tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8094100868459032429.post6727558848944178320..comments2023-09-22T03:33:04.256-04:00Comments on Twelve Acres: Yertle or Myrtle?Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12534106679136054532noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8094100868459032429.post-8708940702374946902009-05-01T15:02:00.000-04:002009-05-01T15:02:00.000-04:00Neat pictures, Amy! We have turtles around here qu...Neat pictures, Amy! We have turtles around here quite often, and just kind of look at them from a distance. My dad used to make what we're "not going to mention" :)Sunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05627362326166805915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8094100868459032429.post-84015542879452052482009-04-30T12:56:00.000-04:002009-04-30T12:56:00.000-04:00Mr. C caught a snapping turtle with his fishing po...Mr. C caught a snapping turtle with his fishing pole once. <br /><br />I'm not sure about snapping turtles, but other turtles you can tell if it's male or female by the back claws. Males have larger back claws. (To climb on the females back and mate)Jen's Farmilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16066311009933923372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8094100868459032429.post-47488382061036413992009-04-29T11:21:00.000-04:002009-04-29T11:21:00.000-04:00I soooo wish I had a pond, when I read about the d...I soooo wish I had a pond, when I read about the ducks and turtles. I have no clue how you tell a male from a female with turtles, but I so agree with ClassyChassy, "no flipping snappers over."Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05682139599731771619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8094100868459032429.post-40124304207119034672009-04-29T08:53:00.000-04:002009-04-29T08:53:00.000-04:00More education today - now, if we dare to turn a s...More education today - now, if we dare to turn a snapper upside down, we can tell if its a boy or a girl....I don't think I will be flipping snappers anytime soon!ClassyChassyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12645241442596037812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8094100868459032429.post-64816049232520070372009-04-28T23:52:00.000-04:002009-04-28T23:52:00.000-04:00Amy, She is the cutest snapping turtle! Welcome M...Amy, She is the cutest snapping turtle! Welcome Myrtle! JessThe Beneficial Beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13250221027443461356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8094100868459032429.post-11045904127951589852009-04-28T21:25:00.000-04:002009-04-28T21:25:00.000-04:00Can't spell tonight. Sorry!Can't spell tonight. Sorry!Country Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391306626662391336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8094100868459032429.post-44348530127868785932009-04-28T21:24:00.000-04:002009-04-28T21:24:00.000-04:00OMG, great pics. In 2 + years I have only seen on...OMG, great pics. In 2 + years I have only seen one tuurtle headed to the pond and it too was HUGE. When I returned it was not there. Glad to see you took a good shoot, put a smile across my face. Thanks for sharing Amy!Country Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391306626662391336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8094100868459032429.post-92104702135632909802009-04-28T19:12:00.000-04:002009-04-28T19:12:00.000-04:00Lucy, Teddy must have been fun to have around. To ...Lucy, Teddy must have been fun to have around. To have a wild animal so comfortable sharing space with us is a real treat.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12534106679136054532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8094100868459032429.post-36085785017395650482009-04-28T17:10:00.000-04:002009-04-28T17:10:00.000-04:00We have two ponds and LOVE the activity. For sever...We have two ponds and LOVE the activity. For several years after we moved here, we had a moss-covered snapping turtle. 'Teddy' would stick his head and tail up in the pond whenever he saw the fish heading over to us for pond chow, and then he'd come, too. He ate with the fish and was so sweet. What a sad day when our daughter found him floating upside down.<br /><br />Have fun with Myrtle!<br /><Lucy and Ethelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01034416537494911411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8094100868459032429.post-49609175124208802682009-04-28T14:51:00.000-04:002009-04-28T14:51:00.000-04:00Angela, in that case I think we definitely have a ...Angela, in that case I think we definitely have a Myrtle. The back of the shell was very flat, more like a sea turtle. We found a baby snapper the first year we moved in. It was out in the yard. We thought that if we were finding babies in the yard then we more than likely had adults living in the pond.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12534106679136054532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8094100868459032429.post-47179854467228257832009-04-28T14:23:00.000-04:002009-04-28T14:23:00.000-04:00That sure is a big one! We seen a small one yeste...That sure is a big one! We seen a small one yesterday by the side of a creek close by our house. It was only the size of a golf ball if that! Tiny little baby. That was the smallest soft shell turtle I have ever seen. I have seen some really big ones around here. <br /><br />The way to tell if a turtle is male or female is to look at their shell. If the bottom of the shell is curved or Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15240864960032938754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8094100868459032429.post-22877197920876241162009-04-28T14:04:00.000-04:002009-04-28T14:04:00.000-04:00Nickie, Indeed! It's good to see big turtles looki...Nickie, Indeed! It's good to see big turtles looking so healthy and strong around here.<br /><br />Susan, just this weekend I rescued another snapper half this size from the road. We were coming back from town and it was trying to cross the road. I tossed it into the ditch. I'm not sure if Yertle is the son of Yert. I'll have to ask! LOL<br /><br />Cyn, odd you mentioned your pet turtle. I had a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8094100868459032429.post-13654671017716641622009-04-28T13:54:00.000-04:002009-04-28T13:54:00.000-04:00Thank you, thank you. Whenever most people speak o...Thank you, thank you. Whenever most people speak of a snapping turtle it is in the negative sense. I love all critters and feel they all have an important purpose in this world. Must be a Yertle, I would think a Myrtle would have a better manicure. :-)<br /><br />Where have you been? You have blogged much.Joanna@BooneDocksWilcoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11889259406024845745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8094100868459032429.post-53597203148373923002009-04-28T12:55:00.000-04:002009-04-28T12:55:00.000-04:00When our kids were much younger, they found a snap...When our kids were much younger, they found a snapper trying to cross the road. Brought him home, and we had him (or her) in a large stock tank for a couple of years. Kept it warm in the winter with an electric something or other that normally would be used for a bird bath. When we moved to the farm 7 years ago, Fatty came with us. We released him in our pond, and he never looked back. We have Farmgirl Cynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06596602094024708943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8094100868459032429.post-62540479572619906072009-04-28T12:37:00.000-04:002009-04-28T12:37:00.000-04:00Wow! That's a BIG one! We used to have snapping tu...Wow! That's a BIG one! We used to have snapping turtles in the drainage ditch behind our backyard in Baton Rouge. We saw one lay eggs once. That was really neat!<br /><br />So, is Yertle the son of Yert? :)Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14201860227400017841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8094100868459032429.post-31643339384546058432009-04-28T11:59:00.000-04:002009-04-28T11:59:00.000-04:00Very neat!!!Very neat!!!Nickiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00001250231781402073noreply@blogger.com