This weekend my parents came to visit, and they had a surprise...
Grandpa used to bring me random reptiles (and a few amphibians) that he found in the wild to keep as pets. This is one of the 2 turtles that were lost about 20 years ago after hibernation outdoors!
It was either mine or my sister's (my brother's... well, it was a different species and we found those bones under the shed the next year). My sister's turtle was named Hickory Dickory Dock (so she could call it hickie Dickie), but I don't remember the name of mine. I'm considering letting Torin name it.
It was just hanging out in the leaf litter, not too far from the house. After a little research, it is a (male?) western pond turtle, probably at least 28 years old. Hey, maybe we're the same age.
Wait, a POND turtle?!
There aren't any ponds on my parents' property... there's a pool (how did it never end up in the pool?), plus a tiny stream that only exists for a short part of the year. I am currently in the process of putting together a pond turtle paradise in the form of a 55-gallon aquarium, since he will come live with us this weekend.
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Grandpa used to bring me random reptiles (and a few amphibians) that he found in the wild to keep as pets. This is one of the 2 turtles that were lost about 20 years ago after hibernation outdoors!
It was either mine or my sister's (my brother's... well, it was a different species and we found those bones under the shed the next year). My sister's turtle was named Hickory Dickory Dock (so she could call it hickie Dickie), but I don't remember the name of mine. I'm considering letting Torin name it.
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| Hesitantly checking each other out. |
It was just hanging out in the leaf litter, not too far from the house. After a little research, it is a (male?) western pond turtle, probably at least 28 years old. Hey, maybe we're the same age.
Wait, a POND turtle?!
There aren't any ponds on my parents' property... there's a pool (how did it never end up in the pool?), plus a tiny stream that only exists for a short part of the year. I am currently in the process of putting together a pond turtle paradise in the form of a 55-gallon aquarium, since he will come live with us this weekend.
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