Go Turtle Go!

So the movie TMNT 3 has my kids up in arms about wanting to get a turtle as a pet. While I think they are just adorable, my best friend in high school had 2 and they were very smelly creatures. So the decision to get a turtle has come to a definite NO. However, in my research of turtles today, this was a newsworthy story I thought I would share.

The Kemp's ridley sea tutles were indanger of becoming extinct. Over the years, since 1996, the nesting grounds have become more protected which has brought the number of nests, from 17, up to 115 in Texas. This is mostly just a heart warming story about how people and environmentalists today are striving to save our natural habitats and species. Please join me in giving this little guys a little fin!

Have a wonderful day everyone.

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Dawn M Jun 8, 2007, 3:51pm EDT

Yay for the sea turtles!

And not getting a pet turtle was a smart decision... they actually can transmit some big time bacteria...

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Dee W. Jun 8, 2007, 3:56pm EDT

Yep! Salmonella for breakfast is not a good idea! They are cute, though. We have a LOT of what look like box turtles here, and I'm forever stopping traffic to pick them up and put them in the grass to keep them from being road pia!

When I was little my grandparents lived with us for a few months, I think while they were house hunting. There was a pond on our property, and I would fill a huge tub with turtles that I captured every day, but the next morning they would all have "escaped". My poor grandfather was lugging this huge washtub of turtles back down to the pond every night and liberating them, only to have to repeat the process the next day LOL!

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gaedith o. Jun 8, 2007, 4:23pm EDT

they are definitly cute but they do carry some yuckies with them.

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Kristen (wishing I was in Austin) T. Jun 8, 2007, 5:39pm EDT

Dee, that's a cute story. Your grandpa must have loved you very much.
I agree, no pet turtles, no bugs, reptiles, or amphibians of any kind. Cats or dogs are fine. We already have 2 cats, that's enough for me, lol.

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Kristen (wishing I was in Austin) T. Jun 8, 2007, 5:41pm EDT

oh, i completely forgot the link earlier. Just now noticed. If you guys wanted more information on these little guys, here it is.

http://chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headline/metro/4873379.html

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Greg Schiller Jun 8, 2007, 7:10pm EDT

I was driving down a gravel road in Southern Minnesota, miles from any lake, slough or swamp -- and I saw the biggest snapping turtle I have ever seen - plodding across the road. This thing must have weighed 30 lbs.

I have no idea what it was feeding on, but I am not going to be walking barefoot in the ditches. :)

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Kristen (wishing I was in Austin) T. Jun 8, 2007, 8:10pm EDT

Hahah, that's funny Greg. You shouldn't ever play barefoot in the ditches. But especially in the waters of Norway and Tasmania.

What is the biggest turtle in the world and Great Britain?
Leatherback Turtles are two meters long and weigh 1600 to 1400 lbs. They are coloured black. They roam the cold waters and are found from Norway to Tasmania. They can be seen in British waters too.

Now THAT is a big turtle!

found at http://www.national-aquarium.co.uk/databases/FAQsLibrary/index.asp?FAQCategoryID=All&FAQID=829&SearchText=turtles#question829

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