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Yeah, it's a red-eared slider. It seems to be doing alright, the aquarium isn't big enough but I'm limited with the restrictions. Probably won't bring it home as I've honestly never really wanted a terrapin, I just got lumped with it and felt bad doing nothing. I'm confused about the bulb...

For context, I'm a teacher over in Shanghai. Recently a school cleaner brought in a terrapin in a glass jar... literally a tiny bit bigger than the terrapin. Unfortunately, this is a normal thing in China, where you can buy them for about 50 cents and they're seen more as decoration than a...