Tag Archives: Turtles

Ok first let me get the usual suspects aside.  My husband, my friends, my family… goes without saying. There’s something I have tried to live without that didn’t go very well, I was miserable. When I first left home when I was 21, back in 1996, I lasted approximately three weeks without any pets. It was horrible!  I wasn’t allowed …

A while back I spoke about the mysterious death of two of my turtles. I still have no idea what happened but it was in July of last year, shortly after we came back from our camping trip, and they died within a few days of each other. They were in separate tanks, nothing had been shared between the two.  …

Would you please stop eating with your mouth open, it’s rude! Honestly, you are three years old now, it’s about time you learned some table manners! Don’t give me that look… and for pity sake, wipe your mouth!

This has been a bad few weeks for me pet wise and anyone who knows me or reads my blog knows that I love my pets and it breaks my heart when anything happens to them. First there was Bailey’s attack by a pit bull, which frightened the life out of me and has left me still a little nervous …

Someone reminded me lately that I haven’t posted about any of my turtles in a while.  Fear not, they are all going strong!  I took a few photos of my little ones to share.  I’ve had them over a year now, almost 2 years actually, and they are doing really well.  They are growing, although you can’t really tell from …

A few days ago someone asked me when we would be seeing more of Sherman on my blog, so this morning I got out the camera and snapped a few photos. All was quiet in Shermanville.  The ‘sun’ had just come up and Sherman was nowhere to be seen.  It usually takes him a while to come out from wherever …

Ok not quite jaws, but still…   Chip is looking mighty stalker-like in this photo.   If you’ve ever wondered what guppies look like when they are babies, well that’s it… and that poor little fry had no idea that Chip was sizing him/her up for lunch. He never did catch it, mind you.  At least not that I know of…

Well today is my 32nd birthday and yeah I feel old.  I miss my 20’s! So far my birthday has been great, but I’ve only been awake for a few hours.  I can now talk about my super birthday present though!  I’ve been keeping it somewhat secret for the last week because I wanted to post about it on my …

This morning I was sorting out my turtle tanks and gave our tortoise, Sherman (aka Sherman the Tank, The Shermanator) some food and water. Unlike the aquatic turtles who generally swim for cover when you come near, Sherman isn’t quite so shy.  Especially if you have food!  This morning I decided to test my luck and see how he’d take to …

I really need to get a new memory or start writing things down. Every day I see/hear/read/think things and think oh I must write about this in my blog. Of course once blog time comes around the memories of these things are nowhere to be found.Oh, Oh! I remember one!! Ok, I got another good blast of “You never REALLY …