visit to the turtle pen

[terryo]

I saw this guy sitting on the floating island in my pond. He probably ruined the plants because I just planted them and they didn't have a change to establish themselves. I hope not.

Later on I went out in the yard and saw him in the turtle pen. I wonder why he would leave the big pond for a little water pond.

 

[Josh]

excellent photos! thats quite a garden you have there and you're lucky to have such a peaceful little visitor. i have some kind of animal living beneath my house. he's neither quiet nor welcome.

 

[Candy]

Beautiful Terry. He's bigger then I thought at first. Now that he's taken over Pio and Izzys place what are you going to do?

 

[bettinge]

You said "I wonder why he would leave the big pond for a little water pond". Come on, you have heard the saying! Better to be the big frog in a small pond rather than a small frog in a big pond!

 

[terryo]

I didn't realize how big he was. Look at him compared to Izzy. I think he is as big as Izzy.

 

[Maggie Cummings]

When I lived in Calif I had a frog who looked just like that living in a water dish for my desert tortoise. It was just a plant saucer but that frog came back year after year and when I was getting everything ready to move up here I said if he was there and I could get him I'd move him up here with me...They are just really pretty and really big frogs...I'm glad you have him and I hope you won't chase him away...my guy was not around on moving day...

 

[Yvonne G]

I hope he doesn't all of a sudden get a craving for Turtle Soup! Before I added turtles to my pond I kept and raised Call ducks (miniature ducks) to sell. The frogs in the pond ate my babies all the time. I had to start incubating the eggs in the house.

Your yard looks so peaceful! I'm so envious.

Yvonne

 

[Isa]

Really nice pics Terry.
wow, this frog is huge and totaly cute, he looks really comfortable in the pond
Thanks for sharing.

 

[Jacqui]

We often get toads in the box turtle pens. I use to think it was so much fun to throw them night crawlers when feeding the box turtles. One day I thought about the fact that as large as the toads were, they could be eating hatchlings.

Terry I would wonder if with it being so early in the year, if the water in the smaller pool was warmer? Also want to add wonderful shots and lovely area!

 

[terryo]

We only had about three days here that were in the high 80's.....not normal. That's when I took these pictures. I took them in at night and only let them stay out a few hours. Now it went back into the low 50's at night and around 66 ish during the day. So they havent been out since the pictures that I posted here. Poor guys...they really loved it.

 

[jlyoncc1]

Great pictures as always Terry! Everything looks beautiful even your prince!

 

[terryo]

Dee, do ya think if I kiss him something exciting will happen?

 

[Stazz]

You never know Terry !!!

 

[jlyoncc1]

LOL! Terry don't you wish it were that easy!