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I've spent the last three weeks transforming my 100 gal. fish tank into turtle heaven only to realize that all 3 of my local pet stores have stopped stocking them. Wouldn't be so bad but I live in the middle of nowhere (Thunder Bay, Ontario) so it's not like I can even drive anywhere else, nearest city is 8 hrs. Any ideas of a Canadian breeder or store willing to ship a RES would be great. While I'm here, is there room enough in 100 gal. to keep two RES happy for a few years before get around to building that backyard pond?

Your tank will be fine for 2 sub adult/hatchling res for awhile. But if you happen to get 2 adult female res, your tank might be too small. Adult females get to be the size of a dinnerplate....roughly 12 inches.

I don't know any places that will ship out to your area. i wish you luck though.

Do you have any pics of you setup?

Try out the classifieds here. You'll probably find someone willing to ship out to your area.

I dont know if they ship to your area, but I got my babies from 'artsofnature.com'.....I got three hatchlings quarter size last week! ADORABLE!
Good luck!! The number for them is 1-864-599-7451

hey go here www.artsofnature.com there website is neat and has alot of deals for res..

100 gal is plenty of room for like alot of lil res
and you dont have to dig a pond in back yard you cna have then inside you could use a kiddie pool and make a basking area and make sure you get the lil turtles a light so it can sun tan

you can have them** oops and one more thing you could use a pond filter or something

http://members.shaw.ca/turtles/tank.htm
here is a link to a mans set up

when the turtles got big of course

Try www.turtlehomes.org - they have a Canadian section, I believe, and a link to a rescue in Canada that gets sliders. Adopt before you shop!

Katrina