Turtles

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.