George has been with me since August. I can see she's a female.
The guy at the aquarium suggested I get another in case George is lonely.
I used to have parakeets. I got a couple more to keep my first (and most closely bonded with) one company. And that's what happened: bonded with each other, but kind of saw me as the foreigner...
Then there's the whole gender thing. I never planned on breeding turtles, LOL. George still doesn't have everything she needs for her aquarium (like the light; she's surviving on plenty of natural sunlight, but still... I know she needs an upgrade).
Also, I'm concerned because I've heard red eared sliders can be territorial. George is not in a 10 gallon tank yet. I've heard of RES turtles clawing and fighting each other. I know George is still fairly young, but is it too late to add another sibling (or partner) to the environment?
I'm feeling biased. Tell me why picking up another RES from Chinatown (those bloody bootleggers) is a bad idea... I consider buying one from Chinatown L.A. a rescue, actually! Tell me why I should stick with one turtle and continue to bond with her so that she does not develop an even stronger mistrust for human beings...
By the way, I'm reporting the illegal sales to PETA today.