I'm posting this here just in case there are some behavior specifics about the species that could help in finding this little baby. Every time we have nice sunny day we take the babies out for their exercise outdoors. Their outdoor enclosure is not done yet so I just stay with them and don't let them out of my sight. Past couple of days I've been letting them in my untreated flower bed full of pansies, violas, snapdragons and calendulas. There are no chemicals in there and I've started seeing more little snails which they love to hunt for, so stupid me thought to let them have fun hunting for a while before I have to do something about it. I always like natural better than store bought... They LOVE that garden bed!!!! so much more than just marching on the sidewalk... For a moment I directed my attention to Shellie who was trying to manage whole snail in her mouth (with it's shell) and for a moment looked like she was gonna choke. She stuffed the whole us crushed trumpet of the snails shell in her mouth, but after few seconds of hesitation she regurgitated the whole thing. That few seconds was enough for Tucker to disappear!
I am completely devastated! My daughter (the torts' mom) is heartbroken. We went through that flower bed moving/shaking every plant, I removed all fallen leaves... The grass around is cut short and dormant now but I looked in every dent in the ground where he could have snuggled in... Nothing!!!
I was outside with flashlight till 11pm! It gets dark now at 7pm
Ironically before this happened I was thinking to myself that I'd give my kids new challenge, to come up with clever way of safe marking for the babies' outdoor time (something like that red helium balloon only more fitting with the size of our babies)...
At first I was not going to post on here at all. I can just hear some comments already...
I was very hesitant, I know I'm opening myself up to some harsh criticism, opinions and judgment for not being proactive enough in keeping my babies safe. But if that's a price to pay for potentially good advise and tips I'll just swallow my pride and humbly take those comments.
If anyone out there has ever been successful in finding a cherryhead baby or any tort baby and used some specific techniques on the rescue mission, please share with me. I've already posted on the 3 neighborhood sites that we have here. My daughter made flyers that are being printed, and the kids will go door to door as well as posting flyers on every lamp post and street sign of the subdivision.
It is warming up now, and I'm getting ready to put my garden clothes on and go back searching. Am I missing something? Could I be doing something else?
I am completely devastated! My daughter (the torts' mom) is heartbroken. We went through that flower bed moving/shaking every plant, I removed all fallen leaves... The grass around is cut short and dormant now but I looked in every dent in the ground where he could have snuggled in... Nothing!!!
I was outside with flashlight till 11pm! It gets dark now at 7pm
Ironically before this happened I was thinking to myself that I'd give my kids new challenge, to come up with clever way of safe marking for the babies' outdoor time (something like that red helium balloon only more fitting with the size of our babies)...
At first I was not going to post on here at all. I can just hear some comments already...
I was very hesitant, I know I'm opening myself up to some harsh criticism, opinions and judgment for not being proactive enough in keeping my babies safe. But if that's a price to pay for potentially good advise and tips I'll just swallow my pride and humbly take those comments.
If anyone out there has ever been successful in finding a cherryhead baby or any tort baby and used some specific techniques on the rescue mission, please share with me. I've already posted on the 3 neighborhood sites that we have here. My daughter made flyers that are being printed, and the kids will go door to door as well as posting flyers on every lamp post and street sign of the subdivision.
It is warming up now, and I'm getting ready to put my garden clothes on and go back searching. Am I missing something? Could I be doing something else?
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