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snapping turtle season
The other day, my neighbor (two doors up) came by to tell me that a
snapping turtle had laid eggs in his back yard. She came up from the stream in the woods, walked up the hill to his yard, and walked up a hill in his yard to a spot by his shed, where she dug her nest and did her thing. Alan -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ** Please use address alanh77[at]comcast.net to reply via e-mail. ** Posted using registered MR/2 ICE Newsreader #564 and eComStation 1.14 BBS - The Nerve Center Telnet FidoNet 261/1000 tncbbs.no-ip.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |
wrote in message ganews.com... The other day, my neighbor (two doors up) came by to tell me that a snapping turtle had laid eggs in his back yard. She came up from the stream in the woods, walked up the hill to his yard, and walked up a hill in his yard to a spot by his shed, where she dug her nest and did her thing. Alan -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ** Please use address alanh77[at]comcast.net to reply via e-mail. ** Posted using registered MR/2 ICE Newsreader #564 and eComStation 1.14 BBS - The Nerve Center Telnet FidoNet 261/1000 tncbbs.no-ip.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Cool! |
Fun! Baby snappers are so cute! Just like baby alligators, baby man eating tigers and baby Godzilla ;-) kathy :-) www.blogfromthebog.com this week ~ a snake story Pond 101 page for new pond keepers ~ http://hometown.aol.com/ka30p/myhomepage/garden.html |
wrote in message ganews.com... The other day, my neighbor (two doors up) came by to tell me that a snapping turtle had laid eggs in his back yard. She came up from the stream in the woods, walked up the hill to his yard, and walked up a hill in his yard to a spot by his shed, where she dug her nest and did her thing. =================== We're draining our 800 gallon pond tomorrow or Saturday as we think another one (snapper) breached the netting. We found two beautiful butterfly koi with their tails in bloody shreds this afternoon. Part of the net was torn and missing near the ground. Our neighbor and ourselves have been trying to rid our ponds and area of these menaces by taking everyone we see to a nearby lake. He told me this morning he hasn't seen any snapper in his stock pond but he's now invaded by southern sliders. he gave up keeping fish in his pond years ago. We're replacing the side nets with hardware cloth this weekend. That should keep the dirty little stinkers out....... speaking of stinkers,...another fish eating water snake commit suicide in the net this week. What an odor.... *gasp*..... -- McKoi.... the frugal ponder... EVERYONE: "Please check people's headers for forgeries before flushing." NAMES ARE BEING FORGED. Do not feed the trolls. ~~~ }((((o ~~~ }{{{{o ~~~ }(((((o |
Sell them to the Chinks in Nashville. they buy and eat anything.
wrote: The other day, my neighbor (two doors up) came by to tell me that a snapping turtle had laid eggs in his back yard. She came up from the stream in the woods, walked up the hill to his yard, and walked up a hill in his yard to a spot by his shed, where she dug her nest and did her thing. Alan |
Reel Mckoi wrote:
snip he gave up keeping fish in his pond years ago. You should see what the do to duck feet when they get out of control. Poor crippled creatures with chunks out of their feet. Mark B. |
"mark Bannister" wrote in message ... Reel Mckoi wrote: snip he gave up keeping fish in his pond years ago. You should see what the do to duck feet when they get out of control. Poor crippled creatures with chunks out of their feet. Mark B. ====================== I have seen them. These snappers are a constant problem where I live. I know a woman who lost part of a finger to a snapper when she was a child. In disgust her grandparents filled in the pond and watered the livestock from a tank. -- McKoi.... the frugal ponder... EVERYONE: "Please check people's headers for forgeries before flushing." NAMES ARE BEING FORGED. Do not feed the trolls. ~~~ }((((o ~~~ }{{{{o ~~~ }(((((o |
"Reel Mckoi" Sell them to the Chinks in Nashville. they buy and eat
anything. They eat dogs and cats too. Turtle Soup is supposedly delicious. |
Yes, very cute... and very voracious. I kept some as pets for about 8
months, years ago in college. They grew from hatchlings to about 8 inches long on a steady diet of turtle food sticks and coldcuts (mostly turkey) from the school cafeteria. Probably not the best over-all diet for them, but with the amount they ate and the income I had as a student, the coldcut option worked for my budget.. BTW, whenever I've had trouble getting a turtle to eat, fat-free turkey coldcuts have almost always jumpstarted them (and don't foul up the water). Then they'll usually switch over to a more balanced diet pretty easily. "kathy" wrote in message oups.com... Fun! Baby snappers are so cute! Just like baby alligators, baby man eating tigers and baby Godzilla ;-) kathy :-) www.blogfromthebog.com this week ~ a snake story Pond 101 page for new pond keepers ~ http://hometown.aol.com/ka30p/myhomepage/garden.html |
"Jeri Toll" wrote in message t... "Reel Mckoi" Sell them to the Chinks in Nashville. they buy and eat anything. They eat dogs and cats too. Turtle Soup is supposedly delicious. ===================================== So I heard. Back in NY, in the rural areas, people made soup from the mud (snapper) turtles. I never had the nerve to try any. -- McKoi.... the frugal ponder... EVERYONE: "Please check people's headers for forgeries before flushing." NAMES ARE BEING FORGED. Do not feed the trolls. ~~~ }((((o ~~~ }{{{{o ~~~ }(((((o |
I have seen them. These snappers are a constant problem where I live. I
know a woman who lost part of a finger to a snapper when she was a child That's why its recommended to leave them alone, also if they were living in an area where snappers could be found her parents and grandparents should have taught her if she came across a turtle then not to put her hands near it in case it turned out to be a snapper |
"Grainne Gillespie" wrote in message ... I have seen them. These snappers are a constant problem where I live. I know a woman who lost part of a finger to a snapper when she was a child That's why its recommended to leave them alone, * I removed them from my ponds and took them to a lake about 2 miles away. With 3 grandchildren I couldn't take the chance of someone losing a finger or toes. They were also killing our fish. also if they were living in an area where snappers could be found her parents and grandparents should have taught her if she came across a turtle then not to put her hands near it in case it turned out to be a snapper * We tell children all the time not to talk to strangers.... and do they listen? I'm sure she was warned. -- McKoi.... the frugal ponder... EVERYONE: "Please check people's headers for forgeries before flushing." NAMES ARE BEING FORGED. Do not feed the trolls. ~~~ }((((o ~~~ }{{{{o ~~~ }(((((o |
"Grainne Gillespie" if they were living in an area where snappers could be
found her parents and grandparents should have taught her if she came across a turtle then not to put her hands near it in case it turned out to be a snapper Hopefully all of your neighbors warned their little boys not to put their fingers in your crack too. |
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