When I was a junior in High School, I visited a friend in New York and we went to China Town. I bought an itty bitty Red Eared Slider that I named Herbie and smuggled back to California in my carry on.

He now is a happy, spoiled turtle that belongs to my step dad. He's so cute with Herbie...he takes him for "walks" in their back yard grass and cleans his specially made housing every other day. Its the cutest thing, I couldn't bear to take him when I moved out.