MamaTurtle
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I'm sorry this has taken so long to post but I have been having a terrible time with my computer since Irma left. I live in Florida and I computer crashed a couple days before Irma arrived so I couldn't get it to Apple. When I finally got it there I had to purchase a new hard drive, then I got it home had to find and re-save all my bookmarks, etc. I was having a difficult time navigating through the site because things were not working as they should have been it wouldn't allow me to do things like upload photos, (got that fixed) but I still couldn't post on this thread so I sent an intro to one of the Admins and asked they post it for me but I don't know if that went through or not.......blahblahblah Let's talk turtles not computers, I'm here now!!!!
I have a large snapper, named (quite original you will laugh) SNAPPER! He is approximately 2-1/2 years old we got him from a breeder in Sept 2015 we were told he was born in January. He is kept inside my house in 100 gallon tank, no longer hand fed because we made the mistake of allowing my daughter (the one who wanted him to begin with) to feed him fish. Until he was eating fish about a year ago we could pick him up and rub his head and neck and let him lay on our chests, he was "friendly". Once the fish were introduced the predator in him was woke up and we can not put our hands in his tank he thinks they are food!
I also have a Red Eared Slider, CRUSH, who moved with us from California to Florida and she is about 6-8 years daughter found her in April 2010 crossing the tennis courts at school during a rather hot afternoon and brought her home to our duck pond we had in the backyard. We have a nice 4'x4' pond in the backyard for her here in Florida with lots of native plants in an 8'x20' paradise. Well, Irma took down the screen fencing that was keeping her safe and in our yard. Now Crush is swimming around in our dog, Marley's plastic swimming pool under our EZ-UP canopy until I can get someone to come out and install a new fence!
The day before Irma was to arrive in Orlando my husband was driving home with supplies and he saw a little snapper crossing the road. He pulled off, stopped traffic and brought him home. We set IRMA (he called her, what else?) up in a 10 gallon tank on my computer table with filter, fresh water and a cave to hide in. We kept Irma here for about one week then when we knew the weather was better and I got Crush's temporary living quarter prepared and she was in it for about four days I moved Irma outside with Crush.
I have my eye on a new pond it will be 8'x12' and I'm going to enlarge the habitat to 10'x30' and move Snapper outside as well. I am hoping to get a license to become a rescue site for unwanted turtles that have been kept as pets. I have to do some more research before I actually take on this project but one I have thought about (without the research).
I am so glad I have found this site again because I couldn't remember the name and all my bookmarks were lost when the computer crashed!
Once I get the aquatic habitat secured and ready I hope to add two Sulcatas to my yard. That is a fenced 65'x50' grassy area. I think they would love it! We are building a shade area under our pool deck to house both the tortoises and our Jack Russell dog, Marley.
I have a large snapper, named (quite original you will laugh) SNAPPER! He is approximately 2-1/2 years old we got him from a breeder in Sept 2015 we were told he was born in January. He is kept inside my house in 100 gallon tank, no longer hand fed because we made the mistake of allowing my daughter (the one who wanted him to begin with) to feed him fish. Until he was eating fish about a year ago we could pick him up and rub his head and neck and let him lay on our chests, he was "friendly". Once the fish were introduced the predator in him was woke up and we can not put our hands in his tank he thinks they are food!
I also have a Red Eared Slider, CRUSH, who moved with us from California to Florida and she is about 6-8 years daughter found her in April 2010 crossing the tennis courts at school during a rather hot afternoon and brought her home to our duck pond we had in the backyard. We have a nice 4'x4' pond in the backyard for her here in Florida with lots of native plants in an 8'x20' paradise. Well, Irma took down the screen fencing that was keeping her safe and in our yard. Now Crush is swimming around in our dog, Marley's plastic swimming pool under our EZ-UP canopy until I can get someone to come out and install a new fence!
The day before Irma was to arrive in Orlando my husband was driving home with supplies and he saw a little snapper crossing the road. He pulled off, stopped traffic and brought him home. We set IRMA (he called her, what else?) up in a 10 gallon tank on my computer table with filter, fresh water and a cave to hide in. We kept Irma here for about one week then when we knew the weather was better and I got Crush's temporary living quarter prepared and she was in it for about four days I moved Irma outside with Crush.
I have my eye on a new pond it will be 8'x12' and I'm going to enlarge the habitat to 10'x30' and move Snapper outside as well. I am hoping to get a license to become a rescue site for unwanted turtles that have been kept as pets. I have to do some more research before I actually take on this project but one I have thought about (without the research).
I am so glad I have found this site again because I couldn't remember the name and all my bookmarks were lost when the computer crashed!
Once I get the aquatic habitat secured and ready I hope to add two Sulcatas to my yard. That is a fenced 65'x50' grassy area. I think they would love it! We are building a shade area under our pool deck to house both the tortoises and our Jack Russell dog, Marley.