Look what I found in the yard!

Mrfish55 · #1 06-05-2009, 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Lance

Dig up the eggs; might be good fish food.

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm turtle omlet!

I think the dog may have convinced her to go somewhere else to lay eggs, At least I know where the holes in the yard have been comming from, If the yard is crawling with baby turtles next month I am sure the kids will want to keep one.

Leah · #2 06-05-2009, 05:11 PM

Or maybe you will have the first cockerturts!!!!

banditpowdercoat · #3 06-05-2009, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Leah

Or maybe you will have the first cockerturts!!!!

ROFLMAO

Delphinus · #4 06-05-2009, 05:32 PM

Did you take it to the humane society or anything? I worry that even though it's nice enough for you guys at the moment, that it's not warm enough year round??

Leah · #5 06-05-2009, 05:35 PM

To funny!!!!! I will take one

Mrfish55 · #6 06-05-2009, 05:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Delphinus

Did you take it to the humane society or anything? I worry that even though it's nice enough for you guys at the moment, that it's not warm enough year round??

Turtles have been living in this lake for years, no idea where they bunk down for the winter but the lake was frozen solid for at least a month. From the looks of it, it is not suffering at all, one of the healthiest large turtles I've seen in a long time.

Delphinus · #7 06-05-2009, 05:44 PM

Heh .. ok. I guess they must hibernate then .. I know in Milk River area (south Alberta) there are snapping turtles naturally but the rest of the province is far too harsh to sustain turtles. I keep forgetting that most of the country sucks less than Alberta weather-wise. Heck, we don't even have raccoons out here. Once in a while you hear of one but they never stay. "Why would anyone live here? Screw this, I'm going back to BC"

Leah · #8 06-05-2009, 06:01 PM

Turtles bury themselves in sand or mud. We have a turtle pond close to Kelowna that
is crawling with them. But from what I was told someone has dumped in these unwanted
goldfish that keep breeding. So we will have to see if the turtles will remain. Yet another
good reason it is not good to release these creatures back to the wild

Mrfish55 · #9 06-05-2009, 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Leah

Or maybe you will have the first cockerturts!!!!

The dog is a female, but damn that would make for some funny looking critters! wonder if they could live in saltwater, selective breeding to create an albino version and I would be rich beyond my wildest dreams!

Who would like to place a pre-order, sure to be extreemly limited numbers available!

Lance · #10 06-05-2009, 06:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Mrfish55

The dog is a female, but damn that would make for some funny looking critters! wonder if they could live in saltwater, selective breeding to create an albino version and I would be rich beyond my wildest dreams!

Who would like to place a pre-order, sure to be extreemly limited numbers available!

I'll take the first Cockerturt. Perfect pet. When he's a bad boy, you just roll him over on his back, and he can't lift his leg high enough to pee on your car tires.