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Post by Hanow on Aug 2, 2010 12:25:12 GMT
James - also PMSL - and hope that Prof and Mike can take our humour as it is meant. I would soooooo love to see Mike in his entirety. He has such a 'knowing' face - which is so unusual for a shelled creature. Prof, I love him (Mike that is.) More of him please.  |
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Post by hissie on Aug 2, 2010 12:57:14 GMT
they say pets tent to look like their owners hmmmm poor mike lol James  |
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Post by profbeard on Aug 2, 2010 15:02:48 GMT
James - also PMSL - and hope that Prof and Mike can take our humour as it is meant. I would soooooo love to see Mike in his entirety. He has such a 'knowing' face - which is so unusual for a shelled creature. Prof, I love him (Mike that is.) More of him please. LOL - I DID use to have a Bearded dragon.... And the top of my head has about the same amount of hair as Mike... |
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Post by profbeard on Aug 2, 2010 15:06:54 GMT
I hope I didn't offend Prof - or Mike - with my wrong assumption. I would love to see a picture of the whole of him - Mike that is, not Prof. Am I making it worse? No offense  Here is all of him (well he has his neck pulled in actually):  |
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Post by Hanow on Aug 2, 2010 15:25:42 GMT
Prof - am really pushing my luck here with your good very good nature - but am totally PMSL now. Poor little guy looks as if he took his teeth out at at bedtime, and now can't find them. But I do love him - honest. I love the unusual - which sort of explains my dogs! I have never seen one of those turtles before, so thanks for sharing.  |
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Post by profbeard on Aug 2, 2010 15:37:48 GMT
Prof - am really pushing my luck here with your good very good nature - but am totally PMSL now. Poor little guy looks as if he took his teeth out at at bedtime, and now can't find them. But I do love him - honest. I love the unusual - which sort of explains my dogs! I have never seen one of those turtles before, so thanks for sharing. He's not that small - about 10" length shell with a neck of a good six inches at full stretch. He doesn't have teeth - he has a sharp bony "beak" arrangement inside his mouth (and an industrial strength bite). He is a "rescue turtle" - he would have ended up as soup. I got him from my oldest son (who is a herpetologist). His shell is flexible (hence "soft-shell"). He will live around 30+ years... Here's an action shot:  |
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Post by hissie on Aug 2, 2010 16:12:42 GMT
Prof those pics of Mike are amazing. Like Hanow, I have never seen a soft shell turtle before. On the other hand, I knew he wasn't a snake  Looks like he's well cared for & happy. |
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Post by Hanow on Aug 2, 2010 16:52:20 GMT
He looks in fantastic condition Prof. That is a pretty long life-span for something so small.  Can he/does he spend any time out of water? |
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Post by Lilac on Aug 2, 2010 17:14:59 GMT
I'll have to get my camera out and get some lovely pics of my boys to compete with all those lovely furries and toothless non furries ((Mike)) will do on thurs after my mega nightshift stint is over  |
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Post by lolli on Aug 2, 2010 22:04:06 GMT
Prof, he's lovely  Oh Lilac "mega" - how many hours this time sweetie? |
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Post by Scylla on Aug 3, 2010 5:31:43 GMT
Does Mike have any friends, Prof? A goldfish maybe? Or would he eat any friends? scylla |
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Post by Lilac on Aug 3, 2010 7:37:20 GMT
Lolli, i do 12 hour shifts, was on thurs, fri last week, off sat night, back on sun, mon, tues this week, but i haven't had enough sleep, mainly cos im doggy sitting my elder son's huge, bouncy dog for a week and he barks and wakes me up...
am like a zombie...lol
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Post by Chrissie on Aug 3, 2010 8:03:52 GMT
Wow Prof, fantastic photos of Mike (((Lilac))) |
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Post by Scylla on Aug 3, 2010 8:18:04 GMT
Can't wait to see your photos, Lilac, but have a good sleep and a free day first I don't know how you do it scylla x |
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Post by profbeard on Aug 3, 2010 14:04:54 GMT
Does Mike have any friends, Prof? A goldfish maybe? Or would he eat any friends? Mike is no vegetarian I'm afraid - he will eat ANYTHING that goes in the tank, including my finger unless I'm careful. (I'm very careful, he can bite a small - dead - mouse clean in half) He eats: Waxworms, worms, (defrosted) prawns, bits of cold meat like turkey, locusts, and small defrosted mice. He has big claws but they are (luckily) not too sharp:  |
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Here is all of him (well he has his neck pulled in actually):
