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OMG you make me laugh! I used to have a turtle jus...

2008-03-04T22:39:00.000-06:00

OMG you make me laugh! I used to have a turtle just like Tuckie when I was younger MUCH younger - you are a brave soul - how 'bout that turtle poo?

Proof that Mama really does know best now isn't it...

2008-03-04T16:25:00.000-06:00

Proof that Mama really does know best now isn't it?

Tuckie is adorable. Good job, momma.Btw, I had to...

2008-03-03T13:17:00.000-06:00

Tuckie is adorable. Good job, momma.

Btw, I had to buy liquid plummr today. Did our pipes have some kind of playdate I don't know about???

Happy Monday.

Thank god mama stepped in and actually did the hom...

2008-03-03T13:10:00.000-06:00

Thank god mama stepped in and actually did the homework..

Yo.

Wow, looking after a turtle sounds more work than ...

2008-03-03T07:51:00.000-06:00

Wow, looking after a turtle sounds more work than looking after a baby!!

Yo Tuckie.

2008-03-02T21:21:00.000-06:00

Yo Tuckie.

He's so cute!! I had a friend once that had a sof...

2008-03-02T20:09:00.000-06:00

He's so cute!! I had a friend once that had a soft shell turtle that was quite cool...

Okay I know Tuckie's not supposed to have algae on...

2008-03-02T19:34:00.000-06:00

Okay I know Tuckie's not supposed to have algae on his shell but it sure is a pretty shade of green on him. :)

I definitely see the smile even though he's trying not to let it show.

Andrew and I split stuff along gender roles, too. ...

2008-03-02T11:46:00.000-06:00

Andrew and I split stuff along gender roles, too. Except somehow I'm the one that doesn't put my shit away and he's the one that throws it out. I guess that makes up for the fact that I have to work. ;)

You saved him!!! he looks so happy. Years ago I ...

2008-03-02T11:36:00.000-06:00

You saved him!!! he looks so happy. Years ago I "adopted" a turtle at the aquarium and named him Lucas. We visit him about once a year when we take the kids. We don't really know which turtle is Lucas, but I always point to the cutest one, and no, no one knows we "adopted" him except my husband who likes to tell me I'm nuts.

Oh my god, you crack me up. My sister has a turtle...

2008-03-02T08:58:00.000-06:00

Oh my god, you crack me up. My sister has a turtle named Lance and he's cranky too. I think she kind of hates him.

he sure shows the love and appreciation that one! ...

2008-03-02T08:53:00.000-06:00

he sure shows the love and appreciation that one! you're hilarious, you know that, right? But i thought i'd remind you.

i like tuckie's smile! :D

2008-03-02T06:45:00.000-06:00

i like tuckie's smile! :D

I am glad Tuckie likes his new environment!!! He l...

2008-03-01T20:55:00.000-06:00

I am glad Tuckie likes his new environment!!! He looks so happy!

oh wait -- we do shine a light on him, yes. it's f...

2008-03-01T20:34:00.000-06:00

oh wait -- we do shine a light on him, yes. it's focused to shine directly half onto the wood, half onto the water. it's a 60 watt reveal (true daylight light) light bulb.

The new habitat looks great! And our frogs say yo...

2008-03-01T20:25:00.001-06:00

The new habitat looks great! And our frogs say yo.

There's a lot of things we should be doing for Tuc...

2008-03-01T20:25:00.000-06:00

There's a lot of things we should be doing for Tuckie that we aren't -- like heat lamps and special UV rays. We keep our home at a pretty consistent temperature all year due to our allergies -- 72 or 73 during the day and 68 at night -- which is also the perfect temperature for the turtle. Plus, since he's an aquatic turtle the water and varying deepness of the water helps him regulate his body temperature to what he wants it.

Tuckie can have fish and has been known to eat fish. I've bought him tiny baby feeder fish which he would occasionally eat. Aaron bought freshly hatched some-type-of-fish-i don't-remember-the-name and both Tuckie and the goldfish ate those but the pet store won't sell them to us as feed since they are suppose to be pets.

As for the goldfish, I thought it was a little big for Tuckie to eat but Aaron thought it would be a good experiment. NO. All that damn thing did was drown crickets, eat flightless fruit flies and majorly fowl up the water. The Damn Goldfish currently resides in the old habitat. When the weather warms up, Aaron will move it outside and then a neighborhood cat can eat it. It will be a deserving death.

As for Tuckie being okay, yes -- already he's doing so much better. We were never too worried because at no point did her lose his appetite.

Since the algae is starting to dry up, he's losing his shell plates, this will be the third time it's happened (it also happens with growth spurts). It looks like he is also beginning to shed his skin and that will be the second time. These are signs he's doing better, even though he's not very active and happy when they happen.

And yes, like lizards, turtles will sometimes eat their shed skin and plates. It's kinda gross and kinda cool all at the same time.

I have questions too but I'm hoping that Pam will ...

2008-03-01T19:32:00.000-06:00

I have questions too but I'm hoping that Pam will ask them all and I can just hide behind her and wait for the answers.

Tuckie is one hell of a cute curmudgeon.

I love that Tuckie says YO. I say yo to Tuckie as ...

2008-03-01T19:27:00.000-06:00

I love that Tuckie says YO. I say yo to Tuckie as well. Love the photos. So, is he not supposed to have a fish? Will the fish stay in the old habitat? I have so many unanswered questions but I guess Tuckie will be ok?

Do you have to keep Tuckie warm? Our turtle was o...

2008-03-01T17:46:00.000-06:00

Do you have to keep Tuckie warm? Our turtle was only $12.00. Everything else we needed for her was in the hundreds! I've heard that they can live 95 years too. I will have to leave her to the kids in my will!! Have a great weekend and thanks for the comment.

I loved this post. It's kind of like we are livin...

2008-03-01T17:36:00.000-06:00

I loved this post. It's kind of like we are living parallel lives with our turtles. We had to get a filter for our Zelda. Red eared sliders like to be warm too. Since we got her a heater she's more than doubled in size! I posted about my turtle yesterday if you want to see her. I'm glad that you made Tuckie so happy! Good job Mama!