From time to time, I work with an animal communicator just to check in with each one of my interspecies flock members to make sure I’m doing a good job as their mama. Every time we have a session together, I always learn so much! Each flock member always has plenty to say and expressesContinueContinue reading “Bruce Explains Box Turtles: Edible Grasses”
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Pearl, Malti & Bruce Say Happy Mother’s Day!
When you have feathers or a shell and you hit the luck jackpot and get the greatest grandma on the planet, you always want to wish her “Happy Mother’s Day” first thing on her special morning! (Of course if she wants to thank you for your thoughtfulness by preparing you some fresh crispy waffles withContinueContinue reading “Pearl, Malti & Bruce Say Happy Mother’s Day!”
Bruce Explains Box Turtles: Beards
Bruce is such a character! He is truly one-of-a-kind – both the only and the BEST (mama’s bias here) box turtle I have ever known. One day not long after Bruce emerged from hibernation this spring, I noticed what looked like black fungus growing around the edges of his beak (turtles and tortoises have beaksContinueContinue reading “Bruce Explains Box Turtles: Beards”
Bruce Explains Box Turtles: Camo
When Bruce was first rescued to us nearly two years ago, he was both very self-assured and very shy. He was self-assured in that he seemed to know exactly what he wanted and needed. For his first week with us, he refused to stay in his temporary tub, but lived underneath a rolling file cabinetContinueContinue reading “Bruce Explains Box Turtles: Camo”
Bruce Explains Box Turtles: Hand Feeding
Sometimes it feels like the only thing Bruce and Malti really have in common is that they are both shelled. Malti was raised in captivity from the time she was born. She is used to being hand-fed, to having her shell scratched, to getting bathed in her little red tub, to making herself at homeContinueContinue reading “Bruce Explains Box Turtles: Hand Feeding”
Bruce Explains Box Turtles: Making an Exit
When you are blessed with snazzy orange cheek patches and stunning red eyes, you don’t worry about making an entrance. The entrance will make itself. Let’s say, for instance, that you are sitting on top of your hay pile. All of a sudden the paparazzi happens along carrying that annoying small rectangular flashing device. WeariedContinueContinue reading “Bruce Explains Box Turtles: Making an Exit”
Bruce Explains Box Turtles: Making Hay
When a boy turtle wakes up from his long winter hibernation, believe it or not, food is not the first thing on his mind. He is thinking about one thing and one thing only – finding a lady box turtle to make eggs with. While it can be a pretty big deal to a ladyContinueContinue reading “Bruce Explains Box Turtles: Making Hay”
Bruce Explains Box Turtles: Blueberries
Both shelled members of our little flock love blueberries. Perhaps it is the shape – so round, so soft, such a satisfying mouth-feel. Or maybe it is the overall “hunt-ability” (a technical term) – whereas a mango chunk or lettuce leaf will just lay there helplessly, the blueberry can be a wiley roly-poly adversary indeed!ContinueContinue reading “Bruce Explains Box Turtles: Blueberries”
Bruce Explains Box Turtles: Hunting
Having two shells from two different reptile species in our little family flock really brings up some interesting contrasts. Take dinnertime, for instance. Malti clearly prefers her dinner to stay still while she chows, and sometimes even sits down on top of it just to make sure. Bruce, on the other hand, has no problemContinueContinue reading “Bruce Explains Box Turtles: Hunting”
Bruce Explains Box Turtles: Waking UP!
Guess who is awake!!!!!! Yup, after another long winter’s sleep, the box turtle member of the flock has finally decided to put in an appearance! Two flock members were fairly un-moved….but the large featherless flock member was over the moon to see her boy again! This is the second year Bruce has been with us,ContinueContinue reading “Bruce Explains Box Turtles: Waking UP!”
Love & Feathers & Shells 