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moll02 · Posted: Tue May 23, 2006 11:16 am Post subject: Hi there!!!

Hi my name is Mary and I am 23, I have two terrapins Phil an Lil they are both over a year old and so active!!! One is RES and the other is a YBS i think love my girls do evethough I'm not sure of there sex.

trtlduv · Posted: Tue May 23, 2006 11:28 am Post subject:

Welcome to the board, moll02! Wow! Ireland is so beautiful, do you love it there? Wink

Glad to have you and your girls here! How big/old are they? Maybe we can help you determine their sex.
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moll02 · Posted: Tue May 23, 2006 11:53 am Post subject:

They were a year old in march we have them since they were four months old. they are about 3.5 inches but i will get back wit definate measurements... Neither of them seem to have longer nails than the other do and both their tails appear the same, however they both do the 'mating dance at each other' The people in the pet shop thought I was mad and said they are too young for that, the information in Ireland is not good but this site has answered an awful lot of my questions... At the min here it's lashing rain and it's cold (Typical!) eventhough it's the start of summer... Yea I love Ireland but the weather is fecies you ever been? Also neither of the girls seem to bask anymore??

trtlduv · Posted: Tue May 23, 2006 12:50 pm Post subject:

I don't know what to think about your turts not basking lately, are you sure they're not just being a little shy and doing it when no one is looking? My turt will slide right off her basking dock the second I walk into the room (course then she starts begging for food!!). Are they eating well and behaving normally besides that? If they both have shorter nails and tails, then I would say they are girls, but pics always help, is there any way you could post some? Wink

I've never been to Ireland, but hopefully someday! All the pics I've ever seen from there make it look so beautiful! My ancestors are from Norway, but I've never been there either!! The farthest from Idaho I've been is Hawaii.... and would love to go there again!! The weather was like that here yesterday, thunder and lightning with major rain, & today the wind feels arctic! Hope it's summer enough for our camping trip this weekend! Razz

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moll02 · Posted: Tue May 23, 2006 2:58 pm Post subject:

Maybe they are just being shy!!! They always come swimmin over when I come in but it's just for food oh the eat everything although since readin this site I have realised we have been feeding them too much so this evening they had lettuce and needless to say they are none too impressed.... Do you talk to your turtle??? I am always talkin to them my family think I am mad... I would love to go to Hawaii it sounds so exocitic I have only been to a few countries in Europe want to go somewhere like New York or Florida do...

trtlduv · Posted: Tue May 23, 2006 3:46 pm Post subject:

Oh yes, I talk to my turtle all the time!! And in the summer I take her for "walks" outside... needless to say, my neighbors think I'm crazy!! I found out from this site too, that I was overfeeding my turt, in fact, Snap was a fatty! Whoops! She's already slimmed down so I'm feeling much better about her health! Razz

Hawaii is absolutely amazing! I took my twin sister with me and we stayed for two weeks. We didn't get to visit all the islands, but we met with our uncle on the big island (he's lived there for like thirty years!), then we were off to Waikiki on Maui, and then to Kaui (my favorite of all the places we went!!)... very small townish... and that's the way I like it!

My boyfriend is a surfer from Florida, he grew up in Guam, California, and Florida so he loves the ocean, but he loves to snowboard and the winters here are what brought him to live in Idaho! Razz

There is a place on the river near us, called the Lunchcounter (no idea why Question

) and he can kind of surf there, it's like a standstill kind of surfing.... but we ride dirtbikes, target shoot, camp, and fish during the summer so we're never bored!! Wow, I didn't mean to give you my life history... but there it is anyway!!
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moll02 · Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 3:55 am Post subject:

ah sure lif history is always good!!! I haven't been to anywhere exocitic although was in paris last year was so beautiful... My two girls love been talked to and they love goin out in the grass and get cross when thay come back in but you have to watch them alot cos they run when thay get out!!! How big is your turt??? They are on a diet now I'd say they are fatties too!! I'll post up pictures as soon as I finish my exams last one tomorrow thank god it's all over... Want to make them an outdoor area to play!!! My boyfriend is none tooo impressed cos thay always seem to come to me before him but I see them more... I'd love to be a twin are ye identical????

dixieee · Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 7:43 am Post subject:

welcome to the board Smile

my 2 turtles are also a RES and a YBS! so do u have any pix for them?
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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

moll02 · Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 8:12 am Post subject:

Hi ther!!! I am going to get up some pics asap of them.. Have to take some recent ones too cos my god they have grown so much... Oh my god I am so so sorry for your loss it must be heartbreaking i love my two so much... Lil was v sick in jan had to get too injections she was not impressed very cross for two days but luckily she recovered i thought she was goin to die...

trtlduv · Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 10:20 am Post subject:

Thank goodness she recovered! My Snap is about 6 in in carapace length now!! I can't believe how much she's grown in the last year! My silly son said yesterday he wants a lizard, I told him we already have a turtle, but he insisted after she passes.... oooh, I could've spanked him! But I kindly reminded him that she might live 25 years!... .I hope!! She loves to play outside & I'm trying hard this summer to get her a little pond put in the backyard.

Paris must be amazing! I would love to visit there... I don't know any French though, just a little German. My sister was in Germany for a month this last summer (yes, we're identical... I should try to post a pic on a different thread later)... she loved it there! Mostly for all the stout beer! She came back with a "Guiness Can", that's what our brother calls her butt now!! lol! Laughing

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moll02 · Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 11:39 am Post subject:

Must try get some pictures up myself finding it hard to do though... Yea paris is gorgeous as is Germany... Guinness seems to be everywhere now must be only thing thats famous from Ireland!!! We must start exporting our strawberries they are yummy!!! Not a big guinness fan myself....... My two girls got loads more water today I don't think they are too impressed to be honest thought they were getting an RI but i think it was only once they blew bubbles didn't see them doin in again... I'm not mad on lizards they are not as cool as turtles what age is your son..

trtlduv · Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 11:52 am Post subject:

Oooh, I love strawberries way more than Guiness!! I'm not a big fan of beer anyway (I'd rather drink the girly drinks!). My sister is a tomboy and I'm a super girly-girl, so it would figure the darker the beer the better for her!!

Can you upload your pics to photobucket? That's how I posted Snappy's picture! Laughing

Snappy loved when I moved her into her bigger tank with loads more water! I hope your turts aren't getting an RI, from what I've heard those infections are nasty little buggers!

My son just turned 7 years old on May 18th! I can't believe how fast he is growing up! I hate that he's probably going to be an only child, but sometimes that's the way it goes! I have lots of friends with kids about his age so atleast he's got the social interaction there! He's never had a problem sharing or being bossy so I think so far I'm on the right track!...I hope! Neutral

Do you have any kids, besides your turts? (Maybe I should've asked how old you are first?!)
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dixieee · Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 2:19 pm Post subject:

yeah RI is the worst thing that could happen to turtles. i lost 2 of mine that way Crying or Very sad

i hope nobody experiences it cz u see them dying for many days and it is so heartbreaking..

btw trtlduv, my biggest wish in life is to have identical twin girls 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

trtlduv · Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 2:28 pm Post subject:

[quote:dixieee] btw trtlduv, my biggest wish in life is to have identical twin girls [/quote]

Really, Dixieee? How come? My mom started crying when she found out she was having twins (she was only 18 at the time), and she said the only thing that made her feel better was when my Grammy told her "Oh how fantastic, twins! One for you and one for me!!!" LOL! My Gram was an awfully special lady! She passed away 13 days before I had my son, her memorial was actually on my due date, but I told him he'd have to wait... and he came three days later! It's odd how things work that way...
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dixieee · Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 2:35 pm Post subject:

sorry for ur loss. life has its own way in going..my grand father passes away a day after my niece was born. the difference is that i didn't know him and met him 3 times only in my whole life.. it's like someone gives his/her place in this world to someone else!

but anyways yeah i LOVE having twins. i know i'll go insane that time but hopefully i'll have my mom and hubby to help me Neutral

whenever i know about anyone who had twins i go running to them and ask how they had them (expecting to hear about a special hormone or something) but they say "well, u know, the same old way!" Rolling Eyes

get me the recipe if u know it Wink

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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

trtlduv · Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 2:50 pm Post subject:

I agree, Dixieee, I think you're right... someone leaves, and someone arrives!!
No ideas on that one!! If I had the recipe, I would definitely give it to you! All I know is that they were kids... literally! My biological dad was 16!! Shame on my mom!! We (my sister & I) didn't meet him till we were 13! And then we met his dad (our Grandfather) when we were 18.... interestingly enough, he and his girlfriend had a baby after my son was born!! Al and his great uncle are the same age for one month out of every year... and then Dakota is younger than Al again! My family tree must look crazy on paper!! LOL! Laughing

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dixieee · Posted: Fri May 26, 2006 6:34 am Post subject:

lol now this is a story!
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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

moll02 · Posted: Fri May 26, 2006 9:47 am Post subject:

I know I think my family three is just as bad aunts and nieces and nephews all around the same age.. My mams brother is only six years older than me and 17 years younger than mam... An my great great aunts are atill only in their sixties... this crazy!!! Em no kids for me at the peresent but won'y say never... I'm 23 well for a lil while yet but sure ya never know about kids!!! Em with an RI they would be blowing alot of bubbles wouldn't they?

dixieee · Posted: Sat May 27, 2006 4:03 am Post subject:

age difference was somehow familiar a while back. my dad's side of the family is mixed up that way too. my grandmother used to breastfeed my aunt with my cousin. even in my mom's side, my mom is a grammy now although she's not the eldest between her bro's and sisters and my uncle who is 2 years younger than her just had a baby a month ago Rolling Eyes

anyways, yeah making bubbles is not a good sign. it could mean something but see it's like the minor symptoms
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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

moll02 · Posted: Fri Jun 02, 2006 7:00 am Post subject:

well hopefully I have kept a good eye on them an no more bubbles at all... But if I see anymore i will get em both checked out... Families are crazy things do...