Turtles

Apr. 26th, 2008 09:20 am
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I've said before that one thing about pet turtles is that they don't greet you at the door letting you know they're hungry. Last night after I got home from aikido I went in to soak in a hot bath (critical if I plan to walk the day after aikido class), and when I came out Dymphna was waiting for me in the hall. This is remarkable if you've seen the largish plastic area where the turtles live, because there shouldn't be any way out of it. Dymphna, however, is the smart one *and* the friendly one, and when I'm sitting at the computer she'll come over and have dinner while I'm working. Last night, there wasn't any dinner, so I guess when she heard me come home she found a way to work herself through the connector section (which is in bad repair) of her habitat to come looking. I fed her and put her back, and she hasn't gone walkies again (yet).

The next place I live I'm going to make sure is set up much better for the turtles to be able to get out and around more, maybe even outside. Right now there's a creek that runs behind my house, with raccoons hanging about. If I leave the turtles outside they will become yummy snacks in interesting containers for the raccoons and other wildlife.

Date: 2008-04-26 05:07 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cvirtue.livejournal.com
That's sweet! Having never had turtles, I didn't know they had personalities.

Date: 2008-04-26 05:20 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] klwilliams.livejournal.com
They have very distinct personalities. G'Kwan is aggressive and irritable, and while he doesn't eat much, he often tries to keep Dymphna from eating. (That may be one reason she eats when I'm around, because I won't let him do that.)

Date: 2008-04-26 06:56 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] xnamkrad.livejournal.com
As I recall, an English actress had a tortoise that constantly got into the neighbours garden despite the fence in between. They could find no gaps in the fence. One day the mystery was solved when the tortoise was spotted climbing up the wire link fence and falling to the other side.

Date: 2008-04-26 08:55 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] klwilliams.livejournal.com
They're quite good at climbing. Both of mine can climb out of a reasonably-sized cardboard box, for example.

lol!

Date: 2008-04-26 08:50 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] dakini-bones.livejournal.com
Too bad she can't sit up and beg!
Cute little buggers

Date: 2008-04-27 12:57 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] darcyjavanne.livejournal.com
Awwww, that's so cute!

Date: 2008-04-27 09:08 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] sfmarty.livejournal.com
Smarty, she is.

I didn't realize there was a creek at the back of your house.

And yes, you must find a house. The prices are getting interesting. Have you scouted possible areas?

Date: 2008-04-28 12:37 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] klwilliams.livejournal.com
I've been looking, but not seriously yet.

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