A new waterer and a few extra pictures

[Yvonne G]

Last year I adopted a small breeding group of luteola (desert box turtles) to a very nice gentleman from a small town south of me. Last week he brought me three babies that hatched in the ground. Then Sunday he called me and said he was bringing up the supplies to re-do my three toe waterer. And, sure enough, he showed up with two bags of cement (concrete???I never know the difference), a trowell, some chicken wire, sand, knee pads, gloves and energy. He made a very nice waterer in the three toe yard, and had a little left over so he made a small waterer in the Florida yard (only two turtles in there).



the small one for the two Floridas:



And some odds and ends pictures from today:



I had left the 'building trash' in the box turtle yard while the cement cured, covered with 2x4's and tarp, and this a.m. I went out there to clean it up. When I lifted one of the 2x4's this is what I found cowering under it:

 

[Angel Carrion]

So even more babies!!

That was very nice of the guy to come up and do that for you

 

[wellington]

Wow, very nice of that man. Animal people are the best. Looks like everyone appreciated the new water holes too. Even more babies came to enjoy.

 

[kathyth]

Wonderful!!!!
What a nice man. The areas of water look great!!

 

[Yvonne G]

Yes, a very nice man, indeed!

 

[Tom]

I wanna see pics of the luteola!

 

[Yvonne G]

Ok. I'll go see if I can rustle up a few of the adults. The babies are pretty hard to find, but I'll try to find them too. Give me a few...

 

[Eric Phillips]

What a fine gentleman! The picture of the Eastern just cracks me up. Giving you that like look like, "Are you serious!"

 

[Yvonne G]

When I removed the 'roof' of their shelter, one of my biggest females was on her back, dead and totally dessicated. I think I only had 1.2 left after adopting the others to the nice guy. So here are what I think to be a female on the left and the male on the right:



and two of the three squirrely babies:

 

[jaizei]

And, sure enough, he showed up with two bags of cement (concrete???I never know the difference), a trowell, some chicken wire, sand, knee pads, gloves and energy.

Cement is used to make concrete. Concrete is cement + aggregates (sand, gravel). I'd assume it was concrete because it's easier to buy the bagged concrete instead of trying to make your own.

 

[Angel Carrion]

When I removed the 'roof' of their shelter, one of my biggest females was on her back, dead and totally dessicated. I think I only had 1.2 left after adopting the others to the nice guy. So here are what I think to be a female on the left and the male on the right:

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and two of the three squirrely babies:

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Oh my goodness, what could have happened to her??

 

[Yvonne G]

Oh my goodness, what could have happened to her??

She obviously got tipped over on her back, and eventually died.

 

[Bogie=babyDINO]

That's so sad. Sounds like an awful way to go :/ Beautiful shells

 

[Angel Carrion]

She obviously got tipped over on her back, and eventually died.

I thought maybe she showed signs of illness. I'm so sorry. I thought healthy turtles could flip themselves back over?

 

[Yvonne G]

Cement is used to make concrete. Concrete is cement + aggregates (sand, gravel). I'd assume it was concrete because it's easier to buy the bagged concrete instead of trying to make your own.

So if I say, "I fell and skinned my knee on the cement sidewalk." I really ought to say, "I fell and skinned my knee on the concrete sidewalk."?

 

[Eric Phillips]

So if I say, "I fell and skinned my knee on the cement sidewalk." I really ought to say, "I fell and skinned my knee on the concrete sidewalk."?

I am going to give you a perfect score of 10 on technicality

 

[Yvonne G]

I am going to give you a perfect score of 10 on technicality

But how 'bout a bandaid and some Neosporin?

 

[Jacqui]

Boy that male is stunning.

 

[Eric Phillips]

But how 'bout a bandaid and some Neosporin?

Lol! You got it! We don't want you bleeding all over the sidewalk of crete, for your turtles sake

 

[terryo]

Yvonne, I love seeing your box turtles. What is that hose sticking out of the cement pond?