a turtle named "chuck"

we bought an aquatic turtle while we were in destin, florida. a souvenir shop was selling them. they were the cutest little things i'd ever seen so we bought one for our family and one for manuel. i know...i'm a "sucker".

we went to petsmart once we got home to buy the turtle a more proper home. we already had a tank from the hermit crabs we brought home from destin two years ago (seems to be a pattern!)but they eventually died. in addition we had to buy a basking lamp, a turtle dock, and a small tank filter.

my whole family, especially manny, loves to watch the tv series "chuck"...so we decided to name our turtle "chuck". manny's family decided to name their's "florinda". i'll call her "flo". neither of us have any clue how to tell if they are male or female. we just named 'em.

today, manny allowed flo to spend some time at our house so she and chuck could play. they were so funny when they first met. who knew turtles had so much personality! thanks, manny, for letting flo visit.

we'd like you all to meet chuck and flo!