Hi everyone. My wife Dar24 and I have had much experience with wild turtles, including several red ears, but we just got our first tank terp, a midland painted named Philbert. (Probably cliche name, but I love Rocko)
We loved our gang that lived by our house in FL. We were hand feeding almost 2 dozen individuals of 5 species, including red ears, yellow bellies, a red belly, Florida soft shells and a Florida snapper. We missed them so much we found Phil on craigslist. We've only had him 4 days and he's already eating pellets from our hands. Right now we're renting, but eventually we'd like to build a deluxe outdoor habitat and have several residents. We're hoping to learn from you all as well as share what we learn. I have pics and videos of them interacting with us, but will post them elsewhere later.
We are also ferret people. I'm a mod on 2 forums and Dar24 and I have each been admins on our own now defunct boards. We have 7 ferts and a shiht zu besides Phil.