Thank you for making light of the worst thing I've ever experienced. I was trapped in a terrifying abusive relationship for 2.5 years with no support and no way out. My whole life fell apart. Due to some care mistakes and bad luck I lost my best friend. I think about killing myself daily. I have...
All right everyone, thanks for all the help (sarcasm). I had my last turtle for 28 years and now that he's gone I cry everyday. He was with me for all my journeys so far. this one will be there for more.
I know there's keepers here who have hybrids, I was hoping one of them would reply. Maybe...
Yeah but nothing ventured nothing gained.
Look my mind is made up. we don't have to agree with one another that's okay. I have no moral opposition to hybrids in captivity.
Also I just found a great eastern I might buy, so maybe I'll get that one.
I am never setting down.
It's not how I want to live. I want to live a complex life where I meet lots of people, do lots of things, and go lots of places. And not just to visit, to become a part of them. Not everyone has to settle in one place, buy a house with a b***ch of a mortgage and have...
Well I'm hoping they'll do well in a broader range of climates and I move frequently.
As far as magical and mystical, maybe not, but they're cool to me.
That's exactly what I was afraid of.
So just how bad is underground reptiles?
Nearly all my turtles have been rescues so I'm accustomed to healing them and bringing them to good health. But babies are fragile, and it's always wise to choose a healthy one. Plus who wants to support a bad company...
So I'm very hopeful about getting a hybrid box. There's just so many types and they're all wonderful, but I wish to have only one turtle to pour my life into. It's important in a way that I can't describe.
So I want a mix, something unique with traits of more than one type.
Now there's just not...
My sliders have generally gotten along great (except for Freddy, he's an ***). My painted males don't like each other. I had one Suwanee river cooter who was an angel with zero bad vibes.
All of those are pretty closely related, have basically identical habitat needs, and can even be found...
Thanks you these are exactly the kind of pictures I was looking for. It's especially great to see the mother's a adult child.
You've had some of them for decades, how old is your oldest tortoise?
I'm trying to find pictures of cherry heads but can only find pictures of hatchlings and very young tortoises. Does anyone have pictures of 10+ year cherry heads. I can find pics full adult normal redfoot and they seem to change a lot in looks as they age.
If I get a cherry head I'd like to see...
So I've been researching tortoises for about six months and preparing for my forever friend. I'm so nervous to choose my species though. I'm going to love whichever one I bring home, but I only want one. I'm going to have them for the rest of my life hopefully and I don't want to be...
So it seems I'm hopelessly drawn to the Indian star tortoise.
They're not the best choice honestly but I'm going to have a tortoise for the rest of my life hopefully so I might as well get what I really want.
One of the big issues I've read about them is that they're prone to respiratory...