I think I thought of something...................
By rebelann1949
@rebelann (111164)
El Paso, Texas
July 14, 2019 5:48pm CST
K, still thinkin....... 
gimme a moment.............. 
Well, my friend DianneN reminded me that it's been a while since I last wrote something ...... other than a comment that is ........ so I went through my old stuff on the CDs and found a shot of one of mom's turtles. Oh how I miss sitting with her in her back yard watching her dogs, cats, turtles and the birds.
Believe it or not turtles are just as curious as the dogs or cats and this one couldn't figure out what this crazy human was up to. He was a box turtle found in parts of the desert here but after mom passed my sibling told me some guy took them all to a sanctuary, I hope it is the truth.
Do you like turtles?
gimme a moment..............
Well, my friend DianneN reminded me that it's been a while since I last wrote something ...... other than a comment that is ........ so I went through my old stuff on the CDs and found a shot of one of mom's turtles. Oh how I miss sitting with her in her back yard watching her dogs, cats, turtles and the birds.
Believe it or not turtles are just as curious as the dogs or cats and this one couldn't figure out what this crazy human was up to. He was a box turtle found in parts of the desert here but after mom passed my sibling told me some guy took them all to a sanctuary, I hope it is the truth.
Do you like turtles?21 people like this
20 responses
@marguicha (215405)
• Chile
14 Jul 19
@rebelann I hope it was taken to a place where it can live happily.
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@rebelann (111164)
• El Paso, Texas
15 Jul 19
I hope for that as well @marguicha
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@TheHorse (205716)
• Walnut Creek, California
14 Jul 19
I am not as fond of reptiles as I am of mammals. But if a reptile chooses to be my friend, I will be their friend. We have a turtle named Tiny Tim at the preschool. He loves broccoli. So, whenever we have broccoli for snack or lunch, I make sure to put some in his dish. I think Tiny Tim knows I do not want to eat him. He eyes me carefully and then comes out of his "house" to eat the broccoli.
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@rebelann (111164)
• El Paso, Texas
14 Jul 19
Poor Tiny Tim, I feel sorry for reptiles in captivity because they really aren't like dogs or cats ..... did you know that turtles also eat insects, birds or mice? They are omnivores. Mom's turtles loved cat and dog food and the funny thing was how mom's cats n dogs always gave the turtles first choice if they wanted.
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@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
15 Jul 19
Yes, I have had pet turtles.
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@rebelann (111164)
• El Paso, Texas
16 Jul 19
That happens sometimes @JohnRoberts mom was lucky that hers didn't
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@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
16 Jul 19
@rebelann Dogs killed one.
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@PatZAnthony (14752)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
16 Jul 19
We only have one turtle which volunteered some years back to live in our yard. No clue what he does all day, but we see him mosey along now and then.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39515)
• United States
15 Jul 19
aw. i hope he did such, too, hon. i'd a great turtle named freddie. made the mistake 'f takin' 'im to alaska with me. nobody told me they'd not 'llow such 'cross the canadian border. they told me i could take the turtle, but they needed 'is shell??? thankfully a family 'twas leavin' canada 'n they were happy to take 'im, shell'n all. said he'd make a nice 'ddition to all the other reptiles they'd 'lready 't home.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39515)
• United States
16 Jul 19
@rebelann i 'gree, jest thankful those folks wished 'im fer their collection. he'd been my silent friend fer nearly 8 yrs. 'twas hard to part with 'im.
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@just4him (306112)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
17 Jul 19
Nice picture of the turtle. I didn't know they were curious reptiles. Yes, I like turtles. My brother would find them and bring them home and they hung out in an old metal washtub in the back yard for a while. I never knew what happened to them.
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@JESSY3236 (18923)
• United States
16 Jul 19
yes. My mother had rescued one once. But I couldn't keep it.
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@rebelann (111164)
• El Paso, Texas
16 Jul 19
I haven't seen any since 2012, that's when my sibling locked me out of mom's home.
@scarlet_woman (23465)
• United States
15 Jul 19
yea,but i've only ever seen 2 out in the open in this state.one was trying to cross the road..we had to move him before he got squashed.
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@RasmaSandra (73408)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
15 Jul 19
I hope the turtles have a good life. Turtles are interesting creatures.
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@rebelann (111164)
• El Paso, Texas
14 Jul 19
I would never capture one and put it in a back yard to survive, that to me would be cruel.
@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
14 Jul 19
Yes, I have got turtles out of the road and into the grass on the otherside, where it was headed.
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@rebelann (111164)
• El Paso, Texas
14 Jul 19
What a wonderful thing to do.
Mom rescued a turtle with a damaged shell in 1963 and apparently she was pregnant because after that we always had baby turtles, mom loved those kritters.
