Hey, Deb, what's up with the turtles?

So, maybe you've been wondering what our turtles are up to lately.

Or maybe you haven't wondered but now that I mention it, you're curious.

Hm?

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If you were around here last winter you might remember that our four-year old box turtle Rexy never really hibernated. It was his first winter with us, and Doug and I were really concerned about him. Our turtle source {hi Dana!} said that all of her turtles had dug themselves under and were down for the count, but we continued to see Rex every couple of weeks throughout the entire winter. And it was cold! Well, by box turtle standards it was cold enough that he should have hibernated.

Rexy didn't hibernate, but he was definitely not himself for the winter. He ate nothing for a few months, and moved in e x t r e m e S L O W m o t i o n when he did come out - and so we worried. Come spring time last year, he was out and about and back to his ol’ normal self.

But this year he has decided to officially hibernate. And you’d think that’s a good thing, right? Nope! Because there is a possibility that we will be moving from this house at the end of February and what do we do about a turtle that is in the middle of his winter sleep? {Dana, I may have to call you!}

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Turtle number two is our baby box turtle, Casper. Now that we're fairly sure she's a female, and if everything goes according to plan, she and Mr. Rex will be really good friends one day, and we’ll change her name to Mama Cas. :o) {Oh my gosh you guys, how cool would that be if I could blog about a brand new baby turtle?!?!}

These photos were taken a couple of weeks ago after Doug constructed a new hut because Cas had outgrown the last one. We’re thinking that she may be big enough to become an outside turtle once we move, but that will depend on what kind of habitat we can come up with in the new house. {Again… Dana?}

Here’s a photo that was taken right after we adopted Casper, back in November 2012. {Little turtle at the top didn’t make it. So sad.} It’s crazy to see how much she’s grown since we brought her home. She's as wide as her turtle pond now.

It’s funny to think about choosing a new home and how we’ll accommodate box turtles – it’s a first for us. But I trust that we’ll figure it out.

And that’s what’s up with our turtle friends.

Thanks for asking. ;o)

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