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<blockquote data-quote="dreamer" data-source="post: 157537" data-attributes="member: 1697"><p>really, I am a little surprised ours has lived this long. Got him a new home in the fall, and warned the kids he might expire after due to shock.we neglected him for a year, his filter broke and I did not change the water and his heater broke, too......and his basking area - he keeps destroying it so mostly is now an aquatic reptile.....</p><p>early on he developed an eye problem in one eye, we treated it for 2 years with something (cannot remember at the moment what we used, some kind of reptile eye drop) but when dog also had his eye issue (nonfunctional lacrimal gland in one eye) and then son had his eye injury, the turtles eye problem fell in priority....and then difficult child one time dropped turtle cuz he bit her, and she worried about salmonella, and then now, I am fairly sure ours has developed soft shell? Yeesh......</p><p>But Roadhouse continues to live on and seems happy enough.....he happily comes to investigate us and the dog and kitties when we are near....</p><p>His appetetite sure has grown along with him, and he will eat a whole dozen feeder goldfish in minutes....he hates crickets and worms.....ignores greens....</p><p>I tried before we had him to have fish, I failed miserably with fish many times over.....(altho difficult child has had her betta now for well over 3 years) - our turtle provides many many many hours of relaxation pleasure, us watching him swim in his tank.....it is hypnotizing, mesmerizing and calming, he is so graceful. His home dominates our living room due to the size of his tank in relation to the size of our living room.....and he draws attention from anyone who comes over. It sure was a surprise to realize just how much pleasure he did bring us and continues to give us. </p><p>I would love to one day be able to create a large pond in my yard that could handle all seasons and be a habitat for critters like him. Actually, LOL, where my mom and pop are buried turned out to be by coincidence, at the edge of a turtle refuge......amidst thousands of red eared sliders! We did not realize it when mom buried her husbnd there, but when we went for mom, the cemetary had upgraded and renovated the area some and it was so awesome, all the turtles.....the cemetary created a very long gentle waterfall next to mom, going down, ending in the turtle pond, which they have now officially named "Turtle Pond" </p><p></p><p>Turtles......LOL a walgreens in a nearby town got rejected to be built becuz it would have disturbed a turtle habitat.....my brother in law was not very happy, he was going tobe pharmacist manager of that one, and it would have been so close to his home, BUT, LOL- I thought it was appropriate to not build the new walgreens------there were 3 others all within like 2 miles of where they wanted to put the new one (altho technically they were all different "towns") . So- the turtles won out. Yes, the turtles. Fascinating lil guys...... <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> </p><p></p><p>Still, after all this time, when I wake in mornings and leave my room, one of the first things I do on my way to kitchen is to peek in at turtle, to make sure he is fine. I hope to be still doing this when I am very old and very gray......LOL. and already the kids are all fighting to claim him as their own once I am no longer here. </p><p></p><p>Only one time did I take him out in yard and put him in a wading pool.OMG! the bugger took off like wildfire! it was SO hard to get him back into possession to bring him back in the house! I am sure HE loved it, but.......it was nearly the death of me. He sure cannot build up THAT kind of swimming speed in the house in his tank! </p><p></p><p>So, we have the dog.....bichon & poodle----my first lap dog, and such a sweetie......and the 3 kitties-----a breathe of fresh playfulness - they are our youngest babies.....and the rabbit, I am not crazy about him, maybe becuz easy child got him in a fit of rebellion.....altho I take care of him (of course) now, LOL.....(I think he is a dwarf of some type?) and the turtle and turtles pet fish, and difficult children betta......</p><p>and son wants a bird. LOL. I never had a bird, am not against birds (my mom was terrified of birds, LOL, my dads wife bred some kind of bird) I know nothing about birds, BUT......I figure with 3 kitties, a bird might not be real safe? So for now we stick to thebirds in the yard......of which we now have plenty......1 cardinal for sure, a pair of doves, for sure......at least 4 crows, several finches, wrens, robins, blue jays.......those are the ones I see every day a lot......</p><p>and soon, our butterflies and hummingbirds will be visible again.....</p><p></p><p>Plus we have attracted a stray CAT...(a nasty feral one who keeps trying to get in thru our screens and has destroyed 3 so far) and a raccoon........(grrr he likes our garage) and every single year we have a nest of baby rabbits in our back yard.......yes every single year we have been here, 20 years.........nevermind we are IN town, nevermind we have a dog.......nevermind I mow frequently------and most of the time we wind up with a nest of baby squirrels in our attic, in spite of the fake owl, mothballs, talk radio on 24-7 in attic, and floodlites on 24-7 up there.....</p><p></p><p>and of course thru the years we have had our share of guinea pigs, mice, voles, hamsters, gerbils, angel fish, goldfish, salamanders, frogs, even.....etc etc. The turtle remains.......always always. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dreamer, post: 157537, member: 1697"] really, I am a little surprised ours has lived this long. Got him a new home in the fall, and warned the kids he might expire after due to shock.we neglected him for a year, his filter broke and I did not change the water and his heater broke, too......and his basking area - he keeps destroying it so mostly is now an aquatic reptile..... early on he developed an eye problem in one eye, we treated it for 2 years with something (cannot remember at the moment what we used, some kind of reptile eye drop) but when dog also had his eye issue (nonfunctional lacrimal gland in one eye) and then son had his eye injury, the turtles eye problem fell in priority....and then difficult child one time dropped turtle cuz he bit her, and she worried about salmonella, and then now, I am fairly sure ours has developed soft shell? Yeesh...... But Roadhouse continues to live on and seems happy enough.....he happily comes to investigate us and the dog and kitties when we are near.... His appetetite sure has grown along with him, and he will eat a whole dozen feeder goldfish in minutes....he hates crickets and worms.....ignores greens.... I tried before we had him to have fish, I failed miserably with fish many times over.....(altho difficult child has had her betta now for well over 3 years) - our turtle provides many many many hours of relaxation pleasure, us watching him swim in his tank.....it is hypnotizing, mesmerizing and calming, he is so graceful. His home dominates our living room due to the size of his tank in relation to the size of our living room.....and he draws attention from anyone who comes over. It sure was a surprise to realize just how much pleasure he did bring us and continues to give us. I would love to one day be able to create a large pond in my yard that could handle all seasons and be a habitat for critters like him. Actually, LOL, where my mom and pop are buried turned out to be by coincidence, at the edge of a turtle refuge......amidst thousands of red eared sliders! We did not realize it when mom buried her husbnd there, but when we went for mom, the cemetary had upgraded and renovated the area some and it was so awesome, all the turtles.....the cemetary created a very long gentle waterfall next to mom, going down, ending in the turtle pond, which they have now officially named "Turtle Pond" Turtles......LOL a walgreens in a nearby town got rejected to be built becuz it would have disturbed a turtle habitat.....my brother in law was not very happy, he was going tobe pharmacist manager of that one, and it would have been so close to his home, BUT, LOL- I thought it was appropriate to not build the new walgreens------there were 3 others all within like 2 miles of where they wanted to put the new one (altho technically they were all different "towns") . So- the turtles won out. Yes, the turtles. Fascinating lil guys...... :-) Still, after all this time, when I wake in mornings and leave my room, one of the first things I do on my way to kitchen is to peek in at turtle, to make sure he is fine. I hope to be still doing this when I am very old and very gray......LOL. and already the kids are all fighting to claim him as their own once I am no longer here. Only one time did I take him out in yard and put him in a wading pool.OMG! the bugger took off like wildfire! it was SO hard to get him back into possession to bring him back in the house! I am sure HE loved it, but.......it was nearly the death of me. He sure cannot build up THAT kind of swimming speed in the house in his tank! So, we have the dog.....bichon & poodle----my first lap dog, and such a sweetie......and the 3 kitties-----a breathe of fresh playfulness - they are our youngest babies.....and the rabbit, I am not crazy about him, maybe becuz easy child got him in a fit of rebellion.....altho I take care of him (of course) now, LOL.....(I think he is a dwarf of some type?) and the turtle and turtles pet fish, and difficult children betta...... and son wants a bird. LOL. I never had a bird, am not against birds (my mom was terrified of birds, LOL, my dads wife bred some kind of bird) I know nothing about birds, BUT......I figure with 3 kitties, a bird might not be real safe? So for now we stick to thebirds in the yard......of which we now have plenty......1 cardinal for sure, a pair of doves, for sure......at least 4 crows, several finches, wrens, robins, blue jays.......those are the ones I see every day a lot...... and soon, our butterflies and hummingbirds will be visible again..... Plus we have attracted a stray CAT...(a nasty feral one who keeps trying to get in thru our screens and has destroyed 3 so far) and a raccoon........(grrr he likes our garage) and every single year we have a nest of baby rabbits in our back yard.......yes every single year we have been here, 20 years.........nevermind we are IN town, nevermind we have a dog.......nevermind I mow frequently------and most of the time we wind up with a nest of baby squirrels in our attic, in spite of the fake owl, mothballs, talk radio on 24-7 in attic, and floodlites on 24-7 up there..... and of course thru the years we have had our share of guinea pigs, mice, voles, hamsters, gerbils, angel fish, goldfish, salamanders, frogs, even.....etc etc. The turtle remains.......always always. :-) [/QUOTE]
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