles-tortoises/49313/7 "2008-05-31T15:15:09Z")
mindless owns a kickass turtle and 91crxsi just got into the turtle game himself. Im sure they will post up pics when they see this. ---
**Author:** ![1995gts](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/1995gts/32/4987_2.png) [@1995gts](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/1995gts)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2008, 3:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-with-turtles-tortoises/49313/8 "2008-05-31T15:21:44Z")
I had a box and painted…cool pets. ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2008, 3:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-with-turtles-tortoises/49313/9 "2008-05-31T15:43:17Z")
lol @ turtle game. ---
**Author:** ![slowtalon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/slowtalon/32/7205_2.png) [@slowtalon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/slowtalon)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2008, 4:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-with-turtles-tortoises/49313/10 "2008-05-31T16:37:15Z")
![http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg120/dryz1116/DSCN0183.jpg](http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg120/dryz1116/DSCN0183.jpg) ![http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg120/dryz1116/DSCN0179.jpg](http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg120/dryz1116/DSCN0179.jpg) 3 yr old russian tortoise he eats a ton ---
**Author:** ![jdmf23accord](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jdmf23accord/32/4979_2.png) [@jdmf23accord](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jdmf23accord)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2008, 5:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-with-turtles-tortoises/49313/11 "2008-05-31T17:03:45Z")
i had a few turtles. 2 red ear sliders and 2 painted turtles. it wasd fun 2 see them eat fish but mad a mess in the tank afterwards lol ---
**Author:** ![Locutus](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/locutus/32/7574_2.png) [@Locutus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Locutus)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2008, 5:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-with-turtles-tortoises/49313/12 "2008-05-31T17:41:55Z")
i have, well my sister takes care of him a 5 year old sulcata. he will outlive everyone on this message board lol ---
**Author:** ![slowtalon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/slowtalon/32/7205_2.png) [@slowtalon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/slowtalon)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2008, 5:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-with-turtles-tortoises/49313/13 "2008-05-31T17:52:26Z")
yeah my russians supposed to live till like 120 tortoise’s are a comittment make sure your kids are gonna like them cuz they aint going nowhere lol ---
**Author:** ![9c1ny](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/9c1ny/32/5050_2.png) [@9c1ny](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/9c1ny)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2008, 6:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-with-turtles-tortoises/49313/14 "2008-05-31T18:35:41Z")
> [@slowtalon](#): > > yeah my russians supposed to live till like 120 tortoise’s are a comittment make sure your kids are gonna like them cuz they aint going nowhere lol yeah no shit I have had my eastern box since 1987 and he was old then ---
**Author:** ![mindless](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mindless/32/7286_2.png) [@mindless](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/mindless)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2008, 7:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-with-turtles-tortoises/49313/15 "2008-05-31T19:22:37Z")
Mine ive had him about 4 or 5 years and he wasnt tiny when i got him so prob 6-7 years old ![http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c114/mindless311/IMG_0283.jpg](http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c114/mindless311/IMG_0283.jpg) Mine on the right 91crxsi’s little shit in the corner ![http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c114/mindless311/IMG_0287.jpg](http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c114/mindless311/IMG_0287.jpg) And i wanted to get another turtle but appartly mine is a dick and doesnt like other turtles having heads while in his tank lol thought 91crxsi’s turtle wasnt going to make it out alive. ---
**Author:** ![slowtalon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/slowtalon/32/7205_2.png) [@slowtalon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/slowtalon)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2008, 7:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-with-turtles-tortoises/49313/16 "2008-05-31T19:27:10Z")
> [@9c1ny](#): > > yeah no shit I have had my eastern box since 1987 and he was old then when i bought mine the guy said he was 3 so i figured he wasnt getting much bigger i knew they lived a long time but figured growing was done in first few years. Well after researching i found that the fuckers gonna be over a foot across and need his own room pretty much, but hes cute now and a beast and damn near took the girlfriends finger off once but never has tried to bite me. Tortoises are way more docile then turtles and make awesome pets ---
**Author:** ![mcdamien55](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mcdamien55/32/5212_2.png) [@mcdamien55](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/mcdamien55)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2008, 7:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-with-turtles-tortoises/49313/17 "2008-05-31T19:32:25Z")
I notice that you don’t have any gravel on the bottom of the tank. I have always had gravel in my tank. Is there a reason that it is better not to? ---
**Author:** ![intense98rt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/77aa72/32.png) [@intense98rt](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/intense98rt)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2008, 7:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-with-turtles-tortoises/49313/18 "2008-05-31T19:45:06Z")
![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v238/2fast98rt/macroshots014.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v238/2fast98rt/macroshots014.jpg) ![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v238/2fast98rt/macroshots015.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v238/2fast98rt/macroshots015.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Bovice](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bovice/32/5084_2.png) [@Bovice](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bovice)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2008, 11:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-with-turtles-tortoises/49313/19 "2008-05-31T23:44:49Z")
i laugh everytime i hear/see the word snapper lol…is it just me? ---
**Author:** ![91CRXSI](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/91crxsi/32/7247_2.png) [@91CRXSI](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/91CRXSI)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2008, 11:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-with-turtles-tortoises/49313/20 "2008-06-01T11:27:38Z")
> [@mindless](#): > > Mine on the right 91crxsi’s little shit in the corner > > ![http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c114/mindless311/IMG_0287.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/2/b/2bf2fea70835413680ce379f48f916bbd62ae971.jpeg) > > And i wanted to get another turtle but appartly mine is a dick and doesnt like other turtles having heads while in his tank lol thought 91crxsi’s turtle wasnt going to make it out alive. bills turtle kept fucking attacking mine like an asshole!. I just got him on Thursday… planing on buying a second red eared slider once my filter comes in ( Tuesday). [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-with-turtles-tortoises/49313.md?page=2)