Speedy And Raphael by *engelina-cartoonfan on deviantART

 Here is a photo of the two turtles that joined my household. it took a bit of time to get a clear picture of them.  My kids named them, my teen named one speedy, my son named the other.. easy to guess where he got the idea.

they are about 4 centimeters now, not sure what the species is in English. they look like red eared sliders, but with yellow on their cheeks instead of red. i know what they are called in dutch, but cant seem to find a translation.

Speedy is on the top/rigth, Raphael is the one looking at us.

since today, i got two new house mates.. they are cute, small (( for now... they will grow ))  have shells, and a still a bit empty new home. its that last part that i can use tips for.  what are good things to  use to make a nice home for two small waterturtles?

for now, i got the basics.. but only the basics (( new home, food, island for them to sit on, a special lamp, and dried food an d vitamin stuff from the pet shop.)) internet is confusing, one site says this, another contradicts it.  so yeah, any good and  care for turtles tips, and sites i can trust are welcome.

p.s.,: will post piccies later.

Day 1: no photo's. I did two walls, the one next to the door, and the one behind the bed. I also managed to get paint in my hair, in my clothes, and on one of my feet.

Day 2: See below: did a second lair on the wall behind the bed, and the wall with the window in it. that left me with one wall, the one between door and window. also added more paint to my clothes. i was smart enough to put on the same ones as the day before.


Day 3: see below: I did the last wall, checked the others for spots that i might have missed. luckily, i had not. i also put my son's toys back, and put up the decoration's he likes tmnt and spider-man, but since there is no shop that sells tmnt stuff here, i went with spider-man.



i myself am quite happy with the result. not bad for the first time painting walls.