Good looks are good looks. You know when you’ve got them. And how you know is when your admirers just keep showing up. You hide under your cute curved olive-toned shell. But the moment you peek one of your whirling red eyes back out again, there they are. Waiting. Eagerly. You sneak underneath your fernsContinueContinue reading “Bruce the Rescued Box Turtle: If One Is Good Two Is Better”
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Bruce the Rescued Box Turtle: Hand In Paw
Meet and greets with a species that is not your own can present some challenges. For starters, perhaps where you come from there typically aren’t any (on account of how you never really can know for sure when “meeting” might turn into “eating”). But then you happen upon a rather odd and very large shell-lessContinueContinue reading “Bruce the Rescued Box Turtle: Hand In Paw”
Being Brave with Bruce: Tell Tail Signs
Hiding is an art. It is not enough to just be wearing camouflage. Or to be very stealthy. Or even to have the ability to close up entirely into your ground-covered box. To hide effectively, you can’t think like yourself. Or even like your apex predator. Nope. To hide to the point where seeking becomesContinueContinue reading “Being Brave with Bruce: Tell Tail Signs”
Being Brave with Bruce: Capture the Cup
Spending a lot (like, seriously, a LOT) of time together all of a sudden can really bring out the best in your flock mates. Or the worst. You start to notice how little things you previously found a non-issue or only mildly irritating have now become the proverbial pea under the pillow. Or mattress. OrContinueContinue reading “Being Brave with Bruce: Capture the Cup”
Love & Feathers & Shells 