Mandy Leach

I have a turtle! His name is Squirt. (Yes, I stole that from Finding Nemo.) He's about as big as your palm, and very cute! (Well, at least I think so.) He has a 5 gallon tank and probably wishes it was a little bigger... but I say "Too bad, I'm not buying you a bigger one!"... at least not while I'm still in school. I only have two semesters left, so maybe after that. He likes to swim against the glass and bite your finger through the glass... it's pretty funny!

One time, while he was being babysat by my aunt and uncle in Ogden, UT, during a break I had from school, he jumped out of his tank!! I couldn't believe it... There's no WAY he could do that... but then I went down to check on him and I CAUGHT HIM! He was standing on his little floaty thing with his head over the top edge. What a sneaky turtle! I'll have to get a lid for him.