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ashross77

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Snapping Turtle & Hatchlings
« on: November 01, 2011, 09:41:26 PM »
Back in June of 2009 we had a Snapping Turtle come lay eggs in our yard I have the pictures if anyone wants to see them. I was coming home and thought I had a dead animal in my yard and woooooaaaahhhh watch out its Big Bertha laying about 50 eggs in my yard. I looked up the incubation period and marked the calendar and when they didnt emerge my husband and I dug them up sadly 2 didnt survive but 48 did and we revived them by giving them a bath then we took all 48 hissing hatchlings to the river and let them go. It was incredibly neat to see.

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Re: Snapping Turtle
« Reply #1 on: November 02, 2011, 12:24:39 AM »
It's not working; privacy settings I suspect. Sounds really cool, though. ;D
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Re: Snapping Turtle
« Reply #2 on: November 02, 2011, 03:38:47 AM »
Great pictures!  Did you take any of the hatchlings?  I would love to see them too!
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Re: Snapping Turtle
« Reply #3 on: November 02, 2011, 07:10:05 AM »
I did and I am searching all my flash drives because I have no idea what I did with those pictures. Everyone told me I was crazy for wanting to save them but I just had to and our house is close to a pond but it's not a main water source and I think that's where the mother lives. They were adorable all hissing and trying to eat me!
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Re: Snapping Turtle
« Reply #4 on: November 02, 2011, 08:45:01 AM »
Darn, I can't see the pictures either. :(
You did a wonderful thing by helping the hatchlings!  Mama Snapper would be very grateful to you for taking such good care of her babies.
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Re: Snapping Turtle
« Reply #5 on: November 02, 2011, 09:44:35 AM »
Ok everyone heres the pictures since most of everyone cant see the link....
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Re: Snapping Turtle
« Reply #6 on: November 02, 2011, 09:45:34 AM »
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« Reply #7 on: November 02, 2011, 09:47:29 AM »
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« Reply #8 on: November 02, 2011, 09:48:23 AM »
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« Reply #9 on: November 02, 2011, 09:49:53 AM »
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« Reply #10 on: November 02, 2011, 09:51:20 AM »
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Re: Snapping Turtle
« Reply #11 on: November 02, 2011, 05:12:29 PM »
Those are awesome! Very cool. 8) See, you were destined to be a tort mamma. :D
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Re: Snapping Turtle
« Reply #12 on: November 02, 2011, 07:20:38 PM »
Thanks Robbie!
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Re: Snapping Turtle
« Reply #13 on: November 03, 2011, 09:05:23 AM »
Very nice pics.
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Re: Snapping Turtle
« Reply #14 on: November 04, 2011, 06:38:35 PM »
Wow, those are amazing pics!  Thanks for sharing them with us!
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