Resident Turtle at work

Catwoman63 · 22-05-2012, 01:35 PM

Here is a couple of pictures of our resident turtle that lives in the massive pond in the grounds of where i work, they are not very good pictures becasue i was the other side of the pond and he was basking in the island in the middle of the pond, he is quite a big turtle, dont know what type of turtle it is though....wish i had a zoom camera, i really had to try and zoom in on my mobile but the picture is not a good quality x

and this is where he lives, you xcan just make him out in the distance, the pond is 4 or 5 times the size of this picture......

**egyptiandan64** · 22-05-2012, 01:48 PM

It looks like its a Common snapping turtle.

Danny

Catwoman63 · 22-05-2012, 01:50 PM

so i cant stoke its head then lol.........shame was hoping to win him over lol x

Catwoman63 · 22-05-2012, 01:51 PM

i mean "stroke its head"......goodness my spelling!

Watermelon · 22-05-2012, 03:04 PM

So he lives naturally outside all year then? Didnt know you can get turtles in the wild in the uk.... this true then?

Levi · 22-05-2012, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Watermelon

So he lives naturally outside all year then? Didnt know you can get turtles in the wild in the uk.... this true then?

Very true, all unwanted pets that have grown too large and been irresponsibly released into the wild by their owners. Lots of sliders around the country, I came home to find one in our bath many years ago, it had been caught in a local waterway. (it was huge, healthy and very aggressive)

Catwoman63 · 22-05-2012, 04:23 PM

Yes as far as i am aware, dont know how it got there and neither do the security, he lives there 24/7, he is very large. Someone may have put him in there when he was younger we dont know. but he is doing fine out there, he must dig himself right into the mud when its cold i would assume x

Watermelon · 22-05-2012, 06:58 PM

Wow I didnt know that... very interesting! Where are sliders originally from? They have done well to adapt to UK conditions. When I manage to find a job..... I'd love to be able to look out of the window and be able to watch a turtle. Have you ever approached it?

pagan queen · 22-05-2012, 07:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Levi

Very true, all unwanted pets that have grown too large and been irresponsibly released into the wild by their owners. Lots of sliders around the country, I came home to find one in our bath many years ago, it had been caught in a local waterway. (it was huge, healthy and very aggressive)

I think I would be a bit aggresive if someone walked in on me having a bath.

Levi · 22-05-2012, 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by pagan queen

I think I would be a bit aggresive if someone walked in on me having a bath.

Yes I can't blame him for wanting to bite me either, he was lovely animal with a very flared shell and a orange plastron, definitely a slider but not a red eared. Luckily we had a separate shower.

22-05-2012, 01:35 PM	#1
Catwoman63 Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: South East England Posts: 6,739	Resident Turtle at work Here is a couple of pictures of our resident turtle that lives in the massive pond in the grounds of where i work, they are not very good pictures becasue i was the other side of the pond and he was basking in the island in the middle of the pond, he is quite a big turtle, dont know what type of turtle it is though....wish i had a zoom camera, i really had to try and zoom in on my mobile but the picture is not a good quality x and this is where he lives, you xcan just make him out in the distance, the pond is 4 or 5 times the size of this picture...... __________________ BEV XXX 0.3.0 - T Horsfieldii (Xena, Zelda & Lilly) 2.2.0 - TG Terrestris (Zeus, Astreus / Zagreus & Alexia) 1.2.0 - Zebra Finches (Gunner / Bonnie & May) 0.1.0 - SBT (Hazel) 1.0.0 - FBD (Ted)

22-05-2012, 01:48 PM	#2
egyptiandan64 Super Moderator Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: USA Posts: 14,171	It looks like its a Common snapping turtle. Danny __________________

22-05-2012, 01:50 PM	#3
Catwoman63 Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: South East England Posts: 6,739	so i cant stoke its head then lol.........shame was hoping to win him over lol x __________________ BEV XXX 0.3.0 - T Horsfieldii (Xena, Zelda & Lilly) 2.2.0 - TG Terrestris (Zeus, Astreus / Zagreus & Alexia) 1.2.0 - Zebra Finches (Gunner / Bonnie & May) 0.1.0 - SBT (Hazel) 1.0.0 - FBD (Ted)

22-05-2012, 01:51 PM	#4
Catwoman63 Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: South East England Posts: 6,739	i mean "stroke its head"......goodness my spelling! __________________ BEV XXX 0.3.0 - T Horsfieldii (Xena, Zelda & Lilly) 2.2.0 - TG Terrestris (Zeus, Astreus / Zagreus & Alexia) 1.2.0 - Zebra Finches (Gunner / Bonnie & May) 0.1.0 - SBT (Hazel) 1.0.0 - FBD (Ted)

22-05-2012, 04:23 PM	#7
Catwoman63 Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: South East England Posts: 6,739	Yes as far as i am aware, dont know how it got there and neither do the security, he lives there 24/7, he is very large. Someone may have put him in there when he was younger we dont know. but he is doing fine out there, he must dig himself right into the mud when its cold i would assume x __________________ BEV XXX 0.3.0 - T Horsfieldii (Xena, Zelda & Lilly) 2.2.0 - TG Terrestris (Zeus, Astreus / Zagreus & Alexia) 1.2.0 - Zebra Finches (Gunner / Bonnie & May) 0.1.0 - SBT (Hazel) 1.0.0 - FBD (Ted)

22-05-2012, 03:04 PM	#5
Watermelon Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 2,085	So he lives naturally outside all year then? Didnt know you can get turtles in the wild in the uk.... this true then?

22-05-2012, 06:58 PM	#8
Watermelon Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 2,085	Wow I didnt know that... very interesting! Where are sliders originally from? They have done well to adapt to UK conditions. When I manage to find a job..... I'd love to be able to look out of the window and be able to watch a turtle. Have you ever approached it?

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