I just rescued this large (13.5 inches long at the shell) female Red Eared Slider off a major road while heading home. I literally stopped my car, hit the flashers and dashed forth and snatched her up.
I plan to release her in a far more secure and safe area with a stream in the morning.
But for now...she's GAMERA!!!
*Edit* Judging by her shell, and smoothness of it and what rings could be counted, She's roughly 30 plus years old.
I plan to release her in a far more secure and safe area with a stream in the morning.
But for now...she's GAMERA!!!
*Edit* Judging by her shell, and smoothness of it and what rings could be counted, She's roughly 30 plus years old.
Category All / Macro / Micro
Species Turtle / Tortoise
Size 640 x 480px
File Size 103.3 kB
Dr. Forrester is kind of a jerk, And Frank is really dumb, too. We have to take part in these lame experiments. But do we complain? No! No! Yes! Huh? So we hi-keeba all over the place and talk of a thousand wonderful days. Everybody now! Gamera is really sweet! He is filled with turtle meat! Now we have Commercial Sign!
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That, is 'XACTLY how I/We got our first turtle! Little male who'd been caught from the local lake, but *ESCAPEE'D* and was hauling his plastron down the middle of da road!
Many thousands of $$$ later, he was cured of the shell rot, pneumonia, and flukes, and had weaseled his scaley, red-eared self into our hearts...
So, we rescued THREE MOAR!
Nope, we never did learn!!!
Hope she does well (NO BATHTUB FOR A HABITAT!), and that once released, doesn't try to play in traffic again!
Thanks so much for bringing a chuckle, and that trip down memory lane for myself.
Colte
That, is 'XACTLY how I/We got our first turtle! Little male who'd been caught from the local lake, but *ESCAPEE'D* and was hauling his plastron down the middle of da road!
Many thousands of $$$ later, he was cured of the shell rot, pneumonia, and flukes, and had weaseled his scaley, red-eared self into our hearts...
So, we rescued THREE MOAR!
Nope, we never did learn!!!
Hope she does well (NO BATHTUB FOR A HABITAT!), and that once released, doesn't try to play in traffic again!
Thanks so much for bringing a chuckle, and that trip down memory lane for myself.
Colte
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