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PaganFireSnake In reply to PlayfulDead [2012-05-21 20:34:34 +0000 UTC]

Thank you. Ba-Zinga definitely is a little cutie.

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PaganFireSnake In reply to Heather-Chrysalis [2012-05-21 20:38:18 +0000 UTC]

Thank you and yes he is very adventurous!

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PaganFireSnake In reply to creative1978 [2012-05-21 20:45:50 +0000 UTC]

Thank you and glad you like his name. I got it from the show The Big Bang Theory. I was originally going to name him Sheldon, but with him being so young, I can't yet tell if he is actually a "he" or "she". So I thought Ba-Zinga fit better.

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PaganFireSnake In reply to mustardofdoom [2012-05-21 20:44:10 +0000 UTC]

I do have red-ears as well and they are pretty in their own right with those red "ears" on the sides of their face. Maps are nice too though I don't have any of those! But the painteds, I think, are fairly close to the top of the prettiest out of them. And yeah I've seen how quite a few wild individuals can be covered in algae and other stuff. But none of mine ever get the chance to grow things on their shells. I make sure I wipe them down at least once a week to help keep their shells free of anything growing on them.

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PaganFireSnake In reply to tobysq [2012-05-20 22:01:25 +0000 UTC]

Thank you. He is adorable and I am happy that the weather is FINALLY getting nice here. Expect to see some outside photos of him soon!

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PaganFireSnake In reply to Kavyrie [2012-05-20 20:53:24 +0000 UTC]

Thank you. You had turtles? What kind? Aside from him I have a few red-eared sliders, a yellow bellied slider, mud turtle and a Hermann's tortoise. The Hermann's and my female red-eared are the only other ones that I've had since they were also babies. The others are rescues from people that didn't want them anymore. I do have photos of them up as well, if you want to check them out.

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Kavyrie In reply to PaganFireSnake [2012-05-21 06:22:15 +0000 UTC]

Yes <3 I used to have two red-eared sliders. I guess I rescued them in a way xD My uncle had gotten a tank from a neighbor in the middle of winter that was half-filled with water and had leaves in the bottom (it was left outside for who knows how long). He put it in the bathtub to thaw out, and a few hours later he came back and the 'leaves' had turned into two turtles! So he gave me the tank and them <3 One of them died about a week after I got them, I think being frozen for so long did something too him. My other one after a year I gave to a guy who has a turtle pond in his living room! He was great with turtles and had a bunch of different types, so I knew she would be happy with him. She got kinda depressed after my other turtle died, I think she liked the company.

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PaganFireSnake In reply to Kavyrie [2012-05-21 21:06:56 +0000 UTC]

OMG how can someone just let two turtle freeze like that!?! Most slider species can handle very low temps and quite a few hibernate in areas that get harsh winters, like in the Northeastern US. But to leave them like that in a tank!:/ That's so cruel! Turtles have to properly prepare themselves for hibernation and I am sure the one died like it did b/c it wasn't properly conditioned. So sad. But glad that one at least made it and sounds like she has a much better life now! Sliders do seem to like the company of others so it is possible that she got depressed when the one died.

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Kavyrie In reply to PaganFireSnake [2012-05-22 01:45:23 +0000 UTC]

Well the man had plans to eat them, so I don't think he cared much about their overall well-being. We are up in Massachusetts, and I have no idea how long they were left outside. I think the guy actually forgot about them. I liked having Shelby but when I met the guy with the turtle pond I knew she would be so much happier there then she would with me. Its all about the animals, and if I feel like one of my babies can have a better life with someone else, then I give them the chance.

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PaganFireSnake In reply to Kavyrie [2012-05-22 22:34:58 +0000 UTC]

If someone wants to keep any animal as a food source that's fine. But that doesn't give them the right to treat them cruelly or abuse them either! I could NEVER bring myself to eat any turtle and the whole idea actually turns my stomach. I'm not a vegetarian but I love turtles too much to even fathom making a meal out of one. But that whole situation they were in is just so wrong on all levels. :/

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Kavyrie In reply to PaganFireSnake [2012-05-22 22:43:20 +0000 UTC]

I felt so bad for the turtles when I found out what happened. But this was the same man who caught the groundhog in the backyard with a large fishing net and ate it, so I wasn't terribly surprised that the turtles had nothing more than a tank with a few inches of water.

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PaganFireSnake In reply to Kavyrie [2012-05-23 11:40:34 +0000 UTC]

OMG That is so nasty...catching a groundhog from the backyard and eating it! Not that I have anything against eating wildlife in general...all of the guys in my family hunt deer, pheasant, etc. Mostly popular wild game. But a groundhog...he sounds a tad bit odd that's for sure!

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PaganFireSnake In reply to melodi996 [2012-05-20 19:54:10 +0000 UTC]

Oh he definitely does. I love how they "blend" with the rest of his pattern on his face.

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melodi996 In reply to PaganFireSnake [2012-05-21 07:54:11 +0000 UTC]

yep.I love him.)

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PaganFireSnake In reply to Estherella [2012-05-20 19:55:44 +0000 UTC]

Yeah I can definitely see him thinking that! Though he is still a baby (barely the size of a US quarter) he is a tough little thing. Prob thinking, "Damn you paparazzi!".

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Estherella In reply to PaganFireSnake [2012-05-20 22:16:31 +0000 UTC]

Wow, that small!? That's incredible!

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PaganFireSnake In reply to Estherella [2012-05-21 01:38:10 +0000 UTC]

Yeah he's only about a month old now. It is amazing at how little turtles start off and how big a lot of them can get!

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PaganFireSnake In reply to Zethara [2012-05-20 15:55:05 +0000 UTC]

Oh that he is! Such a darling and sweet little guy.

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PaganFireSnake In reply to CrimsonArk [2012-05-20 15:57:07 +0000 UTC]

Oh he is! I absolutely love Painteds and always wanted one. I do love my other turtles too but this little thing is gorgeous! Definitely one of the prettiest native US turtle species.

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CrimsonArk In reply to PaganFireSnake [2012-05-22 20:47:35 +0000 UTC]

I very much agree. I love their colors so much. ^u^

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PaganFireSnake In reply to finex666 [2012-05-20 16:01:00 +0000 UTC]

He does seem to be warming up to the camera, which is a good thing. He seemed to be a bit afraid of it at first, but I think he is realizing it's not going to hurt him and is becoming comfortable with it now. Good think b/c I plan on getting a lot more pics of him!

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finex666 In reply to PaganFireSnake [2012-05-20 19:07:53 +0000 UTC]

lol ^_

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