One month update on "Cuddles"

[Don in SJ]

One month update on "Cuddles"

Cuddles (wife named her) is now just a tad over one month old, I thought it was time to take her one month photo for her album.
I cleaned out her terrarium today, new dirt, new moss and took the opportunity while she was roaming in my raised brick garden during the cleaning to take some new photos of her.

Why am I calling her a her? Well, look at those brown eyes, now how could it not be a gal with those big brown eyes! My Grandson keeps calling him Max, well, somehow I like the wife's giving the name of Cuddles or Max, so Cuddles it is..........
Don

 

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[wesfrye53]

Re: One month update on "Cuddles"

Cute little rascal Don....and you've fixed "her" up with a really nice place to grow up and roam about.

BTW...next time you're in an airport, get them shoes shined

 

[Don in SJ]

Re: One month update on "Cuddles"

Shoes? What Shoes?? Don't think Cuddles is wearing any!

 

[CarolinaDigs]

Re: One month update on "Cuddles"

Don love the turtle !! I was leaving the farm this am for work, and there in the drive was a small turtle !! snapping one I think If I had not been in such a hurry I would have turned him into a pet

 

[artemis moon]

Re: One month update on "Cuddles"

She's a cutie! Has she gotten any bigger?

 

[E59]

Re: One month update on "Cuddles"

I think Cuddles might be a Max , when I was in school we were told that female turtles have a longer very pointed tail. This might only be true for the kind we were studying at the time tho. What kind of turtle is it? The snappers here in Iowa don't have that large ridge down the back. It's really pretty whatever kind it may be.

 

[Don in SJ]

Re: One month update on "Cuddles"

She's a cutie! Has she gotten any bigger?

To measure Cuddles would be tough, but instead we have been weighing her/ him. A month ago she/he weighed 6.31 grams and today on Oct 31st he weighed 6.37 grams.

Don

 

[Don in SJ]

Re: One month update on "Cuddles"

I think Cuddles might be a Max , when I was in school we were told that female turtles have a longer very pointed tail. This might only be true for the kind we were studying at the time tho. What kind of turtle is it? The snappers here in Iowa don't have that large ridge down the back. It's really pretty whatever kind it may be.

The longer tail is true for most water turtles, but for the land turtle, of which Cuddles is, the tail is an indicator but not a solid one, especially since it is so young. I believe shape of the shell, a female has a "higher" shell, a female has a flat underside, a male has a concave one, a female usually has brown eyes, the male red or orange.
I would have to brush up on "how to tell" since I used to be well versed on it many decades ago and my father was well known for his knowledge on Turtles in the SE Pa region where he gave many talks to school children, boy and girl scouts and other organizations for many years. In addition he was an wildlife instructor for a Pennsylvania run State Forest Education Center. (Nolde State Forest) He was even on Capt Noah, a Philadelphia children's program in the 80's and was known then and afterwards as Mr Turtle.

Anyway, this turtle is an Eastern Box Turtle and I think he/she is just too young yet for using those indicators, but heck, they are BIG BROWN EYES!

Don

 

[COUNTRY GIRL]

Re: One month update on "Cuddles"

Reminds me of Micki's eye's, that is how she got me, us. So what is she the size of a half dollar now? Glad she is doing so well! How's the "other" aquarium doing?

 

[Don in SJ]

Re: One month update on "Cuddles"

Reminds me of Micki's eye's, that is how she got me, us. So what is she the size of a half dollar now? Glad she is doing so well! How's the "other" aquarium doing?

Still think Cuddles is Quarter size, gaining weight around the belly I think!

The caterpillar aquarium is sitting outside and I suspect we will not know till a warm spring day on whether they emerge from their coccoons or not.

Don