Life with a shell may set a slower pace, but it will never be dull. This you can count on. For starters, every day brings the always challenging “thrill of the hunt” as you stealthily stalk your wild prey. And then of course you have to make sure you also stay out of reach ofContinueContinue reading “Day 189: The Lady Box Turtle”
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Day 186: Box Turtle Is Stealthy & Not So Stealthy
Being small and stealthy by nature, and being able to completely close yourself up inside your shell besides, you can use different levels of visibility to your advantage. Say, for example, that you have just enjoyed your usual posh hand-catered lunch. You are feeling quite full and are ready for a restful nap. Your largeContinueContinue reading “Day 186: Box Turtle Is Stealthy & Not So Stealthy”
Day 183: Box Turtle Gets the Mealworm Munchies
Snack time can present some interesting challenges when you live in an interspecies flock. For instance, one flock member might want waffles for his snack break. Another flock member might want blueberries – and lots of them. Yet another flock member might want mealworms, live and kicking. Here, since every flock member has very strongContinueContinue reading “Day 183: Box Turtle Gets the Mealworm Munchies”
Day 180: That Box Turtle Stare
There is just something about having whirling red eyes that can really mesmerize the large shell-less beings. Take your rescue mama, for example. All you have to do is glance at her and she is…..mesmerized. If she can manage it, you might see her lunge for the small rectangular flashing device she carries with herContinueContinue reading “Day 180: That Box Turtle Stare”
Day 177: Rescued Box Turtle Shell Scratches
Even after you have been rescued and are safe and sound in your new forever home, it can take awhile to learn to trust your rescuers. After all, there was a reason you needed to be rescued in the first place. But with time, patience, gourmet wriggling dinners, posh accommodations and lots and lots ofContinueContinue reading “Day 177: Rescued Box Turtle Shell Scratches”
Day 174: The Box Turtle and the Flip Flop
When you are an adult rescued male box turtle, choosing life with an interspecies flock undoubtedly has its pros and its cons. The cons, of course, include a noticeable lack of lady box turtles. Snif. But the pros speak for themselves – hand-delivered catered lunches, a private swimming hole, abundant love and devotion from yourContinueContinue reading “Day 174: The Box Turtle and the Flip Flop”
Day 171: The Swimming Box Turtle
When you have bright orange cheek patches and are naturally lightweight, buoyant, athletic and aerodynamic, sports just come naturally to you – even swimming. Sure, you might technically be classified as a “land turtle,” at least in the sense that you prefer to eat your dinner and nap and hunt on land. After all, sinceContinueContinue reading “Day 171: The Swimming Box Turtle”
Day 168: Box Turtle Home Tour
In many parts of the country, “home tours” are a popular way to spend the day. You buy a ticket and this lets you walk right inside a stranger’s house to see what there is to be seen. Sometimes they even serve you snacks while you are trampling on their grass and snooping inside theirContinueContinue reading “Day 168: Box Turtle Home Tour”
Day 165: Hay Girl
When you are looking for love, it helps if you learn to speak the love language ladies prefer. Here, all interspecies differences aside, even the suavest of solo males need all the love tips they can get. Let’s say you are a single and unusually handsome manly male 3-toed box turtle who doesn’t want toContinueContinue reading “Day 165: Hay Girl”
Day 162: Box Turtle Color Camouflage
In a wild setting, color aesthetics can make all the difference between who gets lunch and who is lunch. So you really want to work your particular color camouflage for all you’ve got. For example, let’s say you are born with a tasteful all-over olive coloration, accented with strategically-placed swatches of tan, white and orange.ContinueContinue reading “Day 162: Box Turtle Color Camouflage”
Love & Feathers & Shells 