Is it wrong to want to own a turtle?
This is Snorkle.
She’s a blind and epileptic leather-back turtle and she currently resides at the National Marine Aquarium in Plymouth.
Except.
She isn’t there anymore. I have stolen her. I slipped her in my pocket and replaced her with an upside down mixing bowl strapped to a leather slipper. They don’t seem to have noticed yet but it’s only a matter of time.
Shhhhhh.
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August 10th, 2008 at 4:26 am
No, it’s not. Aint he just pretty! We have caught a few and raised them for a while, then we let them go because we don’t want them to die and we are really not sure what to feed them.
I have thought of going to the pet store and get one. The pet store could tell us how to take care of it.
August 10th, 2008 at 7:46 am
Oh, that is so sweet and funny.
I owned a turtle once. He was given to me by the boyfriend at the time since I’m a fan of turtles. I named him Cole and mostly felt sorry for him being in that aquarium, so I’d take him out and let him walk around the apartment. Then he would hide. Don’t worry he was both a land/water turtle and I always found him and put him back in the water (to swim in small circles) Poor Cole. What a patient guy….
August 10th, 2008 at 8:22 am
Someone had to do it !! Why not you ??
My son was given a turtle after his wife left . It lasted about 2 days (sigh)
August 10th, 2008 at 12:21 pm
you killed me with “an upside down mixing bowl strapped to a leather slipper” tee hee….nice visual.
I love turtles….love love love!
August 10th, 2008 at 6:09 pm
Wait for it ….
turtle recall!!
August 11th, 2008 at 1:09 am
Laughing very loud, at the pudding bowl and leather slipper!
Snorkel! That’s such a cool name.
August 11th, 2008 at 6:07 am
Ah, Jo, they just set a rehabilitated loggerhead sea turtle free here last week. His name was Squirt. If you’d been here, you might have been able to catch him. Which would have resulted in the Coast Guard arresting you, but so what? *grin* I also liked the upside-down mixing bowl/slipper combo. Quite the visual!
August 11th, 2008 at 7:29 am
Jo talk to me about making money from blogging sandy
August 11th, 2008 at 10:47 am
Can I turtle-sit him when you go on vacation and whatnot. I luuurve turtles.
August 11th, 2008 at 2:18 pm
i am such a dope. i keep telling brian you were in portsmouth. that’s very different from plymouth, and it makes much more sense that cardiff is on the way back. oops. and you left some turtle droppings at my HOUSE, jo! it’s okay though. it cleans easily. easily into the neighbour’s garden.
August 12th, 2008 at 10:25 am
Awww she’s gorgeous! Bet you give her a good home. ;0)
Hope they look after the washing up bowl as well as you care for turtles….
August 12th, 2008 at 10:26 am
Whoops! Mixing bowl…..not washing up bowl. Whatever. Easy mistake. :0/