AJK Aquaria
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She's looking awesome. That butt shot headed into the cave is classic.
Thanks, AJK Aquaria!She's looking awesome. That butt shot headed into the cave is classic.
Oh no Jacques. You should at least try one before you decide you don't like it!!Me: "Look what mommy brought you Jacques!!! A gut-loaded CRICKET!!!! They're YUMMY!"
Jacques: "What's a cricket? THAT thing?"
Me: "Yes- see how it's wiggling? Does't that bring out your fierce PREDATOR instinct?? Check it out!"
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Jacques: (stretches out her neck, sniffs the cricket and recoils from it) "EWWWW!!!! It smells like a BUG!"
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Me: "That's because it IS an insect! FRESH!!! LIVE FOOD!!! Lunch AND entertainment, all in one!!!"
Jacques: (wails...) "It's a BUG!!! BUGS STINK!!!! I DON'T LIKE BUGS!!!"
Me: "Jacques, you've never eaten a bug in your entire LIFE. You could try it JUST ONCE...It's GOOD for you! ALL turtles love to eat bugs!"
Jacques: "Not THIS turtle!!!! BUGS ARE GROSS!!!"
Me: "JACQUES.PLEASE.TRY.THE CRICKET."
Jacques: "MOM.IT'S.A.BUG."
Me: "Oh, don't go off and sulk, Jacques- that won't resolve anything..Jacques!!!..."
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[emoji23]Me: "Look what mommy brought you Jacques!!! A gut-loaded CRICKET!!!! They're YUMMY!"
Jacques: "What's a cricket? THAT thing?"
Me: "Yes- see how it's wiggling? Does't that bring out your fierce PREDATOR instinct?? Check it out!"
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Jacques: (stretches out her neck, sniffs the cricket and recoils from it) "EWWWW!!!! It smells like a BUG!"
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Me: "That's because it IS an insect! FRESH!!! LIVE FOOD!!! Lunch AND entertainment, all in one!!!"
Jacques: (wails...) "It's a BUG!!! BUGS STINK!!!! I DON'T LIKE BUGS!!!"
Me: "Jacques, you've never eaten a bug in your entire LIFE. You could try it JUST ONCE...It's GOOD for you! ALL turtles love to eat bugs!"
Jacques: "Not THIS turtle!!!! BUGS ARE GROSS!!!"
Me: "JACQUES.PLEASE.TRY.THE CRICKET."
Jacques: "MOM.IT'S.A.BUG."
Me: "Oh, don't go off and sulk, Jacques- that won't resolve anything..Jacques!!!..."
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[emoji23] [emoji23] It seems to be a habit we all have.Thanks, AJK Aquaria!
(I've got several butt shots of her...sigh... )
Thank you SO MUCH, TammyJ!This is great - I love Jacques! That overbite is just divine...!!!
Can I please get a Jacques T-Shirt, at least??? A swizzle stick???
Really, the cutest turtle I have ever seen in my long life!
Me: "Hey, Jacques, I remember that you've eaten guppies before, so put a bunch of guppies in your tank a couple of weeks ago. I named each of them "Hodor" after the character on Game of Thrones whose destiny was to sacrifice his life for the greater good. I told the Hodors that THEIR destiny was to provide a high quality protein source for a mud turtle- YOU! I notice they're all still there, but really: it's Ok to eat them."
Jacques: "Nope. Not gonna eat them."
Me: "But why not???"
Guppy Hodor 3: "We didn't like that Destiny that you gave us, so we negotiated a NEW Destiny."
Me: "Wait... WHAT??!?!?"
Guppy Hodor 7: "Yeah. We told the turtle that if she wouldn't eat us, we'd get the ghost shrimp to leave her alone and quit bothering her. So we nip at them whenever we see them and they're hiding a lot. You haven't seen many ghost shrimp out lately, have you?"
Me: "Well, now that you mention it I haven't...but..."
Jacques: "They're doing a great job keeping the ghost shrimp away. So I'm honoring MY side of the bargain. Not gonna eat guppies."
Me: "...I don't even know what to say..."
Jaques: "Say you'll get me some salmon."
Love it.!!Me: "Hey, Jacques, I remember that you've eaten guppies before, so put a bunch of guppies in your tank a couple of weeks ago. I named each of them "Hodor" after the character on Game of Thrones whose destiny was to sacrifice his life for the greater good. I told the Hodors that THEIR destiny was to provide a high quality protein source for a mud turtle- YOU! I notice they're all still there, but really: it's Ok to eat them."
Jacques: "Nope. Not gonna eat them."
Me: "But why not???"
Guppy Hodor 3: "We didn't like that Destiny that you gave us, so we negotiated a NEW Destiny."
Me: "Wait... WHAT??!?!?"
Guppy Hodor 7: "Yeah. We told the turtle that if she wouldn't eat us, we'd get the ghost shrimp to leave her alone and quit bothering her. So we nip at them whenever we see them and they're hiding a lot. You haven't seen many ghost shrimp out lately, have you?"
Me: "Well, now that you mention it I haven't...but..."
Jacques: "They're doing a great job keeping the ghost shrimp away. So I'm honoring MY side of the bargain. Not gonna eat guppies."
Me: "...I don't even know what to say..."
Jaques: "Say you'll get me some salmon."
Just excellent! And her face in that picture...priceless!Me: "Hey, Jacques, I remember that you've eaten guppies before, so put a bunch of guppies in your tank a couple of weeks ago. I named each of them "Hodor" after the character on Game of Thrones whose destiny was to sacrifice his life for the greater good. I told the Hodors that THEIR destiny was to provide a high quality protein source for a mud turtle- YOU! I notice they're all still there, but really: it's Ok to eat them."
Jacques: "Nope. Not gonna eat them."
Me: "But why not???"
Guppy Hodor 3: "We didn't like that Destiny that you gave us, so we negotiated a NEW Destiny."
Me: "Wait... WHAT??!?!?"
Guppy Hodor 7: "Yeah. We told the turtle that if she wouldn't eat us, we'd get the ghost shrimp to leave her alone and quit bothering her. So we nip at them whenever we see them and they're hiding a lot. You haven't seen many ghost shrimp out lately, have you?"
Me: "Well, now that you mention it I haven't...but..."
Jacques: "They're doing a great job keeping the ghost shrimp away. So I'm honoring MY side of the bargain. Not gonna eat guppies."
Me: "...I don't even know what to say..."
Jaques: "Say you'll get me some salmon."
Just excellent! And her face in that picture...priceless!
Me: "Hi, Jacques. I brought you something NEW to try! But it's alive, so don't let it get away!" (drops in freshly-dug earthworm from our pesticide-free garden)
Jacques: "YARRRR!!!!! GOTCHA!!!!! OM NOM NOMMMMM !!!"
Me: "WOWIE, Jacques!!!! You GOT him!!!! And he put up a good fight, too!!!!"
Jacques: "HAHA!!! He was NO MATCH for ME!!!!!"
(Me, THRILLED that I finally found something healthy that she'll eat!!!! HappyDanceHappyDanceHappyDance!!!!!!! )
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HAHAHAHA!!!!! I like that!!!If she ever asks, tell her it's spaghetti...
Me: "Hi, Jacques. I brought you something NEW to try! But it's alive, so don't let it get away!" (drops in freshly-dug earthworm from our pesticide-free garden)
Jacques: "YARRRR!!!!! GOTCHA!!!!! OM NOM NOMMMMM !!!"
Me: "WOWIE, Jacques!!!! You GOT him!!!! And he put up a good fight, too!!!!"
Jacques: "HAHA!!! He was NO MATCH for ME!!!!!"
(Me, THRILLED that I finally found something healthy that she'll eat!!!! HappyDanceHappyDanceHappyDance!!!!!!! )
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Aha! She’s finally “worm”ing up to the idea of healthy eating! Well done, Jacques! [emoji173]️