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Home 2005-03-26 2005-03-23 2005-03-21 2005-03-20 2005-03-19 2005-03-18 2005-03-16 2005-03-14 2005-03-09 2005-03-06 2005-03-05 2005-03-04 2005-03-03 2005-03-02 2005-03-01 | 2005-03-16: My Own Personal ScarlacThe turtle has now eaten. Specifically, he's eaten three snails from my lawn while the fourth ran as fast as he could. It was almost like the hilariously slow chase scene from "Snakehead Terror" - the contest was, will the snail manage to climb the wall of the terrarium before the turtle finishes eating his friends? The snail actually started to climb the terrarium, then Brian set him back down on the floor. The snail apparently figured out that the only safe place in the cage was on top of the turtle, because that's where he went while the turtle was finishing his friend. The turtle spotted it, and was quite unamused. I wish I had pictures of the turtle trying to chase the snail on its shell. Brian removed the snail and set it on the floor, but apparently the turtle had had enough for the evening. The snail was returned to the outside, to be recaptured at a later date if his fortunes aren't so great. Watching the turtle eat is interesting; I'll have to take some pictures next time.DISCLAIMER: If anyone's looking at this for reptile care, be careful. I know that neither I, nor any of my neighbors use snail/slug bait. Unless you can verify that, you shouldn't feed snails straight from your garden to a turtle or any other animal. Most reptile sites recommend catching the snails, then feeding them on leafy greens for a week before feeding them, in turn, to the reptile. That gives them a chance to die from any poison they may have eaten, rather than passing it on to your turtle. |