Anyone ever have a pet turtle?

[Jack meoff]

Turtles are not just for luigi-mas.

[Topper]

I do have a wonderful turtle story, but it would mean this thread would end up in "members" so to speak...

[Stumpy]

Seriously LuLu.... Turtles and tortoises live in completely different habitats. Most "Turtles" as pets do not fair well and like gold fish usually get flushed. They get shell disease. Now if you wanted to be hateful get him a snapping turtle but better come with a set of steel gloves..

All kidding aside we do have 4 Sulcata tortoises as pets and plan on breeding them at some point. Maybe next year on the 2 big ones. We have had them for quite some time and they do get to be monsters.(Biggest one now weighs almost 20lbs). They just roam our land. Tortoises do not require much but some exercise when they get a little older but long term they require some attention. Like most kids he will likely lose interest so no biggie.



These are our four. 2 males, 2 females.

[Pragmatic]

I do have a wonderful turtle story, but it would mean this thread would end up in "members" so to speak...

Does it come with pictures?

[Luigi]

^^ Very nice J.

Cheers.

[Topper]

Does it come with pictures?

My tale wouldn't need pictures.....well, just one....there's no telling the damage a turtle can cause....

[Topper]

All kidding aside we do have 4 Sulcata tortoises as pets and plan on breeding them at some point. Maybe next year on the 2 big ones. We have had them for quite some time and they do get to be monsters.(Biggest one now weighs almost 20lbs). They just roam our land. Tortoises do not require much but some exercise when they get a little older but long term they require some attention. Like most kids he will likely lose interest so no biggie.



These are our four. 2 males, 2 females.

The sex of the tortoise wouldn't matter, Luigi swings both ways....

[Pragmatic]

How's she gonna wear nickers with all that on?

[Topper]

How's she gonna wear nickers with all that on?

Getting them on was easy for her....a bit of a challenge getting the off for me. Fukkin' turtles....

[hick]

How's she gonna wear nickers with all that on?

Velcro or side snaps.

I had two softshell turtles many moons ago. They lived in an aquarium and thrived. Feeding time was fun.

Have only ever eaten 'merkin snapper turtle. Farkin' delish!

Those tortoises are pretty sweet, JPP. I'd wager they've got their own attitudes, very individual, etc.

How much does a wee tortoise cost in thighland?

[Topper]

I've never had...well...err...eaten turtle. I grew up reading Brit sailing stories and how turtle soup was a treasured dish. I've always have wanted to try it, but I'm guessing it would take a substantial number of the little turtles here to make soup.

[hick]

I'm guessing it would take a substantial number of the little turtles here to make soup.

yeah...

When I was growing up we'd wade into the crick' or sides of a pond-lake-rock quarry, feel around in crevices and pull them out. We'd often end up with something much like this:



Sure, we'd get bit.


At other times and in the same sweet spots, we'd go catfish grabbin,' and frog giggin,' at night.

Fuckin' total hicks.

[Topper]

I've gigged frogs, always fished for fish....

[hick]

Frog giggin,' always made for quite the epic night in my parts.

Sloshing down the creek from sundown to sunup. Headlamp, 3 pronged gig, rope around the belt loop dragging a 6-pack.

Had some hilarious "episodes" in Hog Creek.

We'd carp grab in there, too. Wouldn't eat those musty fuggers, tho.

[nidhogg]

I grew up reading Brit sailing stories and how turtle soup was a treasured dish. I've always have wanted to try it, but I'm guessing it would take a substantial number of the little turtles here to make soup.

Actually, you probably read stories of "mock turtle soup" which was the famous Brit soup. While there was a period of eating "real" turtle soup (like in the 1750s) the green turtles used were imported from West Indies, and hunted to near extinction. Hence "Mock turtle soup" was invented.





Frankly, you do not really want to read what goes into "mock turtle soup"....

[Stumpy]

yeah...

When I was growing up we'd wade into the crick' or sides of a pond-lake-rock quarry, feel around in crevices and pull them out. We'd often end up with something much like this:



Sure, we'd get bit.


At other times and in the same sweet spots, we'd go catfish grabbin,' and frog giggin,' at night.

Fuckin' total hicks.

HaHaHa...I am total country hick. Bull Frog gigging, Catfish Noodling, Rattlesnake trapping. Never wore a wife beater shirt though but did drink "Lucky" Lager and played the game in the cap for rounds. . I used to free dive in the deep river pools for big Crawdads and fished the Steelhead with M80's as they pooled by the water fall areas.

Snapping turtles are mean MF"s. Had a friend lose his little finger to one. Serious bastards they are.

[VocalNeal]

When I was growing up we'd wade into the crick' or sides of a pond-lake-rock quarry, feel around in crevices and pull them out.

be afraid. be very afraid.

[VocalNeal]

Different scenario.

Luigi buys a turtle then comes back to TD telling everyone how cute the turtle is but is very shy, doesn't come out of its shell much but likes to suck his little finger. Pragmatic replies by telling Luigi that he is holding the turtle back to front!

[Luigi]

Strong possibility.

[Topper]

There's a pet show at the mall here they have turtles for pets, very small.