No newts yet, but today we found a baby snapping turtle sunning on a rock
near the pond.

Any thoughts on what I should do?

BV.

On Fri, 24 Sep 2004 18:22:25 -0400, "Benign Vanilla"
wrote:

===No newts yet, but today we found a baby snapping turtle sunning on a rock
===near the pond.
===
===Any thoughts on what I should do?
===
===BV.
===

I certaily would get that turtle as sooner or later its gonna be a
problem. Catch it and relocate it.
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On Fri, 24 Sep 2004 18:22:25 -0400, "Benign Vanilla"
wrote:

===No newts yet, but today we found a baby snapping turtle sunning on a rock
===near the pond.
===
===Any thoughts on what I should do?
===
===BV.
===

I certaily would get that turtle as sooner or later its gonna be a
problem. Catch it and relocate it.
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"Benign Vanilla" wrote in message
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No newts yet, but today we found a baby snapping turtle sunning on a rock
near the pond.

Any thoughts on what I should do?

I suggest you turn your back yard into a baseball field, see if you can get
James Earl Jones to come join you for a game of catch.

Snooze

"Benign Vanilla" wrote in message
...
No newts yet, but today we found a baby snapping turtle sunning on a rock
near the pond.

Any thoughts on what I should do?

I suggest you turn your back yard into a baseball field, see if you can get
James Earl Jones to come join you for a game of catch.

Snooze

"Snooze" wrote in message
...

"Benign Vanilla" wrote in message
...
No newts yet, but today we found a baby snapping turtle sunning on a
rock
near the pond.

Any thoughts on what I should do?

I suggest you turn your back yard into a baseball field, see if you can
get
James Earl Jones to come join you for a game of catch.

It was James that found the turtle.

BV.

"Benign Vanilla" wrote in message
...
No newts yet, but today we found a baby snapping turtle sunning on a rock
near the pond.

Any thoughts on what I should do?

As I expected everyone said catch and relocate it. Unfortunately, there was
a birthday party up the street last night. Could I really miss beer? Course
not. So now I don't know where the little guy went. I guess we'll find him
in the spring. My big fear now is when I get in there to do some fall prep
for winter, is momma at the bottom waiting for me? I mean how did this
little 2 inch turtle find it's way to my pond?

BV.

BV wrote My big fear now is when I get in there to do some fall prep
for winter, is momma at the bottom waiting for me? I mean how did this
little 2 inch turtle find it's way to my pond?

Theory has it that newly hatched turtles find their way to water by following
the moon, which is kind of romantic, suburban turtles though usually follow
street lights. Another theory is they track on the scent of water, which makes
more sense but I like the moon theory better.
If Momma Snapper is at the bottom of your pond she'll have eaten junior so you
won't have to worry about him anymore...
If he is still around he will want to winter over in the pond.
One factoid I learned while researching snappers is not to pick them up by
their tail (though that seems safest for your fingers) supposedly it could
damage their spinal cord. Best way for big mean snappers is to get them on the
end of a snow shovel and help them into a plastic garbage can with a locking
lid for short trips to nearby natural waterways. For baby snapper you could use
a diaper pail and a sand shovel.

kathy who misses the diaper days when her 3 teenagers come in at 11:10pm.
12:09am and 2:14am...

No newts yet, but today we found a baby snapping turtle sunning on a rock
near the pond.

Any thoughts on what I should do? BV.

My 2 cents of thought.... "They're so cuuuutttteee!"

One of the local pet stores (or what passes for our cities' closest thing
to a zoo) has had baby snappers at times, and they are very cool/cute.
Right now they have an adult, not for sale, he sit's with his mouth open,
wiggling this little worm like appendage in his mouth trying to entice the
feeder fish (who have probably never even seen a worm, let alone food that
moved) to check it out. SNAP! GULP! ~ jan


~Power to the Porg, Flow On!~

In , on 09/24/04
at 06:22 PM, "Benign Vanilla"
said:

No newts yet, but today we found a baby snapping turtle sunning on a rock
near the pond.

Any thoughts on what I should do?

Release him in a stream or pond in a local park, perhaps?



Alan

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In , on 09/24/04
at 06:22 PM, "Benign Vanilla"
said:

No newts yet, but today we found a baby snapping turtle sunning on a rock
near the pond.

Any thoughts on what I should do?

Release him in a stream or pond in a local park, perhaps?



Alan

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"Ka30P" wrote in message
...
BV wrote My big fear now is when I get in there to do some fall prep
for winter, is momma at the bottom waiting for me? I mean how did this
little 2 inch turtle find it's way to my pond?

Theory has it that newly hatched turtles find their way to water by
following
the moon, which is kind of romantic, suburban turtles though usually
follow
street lights. Another theory is they track on the scent of water, which
makes
more sense but I like the moon theory better.
If Momma Snapper is at the bottom of your pond she'll have eaten junior so
you
won't have to worry about him anymore...
If he is still around he will want to winter over in the pond.
One factoid I learned while researching snappers is not to pick them up by
their tail (though that seems safest for your fingers) supposedly it could
damage their spinal cord. Best way for big mean snappers is to get them on
the
end of a snow shovel and help them into a plastic garbage can with a
locking
lid for short trips to nearby natural waterways. For baby snapper you
could use
a diaper pail and a sand shovel.

Well this little guy gets a free pass for the winter. I'll be cleaning stuff
up over the next few weeks, and he has hidden himself well. I'll look for
him in the spring.

BV.

"Ka30P" wrote in message
...
BV wrote My big fear now is when I get in there to do some fall prep
for winter, is momma at the bottom waiting for me? I mean how did this
little 2 inch turtle find it's way to my pond?

Theory has it that newly hatched turtles find their way to water by
following
the moon, which is kind of romantic, suburban turtles though usually
follow
street lights. Another theory is they track on the scent of water, which
makes
more sense but I like the moon theory better.
If Momma Snapper is at the bottom of your pond she'll have eaten junior so
you
won't have to worry about him anymore...
If he is still around he will want to winter over in the pond.
One factoid I learned while researching snappers is not to pick them up by
their tail (though that seems safest for your fingers) supposedly it could
damage their spinal cord. Best way for big mean snappers is to get them on
the
end of a snow shovel and help them into a plastic garbage can with a
locking
lid for short trips to nearby natural waterways. For baby snapper you
could use
a diaper pail and a sand shovel.

Well this little guy gets a free pass for the winter. I'll be cleaning stuff
up over the next few weeks, and he has hidden himself well. I'll look for
him in the spring.

BV.

"~ jan JJsPond.us" wrote in message
...
No newts yet, but today we found a baby snapping turtle sunning on a rock
near the pond.

Any thoughts on what I should do? BV.

My 2 cents of thought.... "They're so cuuuutttteee!"

One of the local pet stores (or what passes for our cities' closest thing
to a zoo) has had baby snappers at times, and they are very cool/cute.
Right now they have an adult, not for sale, he sit's with his mouth open,
wiggling this little worm like appendage in his mouth trying to entice the
feeder fish (who have probably never even seen a worm, let alone food that
moved) to check it out. SNAP! GULP! ~ jan

WHO would buy a snapper? What would you do with him?

BV.

"~ jan JJsPond.us" wrote in message
...
No newts yet, but today we found a baby snapping turtle sunning on a rock
near the pond.

Any thoughts on what I should do? BV.

My 2 cents of thought.... "They're so cuuuutttteee!"

One of the local pet stores (or what passes for our cities' closest thing
to a zoo) has had baby snappers at times, and they are very cool/cute.
Right now they have an adult, not for sale, he sit's with his mouth open,
wiggling this little worm like appendage in his mouth trying to entice the
feeder fish (who have probably never even seen a worm, let alone food that
moved) to check it out. SNAP! GULP! ~ jan

WHO would buy a snapper? What would you do with him?

BV.