Core Duo of New Roster

I reorganized my roster by relasing some of mine in Gwangyo pond where fishing is prohibited and has been preserved for water-supply. Now one of my christmas babies became my new family core. I'd like to call him Larry since Larry was already well set free in the pond. He is so shy. it takes a little while for him to get the head up out of the shell.
My Moses still remains in my roster. He's so active. He's posing like "I'm in charge.".
Moses is sniffing at inside Larry legs out of curiosity.

New Christmas Family

You know the little big and good shaped male Reeve's I posted in Dec, 22nd.
I posted him in some Korean Turtle Cafe too.

I received a message from somebody who desperately has been looking for a mael Reeve's for about a year.
I wanted one so bad that he asked me to sell him him if ever I'm willing to release him.

He said that he really envies me because the Reeve's who I just got was so wonderful.

I gave it some thought and decided that I already some Male Reeve's, I better let him have one he's been looking for so long.

I asked him if he can care for him with love.

He said "Absolutely.".

I made an arrangement with him to pass him my male Reeve's.

I was happy to see him so happy with him.

Honestly, since I release him to another turtle lover, he sometimes came upon my memory.
Even my mother used to call him in some cute name like "Bawkdoly" which would be translate into "Luck Dear".

Just around one week or so, he was fonded memory for our family.

However, I was very happy that somebody who really loves Reeve's turtle brought him and keeping him in good conditions with love.

I met my a train-buddy from military and was on my way home back by bus.

I suddenly felt like calling a turtle-selling middle-aged lady in very far southern local fish market where I visited in Autumn.

I just called her to check how things are going.

I heard some real unexpected news from her.
She said that a couple of male Reeve's are around in neighboring fish stores.

I was floored because it's Christmas eve in the middle of coldest period of a year.

I decided to visit there the next day, I mean "Christmas".

I was floored there were a couple of them available.
This is coldest period of the year, how could it be possible?

They said that they were the wild ones brought by fishermen.

It was too cold for them to stay that way.
I brought all three of them from 2stores.

This one was the biggest with the carapace measured 17㎝.
At the first sight, I knew that his tail had been nipped off. Is it possible that some turtles get their tails nipped off in the wild?
His carapace right up on the head had been broken in the wild. But it is very beautiful reddish color.
He showed his curiosity.
This one was little bit shy but in the best shape of all 3.

Started feeling comfortable very soon

When I first saw him, with all the apology to this dude, I thought he isn't as cute as a male Reeve's would be. Because his upper head seems little bit flat not silm as other male Reeve's.
But the more I saw him, the more I gradually was feeling that he's cute in his own way.
I measured his carapace 16㎝ quite large for a male Reeve's.
When I put him in my room, he was crawling curiously as if he is feeling comfortable as home.
I felt that he seems very mild mannered. I started being fond of him like any other my turtles.

New Big Brother

I saw him in an ad of Turtle Adoption section in a turtle cafe.
From the picture posted, all I could see was his carapace.
I called him that I decided to purchase him.
He sent me via express bus to Suwon outside the city bus terminal.
I got my mother get him for me because I was doing my business in Seoul.

Up and around!

I'm really relived and glad that he's got his vigor back. He hardly close eye eyes and spread his legs loosely, basking on the log now.

Recovering from serious illness~

He was lying down on the log droopingly with closed eyes and spreaded legs. He also lost his appetite. I took him to one of a few vets who examine the reptiles. He was given shots of glucose and assumingly antibiotics and also was dropped eyewater on the eyes. I have given him eyewater-drops from two different eyewater bottles at a couple of minutes interval.
Several days after, he became active.
I was exclusively giving him fleshes of shrimps, dried anchovies and porks that he used to gorge on when he was healthy. For the first several days, he would try on bites but couldn't swallow successfully. The foods were springing back out of the mouth. However, now he can swallow and is moving around inside tank as usual.

May they live long healthy and happy!

Larry was ill, so I took out all of Larry's tankmates and fed Larry alone. These are my young kids who I wish long lives.
This was before I took him to a vet. I put him in a bowl so to see how he was.
My northern Diamondback Terrapin. I thank her for never bothering her tankmates.
Now I got to believe that this one is a male. His eye is gradually darkening.
You can tell maleness by the tail.