Box Turtles in the Garden
Wordless Wednesday
Spaz trying to hide:
Myrtle walking on the lawn
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September 19th, 2006 at 11:31 pm
Those are my two box turtles. Spaz is in the first photo and he’s an Eastern Box Turtle. He’s very inquisitive and I think he thinks he’s a lizard cause he loves to climb! Myrtle, the one in the grass, is an Ornate Box Turtle. She’s about 45 years old, while Spaz is only 12 or so. Oh yes, Myrtle loves to bury herself in the earth in her home, that’s why her shell looks dirty here.
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September 20th, 2006 at 2:27 am
soooo neat! i have never known someone who had turtles for pets!!
September 20th, 2006 at 2:41 am
Great pics! how long have you had Myrtle and what is her life expectancy?? happy ww
Tricia Says - Mar, Box turtles (they are similar to tortoises and not very aquatic) can live to be approximately 75 years old. I think it might be a good idea for me to put these guys in my will!
September 20th, 2006 at 3:06 am
Aww, what cute turtles. My cousin has some pet turtles too… or had. She had them in a well-like pond outside and sometimes when she took them out to clean the pond one would crawl into the drains and she’d loose it. That was when they were tiny (about palm size), once they grew bigger they weren’t as easy to loose.
September 20th, 2006 at 4:55 am
The only turtles that I’ve seen as pets are the little ones. Your’s are pretty cool!
September 20th, 2006 at 6:33 am
What a neat pet! The first pic is really cool!
Happy Wednesday!
September 20th, 2006 at 6:48 am
That is a very big one. Did you raise him from a baby?
Mine is up too.
September 20th, 2006 at 7:17 am
My son would be very jealous…He wants a pet turtle but we have no where to put one:) Great photos.
September 20th, 2006 at 7:36 am
Turtles are so totally cool!
My dog met a turtle once and boy, was he confused of this wandering stone?
http://lifecruiser.com/pets/2006/03/13/dog-watch-turtle/
September 20th, 2006 at 7:39 am
Very cool! I had a painted turtle as a pet growing up (Fred).
September 20th, 2006 at 8:06 am
That is so cute! Happy WW!
September 20th, 2006 at 8:09 am
I used to have turtles when I was young, they’re great pets! Great pictures!
September 20th, 2006 at 8:33 am
I love turtles! My daughter had a couple of them until my neighbors pitbulls got loose and into or yard. The just tore them apart. this was when we weren’t home.
thanks for stopping by.
September 20th, 2006 at 8:41 am
cool! although the first pic looks a bit scary…my ww’s up!
September 20th, 2006 at 8:49 am
Ohhhhh they are sO cool! Ya gotta love a turtle!
September 20th, 2006 at 8:51 am
Myrtle the turtle. What an appropriate name. Sounds like something from Dr. Seuss. Happy WW! Mine’s up too.
September 20th, 2006 at 9:07 am
Cool! They are wonderful!
September 20th, 2006 at 9:39 am
Awwwwww, aren’t they CUTE! My daughter collects turtles (although she doesn’t have any real ones). Happy Wednesday!!!
September 20th, 2006 at 9:59 am
very cute shots. brings back childhood memories. we had a bunch of those turtles growing up.
September 20th, 2006 at 10:40 am
I’ll have to show my kids. They love turtles.
September 20th, 2006 at 10:53 am
they’re so cute!!
September 20th, 2006 at 10:59 am
Neat pictures!
September 20th, 2006 at 11:00 am
What great gardening buddies!
September 20th, 2006 at 11:05 am
That first shot is a little scary. Those red eyes staring out at you. And the turtle looks to be a good size. Our box turtle is kinda small! My WW is up.
September 20th, 2006 at 11:16 am
I used to live where in our back yard we had turtles roaming around and parakeets in this humonous cage. It was awesome.
September 20th, 2006 at 11:35 am
Wow! How cool. My 5 year old loved this picture. He wants a turtle. He’s my animal lover, and really wants one of every animal!!
September 20th, 2006 at 11:57 am
Wow! Those are great pix!
September 20th, 2006 at 12:57 pm
I always wanted a turtle.
Great photos.
September 20th, 2006 at 1:44 pm
We found a huge turtle at my in-laws in Ohio once…right in their driveway!!! It was really cool. Nice pic!! we don’t see many turtles around here in town.
September 20th, 2006 at 4:26 pm
Wow 45 years old turtle… nice cute pics!
September 20th, 2006 at 7:47 pm
How cute! Love how she’s peeking out!
September 21st, 2006 at 6:17 pm
Oh wow more turtle ventures!
Soon it will be too cold for them to go and wander the garden
March 20th, 2010 at 3:18 am
Beautiful turtles.
May 31st, 2011 at 1:13 pm
They are both too cute, but I love the angle of the first pic. He looks almost mysterious with that one red eye peeking through the grass. BTW, how long have you owned the 45 year old? Great photos, thanx for sharing!