Keep Oppo Box Turtle

"macanamera" (macanamera) 06/19/2015 at 18:27 • Filed to: None

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This guy (and the one from Dwhite’s post just below) is a box turtle! Fun fact: box turtles often live to be a hundred years old! Up until about 20-30, you can generally tell the age of the turtle by counting the rings on the shell (after 20-30 it smooths out and gets hard to count). This dude is something like 10-15 years old. He lives in my backyard. His name is Speedy Klaxton.

blackchair > macanamera 06/19/2015 at 18:30

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Cool!

$kaycog > macanamera 06/19/2015 at 18:34

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What does your dog think of Speedy?

kanadanmajava1 > macanamera 06/19/2015 at 18:35

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Awesome backyard!

macanamera > $kaycog 06/19/2015 at 18:35

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Well, now he stays pretty far away, but I do have a hilarious video of the first time they met...I'll try to find it.

$kaycog > macanamera 06/19/2015 at 18:37

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I’d love to see that video.

Ike > macanamera 06/19/2015 at 18:39

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Found this guy mowing the lawn, let him loose near the bay

macanamera > Ike 06/19/2015 at 18:42

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Nice! Yeah, other than humans very few things pose a danger to these guys in their natural habitats, so with a little help, they can live incredibly long.

Amoore100 > macanamera 06/19/2015 at 18:44

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We have an ~15 year old Russian tortoise named Leafy (don’t comment, I came up with it when I was five...) who just sits in his enclosure in the kitchen being grouchy all day until someone takes him out for a bath...

(Not him, but similar...I have to see if I can dig up a few photos of him later...)

Ike > macanamera 06/19/2015 at 18:46

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Yeah I think if I left him in my lawn my blue heeler would have messed him up.

E92M3 > macanamera 06/19/2015 at 18:46

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Here’s a turtle we rescued while he was trying to cross a busy road. It’s time to have the talk with my son about setting him free.

CB > macanamera 06/19/2015 at 18:48

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“The fuck ya lookin’ at?”

PS9 > macanamera 06/19/2015 at 18:50

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Welcome to box turtle *recordscratch* Welcome to box turtle *recordscratch* Welcome to box turtle *recordscratch*

There. Now that commercial in stuck in all of your heads as well!

RallyWrench > macanamera 06/19/2015 at 18:51

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I’ve had my Box turtle since I was 8. Her name is Enzo. I didn’t know she was a she when I was 8, but the name stuck.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > macanamera 06/19/2015 at 18:58

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There was a turtle in my driveway once. He was gently carried off to the side so I could get out.

macanamera > E92M3 06/19/2015 at 19:15

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Cool, man. Any idea what species? It seems juvenile, too.

macanamera > CB 06/19/2015 at 19:15

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u wot m8

desertdog5051 > macanamera 06/19/2015 at 19:23

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Just a note. Most land dwelling tortosises filter their urine internally to meet their needs. Picking one up usually causes them to expel urine. This can cause death from dehydration.

macanamera > desertdog5051 06/19/2015 at 19:32

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Interesting. Although you should know, box turtles are not tortoises. They are actually land dwelling members of the pond turtle family (emydidae), not members of the tortoise family (testudinidae).

desertdog5051 > macanamera 06/19/2015 at 19:35

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Did not know that. Are their habits the same as far as liquids?

macanamera > desertdog5051 06/19/2015 at 20:42

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Almost certainly not...tortoises are adapted to arid habitats, these turtles are used to pretty lush places. Water ain't scarce here.

E92M3 > macanamera 06/19/2015 at 20:52

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I believe he is a wood turtle. Which is kind of strange since they are not normally found here in GA.

macanamera > $kaycog 06/20/2015 at 11:44

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$kaycog > macanamera 06/20/2015 at 11:45

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That is priceless! I really laughed!

macanamera > $kaycog 06/20/2015 at 11:46

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hes like well this rock smells weird i wonde WHAT THE HELL IS THAT

$kaycog > macanamera 06/20/2015 at 11:47

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And his tail never stopped wagging.

macanamera > $kaycog 06/20/2015 at 11:48

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his tail wags while he sleeps

$kaycog > macanamera 06/20/2015 at 11:50

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He’s a happy boy.