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Post by ChamZilla on Jun 8, 2006 21:30:38 GMT -5
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Post by tribute2zero on Jun 8, 2006 21:33:51 GMT -5
WOW lucky you! We have them all over our roads... they are beautiful... I had a pet baby snapper. we found it just freshly hatched stuck in 3 inches of mud... poor little thing. after 2 months it grew three times the size. and we let him go... his name was Tonka!!! lol lucky u. hopefully they didnt go near brutis or Pharoah
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Post by Denise on Jun 8, 2006 21:37:18 GMT -5
WoW Cool picture's..Good Luck with the babies!  |
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Post by ChamZilla on Jun 8, 2006 21:51:10 GMT -5
The babies arn't mine to keep! THey'll be heading into the lake on a journey after there born, in about 9 - 18 weeks they will be hatching So that will be cool, hopefully I can catch them coming out and take some pictures. I may steal an egg if I want another snapper. Not too sure at this point though. Probably not as they are having a hard time around here right now. Too many people eating turtle soup and killing pregnant turtles and eating the eggs to. So we'll see what happens |
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Post by Patrick Kubeja on Jun 9, 2006 21:27:09 GMT -5
Great Pictures Steph!!!!
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Post by Marie on Jun 9, 2006 23:22:46 GMT -5
Yes terrific pictures. Thanks for the long post. LOL
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Post by geekcoboy103 on Jun 11, 2006 17:09:57 GMT -5
Very cool. Thanks for sharing.
-collin
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Post by stano40 on Jun 22, 2006 10:46:16 GMT -5
Nice photos of the snapping turtle. I never get to see one that big, especially in my yard. Too far away from the pond, even with all the rain we had.
Hope no destroys the eggs after all the hard work the big girl went through.
bob
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Post by 0ooAshleyoo0 on Jul 20, 2006 23:29:59 GMT -5
hey. i would just like to share a picture of my snapper Gilligan. I found him almost froze to death about a year and a half ago in the slush in my driveway. but i took him to the vet and things quickly turned out for the best. although he is partially blind in one eye from it being frozen. he also has a bit of trouble with his joints, and his water must be kept at a higher temp. then normal to help them. this is a picture of him about 6 months ago, ( taken with a cell phone so sorry for it not being that good). he is sleeping in the sun on the highest rock in his cage.. not sure how he got up there.. but my friends didnt beleive me that snappers basked.. which is why i took the picture.  i have another snapper that is only abotu 1.5 inches. ive only had it for a few weeks. i rescued it from a dried up pond along with 6 baby painters and 4 other snappers. there were a whole bunch of others that were already dead. ... it was too late for them. once i snap a picture of him/her i plan to post them. beautiful pictures by the way. i am absolutely amazed by snappers... they have such disposition! |
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Post by geekcoboy103 on Jul 21, 2006 22:34:21 GMT -5
Very cool.
-collin
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Post by Patrick Kubeja on Jul 22, 2006 7:54:58 GMT -5
That poor guy well glad you found him and the picture looks Great Can't wait for some more
Patrick
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Post by stano40 on Jul 23, 2006 18:18:11 GMT -5
Good job in rescuing those turtles. It's nice to see people who think more of the animal than themselves.
I too rescued a turtle from the road and when I mentioned this fact on my local herp clubs board I was slammed for doing so and placing it a safe area. Their train of though was to leave it in it's own area and let the turtle take it's chances.
This is the only club in Maine and I won't renew my membership next year. I don't care what they say I would save the animals life first and foremost.
bob
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Post by ChamZilla on Jul 24, 2006 15:00:14 GMT -5
What a cute little guy, looks like he is going to have problems with his legs. But glad you found him. I don't believe what a lot of people who supposidly love animals say or do to them. If I see a turtle crossing a busy street I will stop and move him off or stop traffic to let it go to where its going. I was driving my bf to work last week and there was a snapper as big as a 50 Gallon Drum lid and it was on the side of the road. I told him if it was still there on my way back I was going to move him/her across. But he had already made it across or went back the other way in 15 minutes. Some people would rather let fate take over, but fate doesn't take into consideration cars, trucks, semi's and inconsiderate people. I would have done the same thing. Good luck with them all, those are a lot of turtles to be keeping though! |
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Post by 0ooAshleyoo0 on Aug 14, 2006 1:01:16 GMT -5
This is kinda a delayed reply.. but i didnt realise that people replied for a long time. Anywho.... when i said i rescued it along with 6 painters and 4 other snappers, i didnt mean i kept them all!! Holy cow! that would be a little too much to handle. I released the other snappers and painters in a nearby lake that is highly sucluded from people. I only kept one of the baby snappers i saved. by the way, the little guy has already grown to almost 2.5inches.. he's growing fast!
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Post by ChamZilla on Aug 14, 2006 20:53:24 GMT -5
cool good job And thats great that he is growing Hope to see more pictures of him when you can take more |
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