AJK Aquaria
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Thank you for sharing. I really enjoy your posts about your turtles and their awesome enclosure.
The way that its been explained to me, is that once an animal exceeds 4" it should be good to go in an uncovered pen. We have hawks as well. Red tails. They're big, but I couldn't see them taking off with a decent size turtle. Not to say it's impossible, of course.
So I finally got around to adding some suitable nesting areas to the enclosure. As I was removing some earth, I found quite a few worms. Before I knew it, a few turtles moved in for some food and made the project take twice as long. One of the females that was enjoying some of the worms began digging a nest while I was working. Pretty cool and I was kind of shocked that she was doing this with me no more than 2' away mixing sand, peat Moss and soil.
I finished up as quick as I could and let her be. I planned on making another nesting area but didn't want to disturb her. I just checked and she's still at it.
And my favorite girl was out and about today as well so I snapped some pics-
So sorry to hear this news Adam, she was a beautiful turtle. She had a good life in your pampering custody and lived much longer than she would have in the wild.I started this thread to share my turtles and their enclosure. I'm glad I found a forum to do so, and learn so much from others. But I figured that I should also share my failures. One of my prized females has past away. She was alive when I moved her from the fridge to the outdoor leaf pile. I had not seen her out and about yet, so I went looking for her tonight. To my severe disappointment, I found that she was dead. She had not moved from where I placed her approximately 3 weeks ago. She is still fresh, but rigormortis has set in. I can't explain how devastated I am at the moment. She is in the 1st 3 photos above.
Thanks PJay. Appreciate it. Wish I knew what happened. Obviously some issue with the brumating, but she was as heavy as a brick, so not dehydration. She never showed any sign of any illness.
It could have been anything. Kidney and liver problems often go unnoticed in animals and going through brumation would tip the scales against them whether in nature or the refrigerator.Thanks PJay. Appreciate it. Wish I knew what happened. Obviously some issue with the brumating, but she was as heavy as a brick, so not dehydration. She never showed any sign of any illness.
sorry to read this ......... i'm sure we all know the feelingI started this thread to share my turtles and their enclosure. I'm glad I found a forum to do so, and learn so much from others. But I figured that I should also share my failures. One of my prized females has past away. She was alive when I moved her from the fridge to the outdoor leaf pile. I had not seen her out and about yet, so I went looking for her tonight. To my severe disappointment, I found that she was dead. She had not moved from where I placed her approximately 3 weeks ago. She is still fresh, but rigormortis has set in. I can't explain how devastated I am at the moment. She is in the 1st 3 photos above.
I started this thread to share my turtles and their enclosure. I'm glad I found a forum to do so, and learn so much from others. But I figured that I should also share my failures. One of my prized females has past away. She was alive when I moved her from the fridge to the outdoor leaf pile. I had not seen her out and about yet, so I went looking for her tonight. To my severe disappointment, I found that she was dead. She had not moved from where I placed her approximately 3 weeks ago. She is still fresh, but rigormortis has set in. I can't explain how devastated I am at the moment. She is in the 1st 3 photos above.