Turtle = Mamal

[Arsenal]

hey. i went and bought a new tank today... 150 gallons it cost me £95.99... great. i also bought a new filter and plants etc. and may and a new basking platform. i stuck plexiglass to the inside on a slope. its great havent set it up yet tomorrow. anyway... i was in the pet shop "waterworld" and i was talking to the gut who works there telling them i have got turtles... any blah blah blah.. He goes you should have the water level really low. like 4 inches... he goes cause there MAMALS... and they ndont need a lot of water... anyway what a jerk. i agreed with him... then walked out laughing my head off ahahahahah

[Jinx]

I always let them know they are wrong ... what is the point in knowing whats correct, if one doesnt share that knowledge when the chance presents itself.

I recently had an encounter at work that left me baffled ... a lady there mentioned having a turtle, and how she keeps him and why and she keeps him in a tank too small, so she can control the growth rate. Cause everyone knows turtles grow to their environement size.

I was truely floored ... this lady was by all means full of common sense, had a good head on her shoulders, was sensible,a good turtle owner candidate. Wow.

I corrected her and reminded her that ultimately its genetics that decide the turtles size. She said no i was wrong, that in 4 years her turtle hasnt grown .... and it is healthy. I asked for a description of her turtle and sure enough it has a pointy top shell.....with sides curling .... I asked where she got her info and she said internet, so i gave her some sites and keywords ... like Pyramiding, MBD and a few others ... i also gave her a vets number to call.

it was no skin off my back to inform ... and i hope she listens, but i tried for her turtle, not her.