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Vuki · Level 1 Joined: 25 Jan 2004 Posts: 17

just came from school, coming into my room I saw Spot basking ON THE FLOOR in the middle of the room(he's ok, landed on towels by the tank)
legs raised he seemed like enjoying himself just cant figure out how he got out lol.Similar thing happen to anyone recently?

mariza · Level 4 Joined: 10 Jul 2003 Posts: 1339

They are escape artists! How high is the water level? If it's really high he could have managed to go over the side.

kelleytidwell · Posted: Tue May 24, 2005 7:39 pm Post subject:

Mind does it all the time when I have to foruce him to bask he flips over all the time and then jumps out and we always play hide and go seek the one time I'm not going to find him that will really worry me.
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STRAYKINGFISHER · Posted: Tue May 24, 2005 10:16 pm Post subject:

The edge of my tank is only about 3 or 4 inches from the basking area, oddly enough, they have never tried to climb out Laughing

, I'm sure they will figure it out sooner or later though. Laughing

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yaya · Level 4 Joined: 10 Jun 2004 Posts: 558

dixieee · Posted: Wed May 25, 2005 5:36 am Post subject:

lol u're lucky cz u found him waiting for u cz in most cases they are lost..one of my turtles keeps trying to escape but since they're in the living room there's always someone to stop her..she hates us Laughing

oh yaya glad she's ok now Smile

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Wed 10/27/2004 is the worst day..i lost my best friend Leo

so now i have a female RES, Green, and a cute stupid male YBS, Mint

5/4/2006 RIP Lemon, u were my first rescue and i'm so proud of u. will never 4get u

VersteckterGeist · Posted: Thu May 26, 2005 10:03 pm Post subject:

i had one of my turtles somehow get out of a tank and land into a pile of plushies.

let me tell you.. i tore my room apart looking for that little squirt.. and when i found him, he was just lounging around like nothing happened. ^__^

they're so cute though.. i couldn't help but laugh.
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STRAYKINGFISHER · Posted: Thu May 26, 2005 11:25 pm Post subject:

I like the way they look around when you put them in the yard, their eyes look so full of wonder, they walk around very slowly like they are trying to see everything before they are put back in their tank. Laughing

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kelleytidwell · Posted: Fri May 27, 2005 8:29 pm Post subject:

SLOW? They have jet propellors don't you know I have to run after mine there very fast.
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STRAYKINGFISHER · Posted: Fri May 27, 2005 11:10 pm Post subject:

I am talking about the first 5 minuits, after that if you take your eyes away for a second, they are gone. Laughing

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VersteckterGeist · Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2005 10:31 pm Post subject:

aww stray, i hear you on that one. today i put my little girl, pox on carpet for the first time.

she stopped and looked around, sizing everything around her.. and then bolted towards my mom. i have no idea why she went towards my mom of all things (she never sees my mom), but my mom ended up with a munchkin turtle on her foot.

i really love the inquisitive nature of turtles. some people say that reptiles are really slow and stupid.. but if they'd spend some time actually getting to know the creatures, they'd see something completely different!!!
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dixieee · Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2005 3:19 am Post subject:

i wonder about the slow part..where did they get that from??? it's nothing related to turtles
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Wed 10/27/2004 is the worst day..i lost my best friend Leo

so now i have a female RES, Green, and a cute stupid male YBS, Mint

5/4/2006 RIP Lemon, u were my first rescue and i'm so proud of u. will never 4get u

Kitty · Level 3 Joined: 04 Jun 2005 Posts: 100 Location: Tracy, Ca

Hello, My name is Kitty, I just signed up today, I can't help but smile when I read about all the escapee's. My Turtles can climb.......The Babies get on top of things twice there length, and stretch there little legs out, to bask. They look like little flying saucers.
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There is nothing more exciting than to see baby Turtles, popping up out of the ground, or to find them wondering across the yard.

dixieee · Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2005 2:42 pm Post subject:

welcome to the board kitty Smile

i love it when they stretch their tiny legs too..they look so cute Very Happy

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Wed 10/27/2004 is the worst day..i lost my best friend Leo

so now i have a female RES, Green, and a cute stupid male YBS, Mint

5/4/2006 RIP Lemon, u were my first rescue and i'm so proud of u. will never 4get u

STRAYKINGFISHER · Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2005 5:34 pm Post subject:

Welcome to the board Kitty, I am glad you like all our stories, I just had one of my turtles drop from the scale I was weighing him on, but he didn't fall straight to the floor, have you ever seen a cartoon where one of the caracters falls from the top of a tree and hits every branch on the way down?, well, that is what happened, he wiggled his way out of my hands, hit the table that the scale was on, I reached for him and missed, he fell (or rather walked) off the table, I reached again for him and caught him for like a second ( this was already like 12 inches from the floor), then he hit the chair's leg that was besides the table (at about 6 inches) and finally the floor. I am sure it scared the heck out of him, and although I was worried about him, I just had to smile (right after checking for cracks-bumps-scratches-broken bones-lost teeth-broken nails-etc.-etc.) Laughing

They both weigh 4 ounces BTW. Very Happy

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Kitty · Level 3 Joined: 04 Jun 2005 Posts: 100 Location: Tracy, Ca

Oh Ya!, I watched one of my turtles, climb the face of the waterfall, she made it to the top for about 10 sec. she leveled out, but only 3 legs on the rock, I still not sure what went wrong, she went head over heels backwards, about 3 full turns, she landed in the water, I rushed out to get her, but by the time I could get the glass sliding door open she was on her way back up. It reminded me of a cartoon, bet she saw stars.....
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There is nothing more exciting than to see baby Turtles, popping up out of the ground, or to find them wondering across the yard.

dixieee · Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2005 10:20 am Post subject:

that's what the shell is for Very Happy

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Wed 10/27/2004 is the worst day..i lost my best friend Leo

so now i have a female RES, Green, and a cute stupid male YBS, Mint

5/4/2006 RIP Lemon, u were my first rescue and i'm so proud of u. will never 4get u

VersteckterGeist · Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2005 2:17 am Post subject:

i hear you. thank goodness they have those shells. my turtles like to jump off of everything.. it's crazy.
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