Do you remember we have a pet - a turtle? Read about when we got him here. Tiny, as he's come to be known is not remaining tiny for long. He was about 10g when we bought him just over two months ago. Now he is 25g and you can see he is bigger (though maybe not in the photo?).
The whinging for a pet has ceased, despite the fact that the boys don't "play" with Tiny much. He is a silent presence that they appreciate, I think.
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| Tiny "sunbaking" in his typical superman pose. So bold - he didn't dive into the water when I approached with the camera like he used to. |
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| Tiny, not long after we bought him, hiding under the "rock" that he's sunbathing on above. |
He's a hungry little guy, hence his huge gain in weight (think about it, nearly tripling in weight in two months). And he's escaped once, from the plastic ice-cream container where we feed him. So we're keeping a closer eye on him these days. I'm not sure how much longer we'll be able to keep him in this small aquarium. He's already finding it a little difficult to manoeuvre (now that is a weirdly spelt word!) around in there.
Great photos Wendy! Now there's a pet I could handle, maybe. He's cute, and would be an interesting classroom pet. Oh no, what am I saying? A classroom pet. Hmmm, I'm getting soft in my old age!
ReplyDeleteHe's cute. But how big will he get?
ReplyDeleteThis is what Wikipedia says: The female red-eared slider grows to be 25–33 cm in length and males 20–25 cm.
ReplyDeleteWe're hoping it is a "he", but you cannot tell till they get bigger.