Hi,
Congrats on your new arrival! The last thread was getting really long so I started another. Here's my two cents worth...it takes a turtle awhile to adjust to a new environment especially a turtle that was born in the wild...he's thinking he landed on another planet. The eating thing may take awhile...but it sounds like he is getting adjusted just fine. We've had our "Squirt" over a year now and it took awhile for him to settle in.He's very picky about food as you may have seen some of my posts. Anyway he's part of our family. I never realized how much personality a turle can have and how smart and alert they are. Squirt is tame now, when we first picked him up his legs would go and he'd try to escape, now he just sits back and enjoys the ride. Good luck and keep everyone posted on Squirts progress. This forum is full of wonderful, helpful people.

My son named "Squirt" after the Pokemon character Squirtle and his middle name is "Yertle" after the Dr. Suess turtle, so we have Squirtle Yertle! My nephew just found a painted hatchling and his name is "Speedy" and he is indeed a "Speedy" that can really move!

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