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Post by rockyraccoon on Jun 6, 2007 8:59:29 GMT -5
ok i was out watering the flowers and thought i saw movement out in the pasture. i do have good eyes! this turtle mom is camofluaged (sp?) and laying eggs. now how cool is this!?     my daughter was mesmerized and i had to drag her away so the turtle mom could lay eggs in peace. she wanted to know how i spot these things. kim |
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Post by takilasunrise on Jun 6, 2007 9:15:13 GMT -5
My gosh, what is on her back? It looks like moss or algae.......how did it get there? That's cool, though, that you'll have babies crawling around soon! Now, hopefully, you don't have dogs like we have that won't let them be.................
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Post by texaswoodie on Jun 6, 2007 9:20:45 GMT -5
Very cool indeed KD! I see turtles laying eggs around here all the time, but I've never seen a camo turtle before!
Curt
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onewomanarmy
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Post by onewomanarmy on Jun 6, 2007 9:26:41 GMT -5
THAT is cool! I've never seen a mossy turtle before - other than the one in my flowers that hasn't moved since I put it there. Guess that doesn't really count though.
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blarneystone
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Post by blarneystone on Jun 6, 2007 9:29:05 GMT -5
That's wild! I've never seen a turtle with moss on it's shell like that. And you caught her laying eggs! That has to be a rare sight I would think. Cool pics Kim.
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Post by hermatite on Jun 6, 2007 10:31:27 GMT -5
How cool is that. Have you considered giving that photo to the local natural history museum? I bet they'd be interested.
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Post by hermatite on Jun 6, 2007 10:32:00 GMT -5
Oh...and can you eat turtle eggs?
I'm KIDDING.
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Post by stefan on Jun 6, 2007 10:48:33 GMT -5
How cool- Last weekend My daughter snagged a Snapping turtle while we were fishing (thankfully the hook came off the shell before he got too close)
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Post by Tweetiepy on Jun 6, 2007 11:07:58 GMT -5
That is majorly cool! My dad had one (much less mossy) that laid eggs on the side of the road (we were almost touching it and she just kept digging) then the workers buried them in crushed stone & flattened the whole street
Can you tumble turtle eggs?
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Post by rockyraccoon on Jun 6, 2007 11:47:59 GMT -5
How cool is that. Have you considered giving that photo to the local natural history museum? I bet they'd be interested. herm do we have one of those in mississippi lol? here is why she is mossy. my whole bayou is covered in moss right now.  and here is after the egg laying. if i hadn't seen her doing it, i'd never know it happened. now how many days before they hatch?  kim |
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Post by hermatite on Jun 6, 2007 11:49:40 GMT -5
oh sure you do..http://www.mdwfp.com/museum/
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Post by rockyraccoon on Jun 6, 2007 12:00:08 GMT -5
hey thanks herm! i sent them an email and next time i'm further south i'll have to make a visit there too.
kim
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Post by rollingstone on Jun 6, 2007 17:19:03 GMT -5
That's really interesting. I never knew turtles were such masters of camouflage. I checked a couple websites for the incubation time for turtle eggs. Some claimed 45-75 days, others 60-90 days. Better mark that spot and leave it be until the end of August!
I'm guessing that you will probably see when they've left the nest, as there's no need for them to camouflage that part of things, but that's just a guess.
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Post by krazydiamond on Jun 6, 2007 18:56:45 GMT -5
wowser! cool photos! mossy ninja turtle momma!
KD
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Post by cina on Jun 6, 2007 19:52:28 GMT -5
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Post by LCARS on Jun 6, 2007 20:48:59 GMT -5
Holy crap, that's freakin awesome, you're so lucky to have seen that!  Time to do some internet research on those Kim.  |
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