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Should Iallow a box turtle in the pond?
looks like I'm going to have to clear cut my whole yard
*************************************** "jammer" wrote in message ... http://www.chelonia.org/Articles/plantsthatpoison.htm On Sun, 16 May 2004 23:16:59 -0400, "SueAndHerZoo" wrote: Oh no - thank you! OK, tomorrow morning I transplant the cherry tomato plant from inside the turtle enclosure to outside the enclosure! Sheesh! I almost just loved them to death! Sue "jammer" wrote in message .. . Tomato plant foliage is poisonous to turtles. On Sat, 15 May 2004 11:59:24 -0400, "SueAndHerZoo" wrote: I own two Eastern box Turtles in addition to two Red-Eared Sliders and two Eastern Painteds. I keep them all in an outdoor habitat that I built especially for them, and it includes a 200 gallon pond. The REASON I had to build a special area for them is because try as I might to have turtles in my 4,000 gallon koi pond, they always got away. Don't know why they'd want to - I raise worms just for them and bring them fresh fruit and vegetables and spoil them to death, but it's the nature of the turtle to constantly try to "get to the other side". Anyway, if you do allow the box turtles into your pond, make sure they have a way to get OUT of the water fairly easily. As much as they like to soak and float once in a while, they are primarily on dry land and I've heard they can actually drowned. My box turtles hibernated all winter in the dirt and compost and leaves, while the other turtles hibernated under the water. As far as them bothering fish? I have bought feeders for their pond specifically for them to eat, but they don't. The feeders keep getting big and I move them to the fish pond. Maybe the feeders that die get eaten, because I never find any bodies. Do they eat water plants? I don't think the box turtles do, but if you want to give them a treat, leave some diced tomatoes around.... mine love tomatoes. As a matter of fact one of my chores today is to plant a tomato plant in their area so they can pick their own. Talk about finatical? As I type this, I'm watching my turtles on my webcam. Sue "Mike Patterson" wrote in message .. . We have box turtles all over around here, I have several goldfish and "shiners". If one of these box turtles shows up in the pond, would it be a problem? Mike Patterson Please remove the spamtrap to email me. |
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Should Iallow a box turtle in the pond?
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Hi dkat, a turtle that belongs in the water should have webbed feet... I will check it tomorrow. :-) Thanks, Wong -- Latitude: 06.10N Longitude: 102.17E Altitude: 5m -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= *** Usenet.com - The #1 Usenet Newsgroup Service on The Planet! *** http://www.usenet.com Unlimited Download - 19 Seperate Servers - 90,000 groups - Uncensored -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
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