Yertle, TARS, and CASE - Red-eared Sliders
Approximate birth 2 Jul 2018.
Bought from Petco on 2 Jul 2021.
TARS went missing on 26 May 2026.
No Morphs
150-gallon stock pond
2 Jul 2021
150-gallon stock pond
2 Jul 2021
1st photo (CASE)
2 Jul 2021
4 Jul 2021
CASE
5 Jul 2021
Land exercise (TARS)
22 Jul 2021
Land exercise (Yertle)
22 Jul 2021
Land exercise (CASE)
22 Jul 2021
13 Aug 2021
10 Sep 2021
TARS
12 Jun 2022
TARS
1 Jun 2022
Yertle
12 Jun 2022
Yertle/TARS
12 Jan 2023
Yertle, CASE, TARS
17 Jan 2023
Floating dock wasn't big enough for all 3, so added another and built the PVC contraption to keep it away from the edge.
15 Mar 2023
Yertle/TARS
9 May 2023
Building new basking platform/cabinet to give them more dry room. Slanted wood to control water direction.
27 Jun 2023
Upright pillars grooved to hold plexiglass
27 Jun 2023
Upright pillars grooved to hold plexiglass
27 Jun 2023
27 Jun 2023
Plastic sheet to protect the wood.
27 Jun 2023
The plastic slopes to the right, so any water from the turtles runs back to the pond.
27 Jun 2023
Close up of the slope.
27 Jun 2023
Close up of the slope.
27 Jun 2023
Egg crate lighting louvre used to let water drip through.
27 Jun 2023
27 Jun 2023
Carpet added for comfort. They ended up tearing it apart, so I got rid of it.
27 Jun 2023
Front plexiglass panel fit test.
27 Jun 2023
Base completed.
2 Jul 2023
Cabinet sides and back on.
3 Jul 2023
3 Jul 2023
Cabinet doors on.
4 Jul 2023
Plexiglass and cap complete.
26 Jul 2023
Picture taken right before I take this old setup down.
26 Jul 2023
Picture taken right before I take this old setup down.
26 Jul 2023
Picture taken right before I take this old setup down.
26 Jul 2023
Picture taken right before I take this old setup down.
26 Jul 2023
CASE with Mason
26 Jul 2023
TARS with Mason.
26 Jul 2023
Yertle with Mason.
26 Jul 2023
New cabinet in place.
26 Jul 2023
Heat lamps added and access ramp (egg crate light diffuser) added for access.
26 Jul 2023
Placed Yertle in it to test it.
26 Jul 2023
Yertle exploring new setup.
26 Jul 2023
Yertle exploring and TARS terrified.
26 Jul 2023
CASE in shell, TARS trying to escape and Yertle chilling.
26 Jul 2023
CASE sticking head out of shell, TARS trying to escape and Yertle chilling.
26 Jul 2023
26 Jul 2023
Shed scutes from their shells.
21 Sep 2023
8 Oct 2023
All in a row.
22 Oct 2023
Yertle
24 Oct 2023
Yertle's tail
24 Oct 2023
Yertle
24 Oct 2023
Yertle
4 Jan 2024
Yertle
4 Jan 2024
Yertle
4 Jan 2024
TARS
4 Jan 2024
CASE
4 Jan 2024
Shed scutes
4 Jan 2024
CASE
4 Jan 2024
Yertle in her egg laying box.
2 May 2024
Yertle (You can see here that the carpet didn't make it)
30 May 2024
Yertle
30 May 2024
Yertle
30 May 2024
Yertle
30 May 2024
Yertle
30 May 2024
Land exercise (TARS)
24 Apr 2025
Land exercise (CASE)
24 Apr 2025
Yertle with Mason
24 Apr 2025
Yertle
24 Apr 2025
Yertle
24 Apr 2025
Yertle
24 Apr 2025
Yertle
15 May 2025
Yertle
15 May 2025
Yertle in her egg laying box.
29 May 2025
Yertle in her egg laying box.
29 May 2025
Yertle stalking me while I change the water in the ponds.
5 Jun 2025
Yertle stalking me while I change the water in the ponds.
5 Jun 2025
Yertle stalking me while I change the water in the ponds.
5 Jun 2025
Yertle in her egg laying box.
7 May 2026
Yertle in her egg laying box.
7 May 2026
Yertle in her egg laying box.
7 May 2026
Last photo of all 3 turtles, before TARS escaped (I think).
26 May 2026
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