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Family Forum / Parenting / Mothers / June 2008turtle mom again
took Scout out for his morning walk down the driveway & there a young (relatively, about 25 years old) snapping turtle digging a nest in the garden edge along the driveway. she laid about a dozen eggs & is now safely back across the street to her pond. when she was done i tagged her shell with blue spray paint so i can keep an eye on her. it's likely she'll be back next spring to lay another clutch. we'll be setting up a protective area around the nest to keep raccoons & skunks from digging up & eating the eggs. eventually, when i get the film developed, there will be pictures :) lee  SignatureLast night while sitting in my chair I pinged a host that wasn't there It wasn't there again today The host resolved to NSA. [snip Snapping Turtle Incident] > eventually, when i get the film developed, there will be > pictures :) Please do! That'd've been so cool to watch! The Ranger > [snip Snapping Turtle Incident] >> eventually, when i get the film developed, there will be >> pictures :) > > Please do! That'd've been so cool to watch! she started digging a bit before 7am, & was done by 9:30 am. her refilling of the hole was a bit haphazard ;) i walked with her across the street, in case i needed to stop traffic, but Saturday mornings tend not to have a lot of idiot speeders (especially since Camp Yavnah isn't open yet). we've set logs around the nest, & will be putting up a bit more of a barrier to mauraders later today. the location gets a lot of sun, so i expect hatchlings sometime in August. lee SignatureLast night while sitting in my chair I pinged a host that wasn't there It wasn't there again today The host resolved to NSA. >> [snip Snapping Turtle Incident] >>> eventually, when i get the film developed, there will be [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > sun, so i expect hatchlings sometime in August. > lee Do they head for the pond like loggerhead babies head for the ocean? Clisby > Do they head for the pond like loggerhead babies head for > the ocean? well, that's the theory... i have Gamera because he got 'lost' on his (her) way to the pond, or rather wandered around on the road too long & became severely dehydrated. if my nephew hadn't gone out for a bike ride & found Gamera, it would have died. i gave it water, then some lettuce (the hatchlings are pretty much vegetarian for the first year, except for small snails & maybe some bugs). Gamera will be 4 in August & is about the size of an adult male's palm. but, yeah, the little turtles will head toward water. i'll be keeping an eye out though because to get to mom's pond requires crossing a road. i'd prefer they go to my pond or the wetlands in the back, so i may transport them in that direction if i get a chance. safer than crossing a street. hatchling snappers are about the size of a US quarter, not something most drivers would notice. lee SignatureLast night while sitting in my chair I pinged a host that wasn't there It wasn't there again today The host resolved to NSA. >> Do they head for the pond like loggerhead babies head for >> the ocean? [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > pond, or rather wandered around on the road too long & became > severely dehydrated. Yeah, that happens with loggerheads, too. Around here, there are teams of volunteers who patrol the beaches every day from May to October, trying to make sure the nests are protected and the little ones make it to the water. Clisby if my nephew hadn't gone out for a bike > ride & found Gamera, it would have died. i gave it water, then > some lettuce (the hatchlings are pretty much vegetarian for [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > something most drivers would notice. > lee > took Scout out for his morning walk down the driveway & there > a young (relatively, about 25 years old) snapping turtle [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > pictures :) > lee Yuck! Hubby and the boys caught one in our creek a couple weeks ago. I took a video of it before they let it go. It smelled terrible and it had parasites all over it. Last year one was walking up the driveway, we hustled it out of there on a snow shovel before it advanced on my shubunkin pond. > Yuck! Hubby and the boys caught one in our creek a couple > weeks ago. I took a video of it before they let it go. > It smelled terrible and it had parasites all over it. leeches? this one had one leech on her shell, but we don't have a lot of leeches in the pond. i don't know why the one you found smelled bad, unless the creek is nasty. they may have a faint fishy odor, but it shouldn't be very noticable. > Last year one was walking up the driveway, we hustled it > out of there on a > snow shovel before it advanced on my shubunkin pond. mmm. fish dinner. i can see why you wouldn't want one in your fancy goldfish pond... Gamera can down 2 dozen rosy minnows in less than 20 minutes. he eats feeder goldfish, but likes the minnows better. his favorite is crayfish though. i love snapping turtles. lee SignatureLast night while sitting in my chair I pinged a host that wasn't there It wasn't there again today The host resolved to NSA. >> Yuck! Hubby and the boys caught one in our creek a couple >> weeks ago. I took a video of it before they let it go. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > you found smelled bad, unless the creek is nasty. they may > have a faint fishy odor, but it shouldn't be very noticable. This one had maggoty worm-like creatures stuck to its front legs. I read that they will emit musk , urinate and/or defecate when caught, and that's pretty much what it smelled like. They took it back to the creek, and a week later it was still there hanging out under the bridge, where there are chubs, sunnies, and crayfish.. >> Last year one was walking up the driveway, we hustled it >> out of there on a [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > i love snapping turtles. > lee I don't wish them ill, though I'm not particularly fond of them! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duZ0S_YJLmg The video is pretty crappy, I know! >took Scout out for his morning walk down the driveway & there >a young (relatively, about 25 years old) snapping turtle [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >pictures :) >lee Very cool :-) Nan |
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