Boxies and Sulcatas, the VISITOR...

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Posted by Niki on May 11, 2000 at 11:00:57:

OK, first I thought someone was playing a trick on me and put
a fake turtle out in the front yard under the tree. (I'm up
to 77 "fakes" Sonja! lol) Or worse, that someone knows I have
Ted and dropped of an unwanted pet in my yard. Anyways, I went
out to check and there's a big old box turtle sitting there.
Hmm...what to do? He was only feet from the road, so he couldn't
stay there. I put on some surgical gloves and took a good look
at him, looked all right to me. It was kinda neat, the hinge
part moving though he wasn't too scared an came out often enough
from his shell. He was slightly dirty from digging but looked fine.
I finally put him over in my neighbors yard after talking to him
about it.

Now, you guys know I've got some big snapping turtles in the
stream behind the house, and apparently boxies about. There's
nothing I can do to keep them out of the yard and Teddy roams
all over. What's with the "germs/cooties" factor? I mean there's
only so much I can do, can't put Teddy in a plastic bubble.
Not to mention the skinks, snakes and other exotics that occupy
the area. Just wanted to run this by you guys. It was kinda
cool seeing him, he was bigger than Teddy and very docile. niki

Teddy the Sulcata

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Re: Boxies and Sulcatas, the VISITOR... mikey 05/13/00 (1)
- good points - I'm keeping an eye out again, sort of "miss" him now! lol n/p Niki 05/13/00 (0)
Re: Boxies and Sulcatas, the VISITOR... Heather 05/12/00 (1)
- freaky animals... Niki 05/12/00 (0)
Re: Boxies and Sulcatas, the VISITOR... sonja 05/11/00 (1)
- you'll beat me for sure then... Niki 05/12/00 (0)

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: OK, first I thought someone was playing a trick on me and put : a fake turtle out in the front yard under the tree. (I'm up : to 77 "fakes" Sonja! lol) Or worse, that someone knows I have : Ted and dropped of an unwanted pet in my yard. Anyways, I went : out to check and there's a big old box turtle sitting there. : Hmm...what to do? He was only feet from the road, so he couldn't : stay there. I put on some surgical gloves and took a good look : at him, looked all right to me. It was kinda neat, the hinge : part moving though he wasn't too scared an came out often enough : from his shell. He was slightly dirty from digging but looked fine. : I finally put him over in my neighbors yard after talking to him : about it. : Now, you guys know I've got some big snapping turtles in the : stream behind the house, and apparently boxies about. There's : nothing I can do to keep them out of the yard and Teddy roams : all over. What's with the "germs/cooties" factor? I mean there's : only so much I can do, can't put Teddy in a plastic bubble. : Not to mention the skinks, snakes and other exotics that occupy : the area. Just wanted to run this by you guys. It was kinda : cool seeing him, he was bigger than Teddy and very docile. niki

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