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Uccisore wrote:Anyway, turtles quickly learn who is going to feed them, and they will splash and thrash around against the glass to get your attention if they see you in the room. If you feed them every time they beg for food, you'll kill them, so turtle keepers just get used to their antics as they try to get your attention and convince you they are starving.
ben wrote:I think it is eloquently fitting that my farewell thread should be so graciously hijacked by such blatant penis waving. It condenses my entire ILP experience into one very manageable metaphor.
Kriswest wrote:OH the horrors! But, will you still love the little one?????Can you????? Is it possible????
Uccisore wrote: If you feed them every time they beg for food, you'll kill them, so turtle keepers just get used to their antics as they try to get your attention and convince you they are starving.
Duality wrote:Uccisore wrote: If you feed them every time they beg for food, you'll kill them, so turtle keepers just get used to their antics as they try to get your attention and convince you they are starving.
If this was true, - wouldn't they then be able to kill themselves through overfeeding in the wild?
Uccisore wrote:I still don't know what a side winder aquatic turtle is, I am pretty sure that's not really what it is called.
You should handle her as little as possible, but she should have space to swim around. A very, very crude rule of thumb is 10 gallons of water per inch of turtle, but it seriously just depends on the species and their age.
Most turtles need to have their water heated (depending on the air temperature around the enclosure of course), not just the basking spot.
If you could give me the actual name of your turtle's species (common or latin name, either is fine) or failing that, share a picture of your turtle, I could give you more detailed info. I mean, turtles live in almost all climates- some hibernate under frozen ponds in the winter, some live in the desert and almost never encounter water, some climb trees. I really can't advise you based on 'it's a turtle'.
EDIT: Here is a turtle dealer site that has lots of pictures of common pet species from around the world. If you could find your turtle in this directory, that would be fine too. http://www.theturtlesource.com/p.asp?id ... 9&main=333
MagsJ wrote:I don't need pets.. I've got my family and boyfriend![]()
You have to be in the right frame of mind to have a pet, so I currently dote over others'![]()
Why a turtle Ucci? that's got me thinkingTortoises are piss easy to look after... they practically do nothing. Hmmm
1.) Dumb as hell,
2.) Completely immobile and uninteresting 95% of the time.
3.) Rather short-lived.
Helandhighwater wrote:Feel free to tell me what happened today to your sphincter, and at length, I am very interested in your ass. Pun intended.
volchok wrote:Uccisore wrote: It's fun to watch them swim all around, or beg for food, and so on.
Yep. Isn't it fun to watch an animal beg for food ? It's just a joy.
For fuck's sake..
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