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Title: Garden Visitor Post by: valhalla on 08-Jun-11, 06:05:51 AM A Wood Turtle came to visit us Monday evening and he/she was still hanging about last night. :clap: Wonder if turtle eggs are in the future?
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.206165796087794.44470.100000831247824&l=df4ef3c16c (https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.206165796087794.44470.100000831247824&l=df4ef3c16c) Title: Re: Garden Visitor Post by: carla on 08-Jun-11, 06:41:21 AM Nice pictures,do they live in the wild there?
Greetings Carla Title: Re: Garden Visitor Post by: Donna on 08-Jun-11, 06:48:18 AM Nice pictures,do they live in the wild there? Greetings Carla They do Carla, very common turtle. Box turtle. They come out once in a while from the woods. I haven't seen one in years but they are out there. We always had one as a pet when growing up, then we'd let it go before Summer was over. My brothers would paint a red stripe on the shell so we would recognize him if he ever crossed our path again. Title: Re: Garden Visitor Post by: carla on 08-Jun-11, 07:09:06 AM Nice pictures,do they live in the wild there? Greetings Carla They do Carla, very common turtle. Box turtle. They come out once in a while from the woods. I haven't seen one in years but they are out there. We always had one as a pet when growing up, then we'd let it go before Summer was over. My brothers would paint a red stripe on the shell so we would recognize him if he ever crossed our path again. Title: Re: Garden Visitor Post by: Wing Goose on 08-Jun-11, 05:44:02 PM Love the pictures! The Turtle is very trusting
as she should be. Thank you. :cool-045: Lola Title: Re: Garden Visitor Post by: valhalla on 09-Jun-11, 04:57:10 AM TURTLE Update:
I think the She is digging nests for egg laying - depressions all over the garden and fortunately, in areas next to established plants or the pansies that are going to get killed by the heat shortly. I told Rich to leave her alone today (he has a delivery coming in, so he'll be in and out), as he can be a little boy ;) Time will tell.... Title: Re: Garden Visitor Post by: valhalla on 07-Sep-11, 07:32:09 PM 90 days later, :clap: I came home today and found a new-born baby turtle by the garage! I call Rich and told him that he was a Grandpa. We put the little guy back in the garden where we suspected the nest was (never found it).
Title: Re: Garden Visitor Post by: Carol P. on 07-Sep-11, 08:05:04 PM Awesome news Janet! :clap:
Title: Re: Garden Visitor Post by: Paul Hamilton on 07-Sep-11, 08:07:14 PM Great news! I'm a big Box Turtle fan.
Paul Title: Re: Garden Visitor Post by: MAK on 07-Sep-11, 08:12:31 PM :clap: :clap: :clap:
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