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    Lizzy

    Her head was stiff and her tail was stiff. Her eyelids were shut and stiff and would not open.
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    Lizzy

    Well, just got home and checked on Lizzy. She is dead. My son is beside himself....
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    Lizzy

    I talked to my son and he said she was on her back maybe 20 minutes before he noticed her. And he said, for some reason, he had the heat lamp on today. She was awake when I talked to him. She's about 2 inches. We haven't weighed her, but she had grown since we found her.
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    Lizzy

    Husband just called and said they found Lizzy on her back. She was warm to the touch, even though we did not have the heat lamp on. I checked on her yesterday afternoon, and she was fine. She has been burrowing more and not eating as much. We suspect she is around a year old. He put her in her...
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    Lizzy (my son's turtle) update.

    She loves hunting down the earthworms and grubs! I've gotten her to nibble other stuff by using chopsticks to wiggle it. :) I think she's a little bigger too.
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    Lizzy (my son's turtle) update.

    Lizzy has been doing great. She still only eats the earthworms and grubs. She won't eat fruit or veggies or the other food I've bought. I think she's growing.
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    Lizzy

    She loves to chase down the earthworms! I've been putting fruits and veggies, as well as soaked pellets in her bowl, but she just hasn't shown any interest. I'll see if I can dig up some rollie pollies!
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    Lizzy

    Lizzy has been with us almost 3 weeks. I almost got her with my weedeater. We brought her in to make sure she was ok, then my son decided she was his pet. She's been eating earthworms, but we can't convince her to eat anything else. We are dredging them in calcium a few days a week. She burrows...
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