Friday, March 13, 2015

Turtle dilemma

Salli Minelli has been *so* active the last few days, after months of near torpor. Even with regulated temp and lights, she went into shut-down mode. Today it's all about doing laps around her enclosure and hanging out in her pond....making a muddy mess of it. Chowing down on mealworms.


I go back and forth on releasing her, honestly. I'm not a fan of keeping wild animals, but I fear for her survival with just the one eye/deformed face. I know that's just how nature is, but... well, I've grown attached to her! (I know better but I'm human... mostly)


I keep eyeing the 70 gallon aquarium that I plan on turning into a terrarium and thinking "well, she could be happy in there..."


(and yeah, I know this is a completely random post out of nowhere)


2 comments:

  1. hey... : ) i love your random posts out of nowhere. i'd be hard pressed to turn salli loose too...

    xoxo

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    1. Well, hopefully they will be less random in the future! No promises, though.

      After chatting with a friend who works with rescue/rehab box turtles, the decision was made to let Salli stay with us for the duration of her on-planet time.

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