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i dont know if its a wild turtle.......or if someone has lost a pet........
last week my neighbour said he saw a turtle in the driveway........
and now...a week later theres one in the pool......its gotta be the same one......
there cant be too many running around..........
they like whitebait. still want to get myself a turtle again.
I think the small turtles move a leetle bit faster than that.Quote:
Originally Posted by DEFENDERZOOK
Cheers
Simon
Creature Features - Licensed Pets
Info here on legality and licences.
Unfortunately, the permit only allows you to keep captive bred reptiles. It is illegal to keep a "wild" one as a pet.
The pool water is probably not very good for it - will probably eventually die from drinking it.
Creature Features - Licensed Pets
Info here on legality and licences.
Unfortunately, the permit only allows you to keep captive bred reptiles. It is illegal to keep a "wild" one as a pet.
The pool water is probably not very good for it - will probably eventually die from drinking it.
They will eat all the nasty insects and snails that infest your garden. I had one for over 20 years in my backyard in Balmain, they hibernate so they disappear for a while if you decide to keep it don't feed it too often say a bit of mince meat once or twice a month, that way they will keep the pests out of your garden, also put something that floats in the pool for him to climb onto otherwise he will drown after exhausting hiself trying to climb out, always face their backsides away from you when you pick them up, otherwise you may end up with smelly wee wees all over your front, Regards Frank.Quote:
Originally Posted by DEFENDERZOOK
It is probably not a turtle, its a tortoise. A turtle has flippers - lives mostly in the ocean. A tortoise has webbed feet - lives mostly on land.
When I was a kid I had a long neck tortoise for a pet.
Found it by the side of the road after a car had clipped it. Had a cracked shell, had one back leg missing and had one front paw / foot (whatever) missing.
Anyway, I took it home, looked after it and it lived in our back yard for years. It used to follow me around like a very slow dog whenever I was in the back yard.
I fed it worms but it would only eat if it was in water. It would never take the worms on dry land. Only needed a feed every few days or so during summer. In winter it would dissappear for a few months, hibinating somewhere in the garden.
What was his name, not "Lucky" by any chance, LOL, Regards Frank.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ferret
Crump will know better. But, a number of years ago the whoevers that be decreed that all were turtles unless they lived on land exclusively, regardless of fresh or saltwater. And you'll rarely find them too far from water. Most have webbing between the toes which could be construed as flippers.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ferret
There used to be heaps of them around the Shire when I was a lad, and we quite often had them in the garden.
When I was a kid - if they had flippers they were turtles and if they had legs they were tortoises.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ferret
However now if they are land only, such as the Galapogos they are tortoises but if they live in water - irrespective whether they have legs or flippers they are turtles.
So, this is a long neck turtle (30 years ago it was a tortoise).
I agree they tend to eat in water rather than on land and they love worms and lettuce. Put the turtle in some shallow water with a couple of worms or fish and the turtle will happily eat.
However they will easily drown if they cannot climb out.
Garry