Well, when you have four people that want to give you five RES in one week, and you already have 10 in-house and at other foster homes that need homes, and a 6" male arrives in the same 10 gallon tank he's been kept in his whole life, and there is a shortage of decent homes, a 30 gallon, well-kept tank starts to look pretty good, and is an up-grade from the 10 gallon. It's not perfect, but it's a matter of logistics. I used to say 40 gallon breeder as a minimum, but as fewer homes have come available, and more turtles are offered for adoption, I have let my standards slip a little. Besides, does this girl sound like she's going to ever buy a 55 gallon for ONE turtle, let alone the THREE she's "adopting"? I've got one even better for you. I once took in FOUR adults (2.1 painteds and 0.1 slider) that arrived in the *30 gallon* tank all of them had lived in for the previous 10 years. Don't think the female slider didn't breathe a sigh of relief when the other turtles were moved out (she did eventually go to a home with a 5000 gallon fenced-in pond).



Katrina

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