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sbucciarel

Banned 9 years ago

Lovely turtle ... and child. Pretty strong turtle to carry around a little boy like that.

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Kay King 9 years ago

I think the tortoise was trying to buck him off That's really cute.

The name "Wrex" caught me. My shephard/dane I had for 13 years was named Wrex.

When my son and I agreed on a name he was thinking "rex" and I was thinking "wrecks" - so we compromised.
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perryny

9 years ago

He is a strong turtle. It's why we named him Wrex. Can't leave him unattended in the backyard or he'll completely wreck the place, including probably breaking through the sliding doors.

His old living quarters, I had him fenced in with a 2x4 anchored to a planter I built myself. The planter was about 3'x3'x2'. Must have weighed 200+ lbs filled with dirt. Wrex wedged himself under the 2x4 fence and lifted and smashed the planter to the ground repeatedly until it smashed to pieces and he made his way out climbing over the mountain of dirt.

He then broke through two fences and camped out in a neighbor's yard two houses down.

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Kay King

9 years ago

He then broke through two fences and camped out in a neighbor's yard two houses down.

You shouldn't have said "no" when asked to go camping.

I can't imagine trying to contain and control a large tortoise. I can tell my dog to sit/stay and she does. I can say "drop it" or "no" and she'll stop what she's doing and look at me.

I expect you could yell your head off and Wrex would just keep turtling down the street. What do you do - lay a trail of food to get him back home?

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perryny

9 years ago

As long as his enclosure is big and strong enough (which it seems to be for the moment), he's perfect.

When we take him out, which isn't very often, he's actually amazingly easy to control. You just need a person on either side of him and he'll walk exactly where you guide him. We took him to a park once and walked for almost an hour, almost non-stop. We just decided where to make a u-turn at some point and walked him right back to the car.

It's if he stops and decides he doesn't want to move is when we've got a problem.

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MissTerraK

9 years ago

He is too cool!

I'm gonna have to get me one of them after I get my puppy, of course.

I already have cranes, egrets, ducks, cray fish, frogs and gold fishies, but I need one of those too, lol!

Terra

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positivenegative 9 years ago

I think If the turtle was meant to have a jockey on his back he'd be in the 8 o'clock at Belmont Park.
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perryny

9 years ago

Originally Posted by MissTerraK

I'm gonna have to get me one of them after I get my puppy, of course.

I already have cranes, egrets, ducks, cray fish, frogs and gold fishies, but I need one of those too, lol!

Terra

I hope you get that puppy soon, Terra. We've got a Maltese and I love her like she's one of my kids.

Interestingly, the wildlife at my place on busy Long Island isn't too different from what's in your backyard.

Besides Wrex and Pearl (or "Whirly" as she prefers), there's...

Smokey, our African Grey. About 10 years ago, we found him walking across the street as I almost hit him with the car. I thought he was a pigeon.

Lenard, our American Tree Frog. Found him in the laundry room of the house we were staying at on vacation in Maryland last year. Since my son's hermit crab, who we took along on the trip just died, and we had an empty carrier with us, Lenard came home with us (and couldn't be happier or fatter.)

A tropical fish tank and two betta bowls.

And on any given night, we'll have opossum, raccoons, cats or rabbits swing by the back yard and pay Wrex a visit.

I wonder... if every animal on earth, insects included, all banded together to take down the humans, who would win?

Originally Posted by HeySal

How much does he weigh? He doesn't look too overly huge to pick up and carry with.

I'm going to get him on the scale this weekend and find out what he weighs. I'd really like to know myself.

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MissTerraK

9 years ago

Originally Posted by perryny

I hope you get that puppy soon, Terra. We've got a Maltese and I love her like she's one of my kids.

Interestingly, the wildlife at my place on busy Long Island isn't too different from what's in your backyard.

Besides Wrex and Pearl (or "Whirly" as she prefers), there's...

Smokey, our African Grey. About 10 years ago, we found him walking across the street as I almost hit him with the car. I thought he was a pigeon.

Lenard, our American Tree Frog. Found him in the laundry room of the house we were staying at on vacation in Maryland last year. Since my son's hermit crab, who we took along on the trip just died, and we had an empty carrier with us, Lenard came home with us (and couldn't be happier or fatter.)

A tropical fish tank and two betta bowls.

And on any given night, we'll have opossum, raccoons, cats or rabbits swing by the back yard and pay Wrex a visit.

I wonder... if every animal on earth, insects included, all banded together to take down the humans, who would win?

I'm going to get him on the scale this weekend and find out what he weighs. I'd really like to know myself.

I've had a couple of smaller turtles in the pond.

We keep discovering new wildlife on the property every day.

Just this morning right after I woke up, I looked out the window and there were two deer drinking at the edge of the pond. It was really very beautiful to watch.

And back in the woods, there is some creature that sounds like a monkey, but obviously isn't. My two year old grandson heard it the other day and said, 'Wolf, Nana!" Haha!

Hubby thinks it's a pilated woodpecker because after those "Hoots and Whoops", he insists he hears pecking.

I'm thinking we have our own Sasquatch, lol!

Terra

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lanfear63

9 years ago

Originally Posted by MissTerraK

I've had a couple of smaller turtles in the pond.

We keep discovering new wildlife on the property every day.

Just this morning right after I woke up, I looked out the window and there were two deer drinking at the edge of the pond. It was really very beautiful to watch.

And back in the woods, there is some creature that sounds like a monkey, but obviously isn't. My two year old grandson heard it the other day and said, 'Wolf, Nana!" Haha!

Hubby thinks it's a pilated woodpecker because after those "Hoots and Whoops", he insists he hears pecking.

I'm thinking we have our own Sasquatch, lol!

Terra

Claude would love to meet you but he's just too shy to come out of the woods, have you tried putting out some high saturated fat snacks or doughnuts?

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Claude Whitacre 9 years ago

Originally Posted by lanfear63

Claude would love to meet you but he's just too shy to come out of the woods, have you tried putting out some high saturated fat snacks or doughnuts?

Bacon...Don't forget bacon. And if you rub my belly, as you feed me bacon? I'll purr.
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HeySal

9 years ago

Originally Posted by perryny

I hope you get that puppy soon, Terra. We've got a Maltese and I love her like she's one of my kids.

Interestingly, the wildlife at my place on busy Long Island isn't too different from what's in your backyard.

Besides Wrex and Pearl (or "Whirly" as she prefers), there's...

Smokey, our African Grey. About 10 years ago, we found him walking across the street as I almost hit him with the car. I thought he was a pigeon.

Lenard, our American Tree Frog. Found him in the laundry room of the house we were staying at on vacation in Maryland last year. Since my son's hermit crab, who we took along on the trip just died, and we had an empty carrier with us, Lenard came home with us (and couldn't be happier or fatter.)

A tropical fish tank and two betta bowls.

And on any given night, we'll have opossum, raccoons, cats or rabbits swing by the back yard and pay Wrex a visit.

I wonder... if every animal on earth, insects included, all banded together to take down the humans, who would win?

I'm going to get him on the scale this weekend and find out what he weighs. I'd really like to know myself.

That's my kind of paradise. You missed my last question - about how much do you think Wrex weighs?

Here in NV the wild life is K9 (coyotes mostly), small animals like rabbits, ground squirrels, a variety of rodents, and

lizards --- a LOT of lizards all over the place...a few deer, and we have a lot of wild horses that like to come up and graze on lawns this time of year. I've heard we have bobcats, and it's the right terrain, but I haven't seen one yet.

Serious? How long could we last against a planet of animals? We wouldn't make it past the insects.

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Kay King 9 years ago

Every time I see the title of this thread...I think "that would be a great pick up line..."
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- Dan Riffle 9 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Kay King
  
  Wever time I see the title of this thread...I think "that would be a great pick up line..."
  
  I've been holding back a similar thought. Every time I see the title, my brain itches.
  
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  Originally Posted by Dan Riffle
  
  I've been holding back a similar thought. Every time I see the title, my brain itches.
  
  I imagine that most of your body itches.
  
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- perryny 9 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Kay King
  
  Every time I see the title of this thread...I think "that would be a great pick up line..."
  
  I guess it's a good thing I don't have a pet rooster.
  
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- bizgrower 9 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Kay King
  
  Every time I see the title of this thread...I think "that would be a great pick up line..."
  
  Posted by a woman I respect. I think I shall give it a try and report back.
  
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perryny 9 years ago

Originally Posted by HeySal

about how much do you think Wrex weighs?

Wrex weighs 67 lbs. Not an easy task getting this info. Whew...
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- lanfear63 9 years ago
  
  You sure were a stickler for detail when you made that Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle outfit for the fancy dress party.
  
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- Claude Whitacre 9 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by perryny
  
  Wrex weighs 67 lbs. Not an easy task getting this info. Whew...
  
  What a magnificent, healthy looking pet.
  
  Shane wants to race him.
  
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Dan Riffle 9 years ago

Originally Posted by perryny

It's if he stops and decides he doesn't want to move is when we've got a problem.

So, your tortoise and Claude have something else in common other than complexion...
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HeySal

9 years ago

Kewl pet. I hope as the "monkey" got bigger he quit trying to ride poor little Rex.

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yukon

Banned 9 years ago

I guess when the turtles leg breaks the passengers have exceeded the recommended weight limit?

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HeySal

9 years ago

How much does he weigh? He doesn't look too overly huge to pick up and carry with.

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yukon Banned 9 years ago

Originally Posted by HeySal

How much does he weigh? He doesn't look too overly huge to pick up and carry with.

Claude or the turtle?
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- HeySal 9 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by yukon
  
  Claude or the turtle?
  
  Right. Seriously, how badly demented do you think I am? Some turtles get fairly big and aren't as heavy as they look. We already know Claude is full of balloon juice and is only grounded by cables.
  
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  lanfear63 9 years ago
  
  Another thread that became quickly about Claude, the power that this man wields! He carries a lot of weight on this forum. Even his Avatar is 100 megabytes.
  
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  Originally Posted by lanfear63
  
  Another thread that became quickly about Claude, the power that this man wields! He carries a lot of weight on this forum. Even his Avatar is 100 megabytes.
  
  Well Claude is all knowing, and won't take any nonsence, so even WC has to bow down, in his presence!
  
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  Claude Whitacre 9 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by lanfear63
  
  Another thread that became quickly about Claude, the power that this man wields! He carries a lot of weight on this forum. Even his Avatar is 100 megabytes.
  
  Nobody loves me. I'm just fat. Now, I'm going to waddle back into my cave...my turtle cave.
  
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  lanfear63 9 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre
  
  Nobody loves me. I'm just fat. Now, I'm going to waddle back into my cave...my turtle cave.
  
  There you go, bragging again!
  
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  There you go, bragging again!
  
  My turtle cave was just foreclosed on. Now...I'm only a shell of my former self.
  
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HeySal

9 years ago

We have to have something to talk about during intermission until Perry gets back to tell us more about Wrex. Might as well be Claude. I don't think he carries much weight anywhere -- unless it's groceries.

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WalkingCarpet

Banned 9 years ago

Once some bald freak comes upto me in a public toilet in the middle of the night and says the same thing. But he meant something else.

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discrat 9 years ago

Many of the Sarah Palin Haters would call that Animal Cruelty
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- Kay King 9 years ago
  
  Lenard, our American Tree Frog.
  
  That's one of the things I will miss most after relocating.....I loved the dozens of tree frogs I had in the south. I had a high, long window in my living room with slightly frosted glass to diffuse morning sun. At night that glass a playground for lizards and tree frogs who gathered on the outside of the window to catch the bugs attracted by the light in the room.
  
  I miss hearing tree frogs but I guess I'll have to get used to bull frogs on the pond nearby.
  
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gokulmaba

9 years ago

Wow ! It must taken so much time to feed a turtle big like that right ? I'm little bit scary to feed this animal because we believe that if it died when we was feeding, that would be very bad luck.

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9 years ago

how adorable. i used to have a turtle as a kid back in El Salvador.
she was like 3 inches though lol.. i love animals. i always wanted to have a Monkey. maybe one day

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woopshop

9 years ago

Originally Posted by perryny

I was cleaning up the ol' hard drive and came across this clip I took six years ago...

Riding Wrex - YouTube

The turtle (and the monkey) have grown considerably since. I bet he wishes he had Terra's backyard.

He's an African sulcata tortoise, though he seems pretty fond of snow.

I know there's a few animal lovers in the room and I thought you might enjoy this clip.

-Rob Perry

Not that it is not cute.. but as a new member I would like to know how warriorform minimizes the unrelated topics? Is not this topic unrelated ??

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Kay King 9 years ago

Is not this topic unrelated ??

Of course - 'unrelated' is what goes on in this section...that's why it's called "off topic forum".
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sbucciarel

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Originally Posted by woopshop

Not that it is not cute.. but as a new member I would like to know how warriorform minimizes the unrelated topics? Is not this topic unrelated ??

You somehow made it to the Off Topic forum without realizing that it meant it was for Off Topic posts. All the spam and barely coherent posts are in the other forums. I'm sure you must have noticed that there are other forums?

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Claude Whitacre

9 years ago

Originally Posted by sbucciarel

You somehow made it to the Off Topic forum without realizing that it meant it was for Off Topic posts. All the spam and barely coherent posts are in the other forums. I'm sure you must have noticed that there are other forums?

Suzanne; Don't make Woopshop angry. You wouldn't like him when he's angry.

(from the line by Dan "The Albino Pygmy" Riffle)

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HeySal

9 years ago

Oh gee - he looks a lot sturdier than he did in the first pic. I used to have a couple turtles when I was a kid. They are great pets. Wrex is awesome!

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sbucciarel

Banned 9 years ago

He is huge. lol. What a pet!

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