If you are a being who wears a shell on your back, it doesn’t take long to learn you might as well be wearing a sign that reads, “I’m what’s for lunch.” To further complicate matters, since the shell goes wherever you go, you can’t very well just leave it behind and continue on yourContinueContinue reading “Day 198: The Box Turtle Stakeout”
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Day 195: A Flocking Box Turtle
Since most shelled beings don’t naturally cohabitate in flocks, any shelled newcomer to flock life can expect to encounter a learning curve of sorts. This learning curve can definitely be worth the work, however. After all, being the intelligent, independent, resourceful box turtle that you are, if you are going to do this “flock life”ContinueContinue reading “Day 195: A Flocking Box Turtle”
Day 192: Boy Box Turtle Versus Girl Box Turtle
If there is one fact about shelled beings that the large shell-less beings seem to consistently get wrong, it is box turtle gender. Just as the males of the avian world are often more colorful and (let’s be honest) attractive than the females, so too can the bright coloration and outgoing personalities of boy boxContinueContinue reading “Day 192: Boy Box Turtle Versus Girl Box Turtle”
Day 189: The Lady Box Turtle
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”
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”
Love & Feathers & Shells 