00:00Now that Barf and Belch and Ruff and Tuff are a year old, let's look back at some of the
00:02issues
00:03they faced and how they progressed. Let's start with the biggest, and that's drowning. The first
00:06day we got Barf and Belch, they drowned in less than an inch of water. After CPR and, I hate
00:10to
00:10admit, mouth to mouth, they made it through. Since then, I learned my lesson to keep them in very
00:14shallow water. And same goes with Ruff and Tuff. They are horrible swimmers as well, and I never
00:18want to give them a chance to drown. Flipping. Both would take turns flipping over, and were never
00:21able to right themselves. Luckily, Barf and Belch grew out of it and could flip themselves over,
00:25but on the other hand, Ruff and Tuff, since they have such a low center of gravity and are so
00:28wide, they still struggle to this day. They don't do it as much now, but it's still an ongoing
00:32concern. Head size. Barf's head is still bigger than Belch's. This only caused an issue once when
00:36Barf bit Belch, but other than that, they've been doing pretty well. And then, of course, Barf and
00:39Belch's overall shape. Even with all the proper UVB, calcium, supplements, their shell still curled up,
00:44almost like a spoon. And it was also still pretty soft for their age. I feel like a lot of
00:47that had
00:48to do with them only eating the blackworms, but now that they're eating shrimp and a much varied diet,
00:51their shell looks much better. And it's also much harder. Oh, and of course, the last problem they're
00:55facing is that both Barf and Belch and Ruff and Tuff are still pretty small for their age,
00:58but once again, they have two heads, so let's just be happy they made it to a year, and hopefully
01:02many more.
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