TINY TURTLE OMFG
So I have unexpectedly become foster mom to this cute little guy tonight.
My friend got him from his manager about 2 weeks ago and according to his roommates and ex-girlfriend, hasn't really done much at all with it in that time. The one roommate didn't even realize that it was there. He's living in a tiny plastic aquarium thing and had a very icky piece of lettuce in their with him. He's apparently a red-eared slider and is WAY too small to be legally sold (4 inches is apparently the limit) so it seems like I am at a severe risk of a salmonella infection by taking him in if I don't handle him and take care of him properly, but he's so fucking cute that it's worth it. I can't stand seeing animals in distress and he's so tiny that I really have no excuse not to save him ;_;
I'm going to the pet store in the morning to buy a bigger aquarium and proper food and maybe even a book or something on him. When I took him, he seemed pretty docile and just shrunk up into his shell with his eyes closed, but the more I talked to him, he finally popped out, opened his eyes and swam/crawled a little in his cage, so yay, hopefully that means he'll be OK. :3 (of course, maybe he was just napping ealier and I was being a pest)
My friend took him to be a companion but apparently doesn't have the time to take care of him. I'm hoping once he's grown my friend will be able to take him back, since these guys live a looong time (25+ years at least if properly cared for) but I may well have a pet for pretty much the rest of my life, haha.
Anyhow. I am a total sucker for cute animals, wtf. I only took him in because he doesn't require much more space, maintenance and attention than I'm already giving the pigs and the rats and that ideally my friend will want him back once his life gets settled (he just had a rough break-up and is working two jobs, so I can understand)
Whatever. He's adorable and I'm calling him Tama-chan.
My friend got him from his manager about 2 weeks ago and according to his roommates and ex-girlfriend, hasn't really done much at all with it in that time. The one roommate didn't even realize that it was there. He's living in a tiny plastic aquarium thing and had a very icky piece of lettuce in their with him. He's apparently a red-eared slider and is WAY too small to be legally sold (4 inches is apparently the limit) so it seems like I am at a severe risk of a salmonella infection by taking him in if I don't handle him and take care of him properly, but he's so fucking cute that it's worth it. I can't stand seeing animals in distress and he's so tiny that I really have no excuse not to save him ;_;
I'm going to the pet store in the morning to buy a bigger aquarium and proper food and maybe even a book or something on him. When I took him, he seemed pretty docile and just shrunk up into his shell with his eyes closed, but the more I talked to him, he finally popped out, opened his eyes and swam/crawled a little in his cage, so yay, hopefully that means he'll be OK. :3 (of course, maybe he was just napping ealier and I was being a pest)
My friend took him to be a companion but apparently doesn't have the time to take care of him. I'm hoping once he's grown my friend will be able to take him back, since these guys live a looong time (25+ years at least if properly cared for) but I may well have a pet for pretty much the rest of my life, haha.
Anyhow. I am a total sucker for cute animals, wtf. I only took him in because he doesn't require much more space, maintenance and attention than I'm already giving the pigs and the rats and that ideally my friend will want him back once his life gets settled (he just had a rough break-up and is working two jobs, so I can understand)
Whatever. He's adorable and I'm calling him Tama-chan.