So so far OT...

[silverburst]

I got home from another week out of town today, and the big guy actually seemed happy to see me. Had to get a photo...

 

[bovinehost]

That's an impressive tortoise you got there, Rex.

I never thought I'd say that to a man, but there you go.

How old is he/she?

Jack

 

[Spectre]

Is it a trained attack tortoise?

or maybe a seeing eye tortoise?

even better, a seeing eye attack tortoise.

 

[GassieBall]

Hmmm, what goes better on a black sterling - a black pickguard or tortoise shell?

 

[silverburst]

He's 20ish, as far as the vet can tell. He'll just follow me around the yard when I am out there. Slowly, of course...

 

[Spectre]

How did he turn up at your place?

You walked out one day, and there he was, suitcases in tow, and announced "I'm Home"

 

[Oldtoe]

Does he fetch?

 

[Psycho Ward]

I guess fleas ain't a problem. I wish we had a pet like that.

 

[bovinehost]

I guess fleas ain't a problem. I wish we had a pet like that.

I always wanted a pet with giant, stone pine cones for legs.

Hey, call me crazy.

 

[tkarter]

Wow that is the biggest snapping turtle I ever seen. You say tame?

forgive my hillbilly ways.


tk

 

[sloshep]

Too Cool, So he was a young whippersnapper when the first SR5 was made.

 

[Oldtoe]

I have seen snapping turtles with ticks and leeches on the shell before.

Creepy as all get-out. That guy was cranky, too.

 

[tkarter]

I was sorta thinking well fed myself.

tk

 

[silverburst]

He doesn't bark much. He does make some weird grunts and groans in his sleep.

I have a horrible snapping turtle story I cannot share on-line.

 

[bovinehost]

Being from south Mississippi, I can tell you with some confidence that alligator snapping turtles are much bigger and much more fearsome looking than that young man.

Scary snapper stories? I do want to hear this.

 

[Dr Stankface]

Getting him to roll over would be an entertaining event.




And here come the animal rights activists with their posters and crappy bumper stickers...

 

[Beth]

Oh Rex he's fantastic!!! What's his name?

My friend in college had a huge old tortoise like that. It was the most therapeutic thing to feed him vegetables and listen to the crunching.

 

[Big Poppa]

Rex Bring him to the bash I have a great Turtle Soup recipe...

 

[Colin]

It was the most therapeutic thing to feed him vegetables and listen to the crunching.

....of someone's fingers?

 

[Spectre]

....of someone's fingers?

lol