Meet Leo!

I never ever thought that our first pet would be a turtle!! 

Meet our little Leonardo (after the ninja turtle and likewise, the artist). He's 1 3/8" long and 1 1/4" across. Not even 2 inches... he's just a baby! We won't know if it's a boy or girl until it gets older, but we already named him (odds are it's probably a girl though.)

Carol found him in her backyard and couldn't find the rest of his family; it's possible that a bird picked him up on the golf course and dropped him.
We knew nothing about taking care of a turtle, but we are quickly learning!! We've all gotten quite attached to our cute little guy. Slowly yet surely, he's warming up to us.

He is so tiny and beautiful! In these two pictures he's in Kala's hands!

We got him a nice home. He loves hanging in the fake trees and by the water filter. He's a little too nervous to bask in front of us, but he'll go on his floating rock and bask when we are asleep and away. When we first got him, he was too stressed to eat. He's doing much better now.