Did you know that when you reverse a turtle that is trying to cross the road, it will just start back across again, and that a turtle will spend most of its life trying to get back to its home?
All I can think about are these poor turtles that just want to get home and now they live in a tank.
I think I may love you Turtles are my thing, people taking them from the wild drives me crazy!
Turtles became vastly adorable when I read about how they spend their lives trying to get home. It made me sad and now I'm all "let the turtles roam free!" lol. They suggest you help the turtle go in the direction it is going, if you can safely stop and help it.
I think I may love you Turtles are my thing, people taking them from the wild drives me crazy!
Turtles became vastly adorable when I read about how they spend their lives trying to get home. It made me sad and now I'm all "let the turtles roam free!" lol. They suggest you help the turtle go in the direction it is going, if you can safely stop and help it.
Yup! A lot of times the turtle is probably trying to nest, or returning from nesting. They will keep trying to get where they're going until they die or get there.
He's gone. I walked all around the house, and was looking for moving grass. I actually first saw him when my dogs started barking, and he was scooting pretty quickly away from him. I wasn't going to keep him as a pet, but I wanted him to stick around for a while. He didn't eat any of the lettuce or strawberry.
Mostly because they could be run over. In environs that are not, in my imperfect judgement, conducive to a long lifespan for a turtle. I'm not up for a debate over wildlife protection, but that's just what we've done in the past; I'm likely to do it again in the future if I'm driving along a main road in an urban environment and see a turtle in the road. Sorry not sorry.
He's gone. I walked all around the house, and was looking for moving grass. I actually first saw him when my dogs started barking, and he was scooting pretty quickly away from him. I wasn't going to keep him as a pet, but I wanted him to stick around for a while. He didn't eat any of the lettuce or strawberry.
(hug2) I'm sorry your new turtle friend abandoned you. It would have been nice if he could have eaten the food you gave him or at least noshed on the strawberry a little.
Mostly because they could be run over. In environs that are not, in my imperfect judgement, conducive to a long lifespan for a turtle. I'm not up for a debate over wildlife protection, but that's just what we've done in the past; I'm likely to do it again in the future if I'm driving along a main road in an urban environment and see a turtle in the road. Sorry not sorry.
A family friend of mine lives in AZ and every spring, she has some kind of turtle show up to live in her backyard. She and her wife named the turtle Gladys and they feed her all sorts of fruit, vegetables, and lettuce, and I think Gladys also likes turkey and ham.
A family friend of mine lives in AZ and every spring, she has some kind of turtle show up to live in her backyard. She and her wife named the turtle Gladys and they feed her all sorts of fruit, vegetables, and lettuce, and I think Gladys also likes turkey and ham.
A family friend of mine lives in AZ and every spring, she has some kind of turtle show up to live in her backyard. She and her wife named the turtle Gladys and they feed her all sorts of fruit, vegetables, and lettuce, and I think Gladys also likes turkey and ham.
That's all I have to add. lol
cannibalism
Right. Because they have turkey and ham in their necks. Gladys is a savage.
Post by aussiecrush on Jun 10, 2014 22:04:13 GMT -5
We were a desert tortoise foster family growing up. It was the coolest thing. I loved those little guys. Releasing them to a safe wildlife habitat was bittersweet. Also as a true 80's child the four were named for the ninja turtles. Sorry your friend left so soon.
A family friend of mine lives in AZ and every spring, she has some kind of turtle show up to live in her backyard. She and her wife named the turtle Gladys and they feed her all sorts of fruit, vegetables, and lettuce, and I think Gladys also likes turkey and ham.
That's all I have to add. lol
Wait is it the SAME turtle? maybe they should mark the shell to see if it's really Gladys.
Post by Captain Serious on Jun 10, 2014 23:28:18 GMT -5
I grew up on a small lake. Every year, the same snapping turtle journeyed into the woods to lay her eggs and then returned to the lake. You could set a calendar by her.
Post by fuckyourcouch on Jun 10, 2014 23:36:23 GMT -5
I used to have a pet turtle named Henry. He liked to have his chin rubbed and swim in the bathtub. When he got really big we took him to a reptile and amphibian sanctuary. I loved that damn turtle.
This is a true story. My parents live on a lake. The turtles like to come out of the water, go around the house, lay eggs across the street, and try to go through the front door to get back to the lake. They literally sit right at the front door like, 'House is blocking me. Need to get to water.'
It is effing weird.
It doens't seem very nice to make the babies cross over the street to get back to the lake.
This is a true story. My parents live on a lake. The turtles like to come out of the water, go around the house, lay eggs across the street, and try to go through the front door to get back to the lake. They literally sit right at the front door like, 'House is blocking me. Need to get to water.'
It is effing weird.
It doens't seem very nice to make the babies cross over the street to get back to the lake.
Turtles aren't the brightest... it's a good thing they're cute