tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24376388.post2545149660500067891..comments2023-12-23T04:37:14.632-08:00Comments on Gaia Garden: The Turtle ProjectGaia Gardener:http://www.blogger.com/profile/00692281131036600613noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24376388.post-39161972161252978252016-09-24T11:41:14.876-07:002016-09-24T11:41:14.876-07:00Carey, your turtles sound like a great "famil...Carey, your turtles sound like a great "family"! Finding 3 within a 10' radius?! That's awesome.<br /><br />I'm sorry to hear that you are downsizing and leaving your home next spring, but I hope that whoever moves in will adopt your turtles and take good care of them into the future. Meanwhile, you'll have a new place to explore and make your own. That's not all bad!<br /><br />Best of luck - and enjoy your time with turtles and owls....<br /><br />Cynthia, aka Gaia gardenerGaia Gardener:https://www.blogger.com/profile/00692281131036600613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24376388.post-36720657903844933212016-09-23T19:27:15.291-07:002016-09-23T19:27:15.291-07:00Happy to see that someone else has turtles in the ...Happy to see that someone else has turtles in the yard.<br /><br />I have one, named "Mama" who has been around for 3 or 4 years. Last year she got tame enough to eat strawberries from my hand. She spent much of the summer under some boxwoods in front of the house; it is only about 15 feet to the tomatoes and strawberries and she made the trek several times a day.<br /><br />This spring I found a newly hatched youngster while mowing. Took him in to show the wife and when I went back there was another female, about 1/2 Mama's size, just a couple of feet from where I found the little one. I turned around and there was yet another full-grown female eating a tomato - all within a 10 foot radius.<br /><br />During the next 4 days I found a total of 7 box turtles, including 2 young, all less than 20 feet from the 2 tomato plants. I identify them with dots of paint (no harm, same as nail polish on fingernails). <br /><br />One female, called "3 Dot" for her 3 yellow dots, has occupied Mama's place under the boxwoods since May; I see her nearly every day. She will now take strawberries from my hand. <br /><br />We will be downsizing in the spring. I told the real estate lady that the contract will include specific requirements to take care of my turtles.<br /><br /><br />We also have a pair of barred owls who have nested in a hollow tree across the street for almost 10 years. They and their offspring perch on the neighbor's deck railing and keep them awake all night. Last week the adults were in a poplar in our back yard and one spent some time on our deck rail. The sounds they make in addition to their classic hooting are amazing.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11127221798341753523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24376388.post-18910110849337744152011-09-22T07:49:29.119-07:002011-09-22T07:49:29.119-07:00Patrick, You strike me to the core!!! Here I thou...Patrick, You strike me to the core!!! Here I thought this was truly cutting edge stuff! LOL!<br /><br />You'll be thrilled to know that I've recently added a 4th male to my line-up - one we saved from a suicide mission, crossing the road from one highly plowed field to another highly plowed field. His name is Stumpy because his left front leg is missing all but one claw. He's not letting it stop him at all, though!Gaia Gardener:https://www.blogger.com/profile/00692281131036600613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24376388.post-69007608276632363642011-09-21T18:53:53.022-07:002011-09-21T18:53:53.022-07:00Gaia,
It's awe inspiring to see the advance of...Gaia,<br />It's awe inspiring to see the advance of science your latest project is accomplishing. But seriously cute post.Patrick's Gardenhttp://www.patricksgarden.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24376388.post-61141223678509760902011-09-12T19:34:44.316-07:002011-09-12T19:34:44.316-07:00I actually think the roughed up area is simply dir...I actually think the roughed up area is simply dirt - I think he'd just come up from hiding out below ground...although I could be wrong. Pig Pen maybe??? (Or I'd thought about Beau Brummel, an English dandy who was known for his quiet clothes in an era of excess.) I really need to see him again to get the gestalt of his personality. (Yeah, I know...but I'm having fun being ridiculous about this!)Gaia Gardener:https://www.blogger.com/profile/00692281131036600613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24376388.post-50053580751418555792011-09-12T18:11:11.587-07:002011-09-12T18:11:11.587-07:00I'm for naming the third one "Helmet Head...I'm for naming the third one "Helmet Head"...for the roughed up area of the shell behind and left of his head.ProfessorRoushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17827625019371233145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24376388.post-78596969974952568102011-09-12T12:47:33.956-07:002011-09-12T12:47:33.956-07:00Isn't that interesting? Tiger stripes are uni...Isn't that interesting? Tiger stripes are unique, too, as are zebra stripes, I believe.Gaia Gardener:https://www.blogger.com/profile/00692281131036600613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24376388.post-3388169166630795242011-09-12T11:47:16.331-07:002011-09-12T11:47:16.331-07:00I'm amazed that you can tell them apart. .I di...I'm amazed that you can tell them apart. .I didn't realize that the patterns on their shells were so unique.Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10476707833109337386noreply@blogger.com