Ever have Stray Turtles?

Shellfox · 08-13-2003, 12:43 PM

Did you ever find a stray turtle, and out of love for the TMNT take them home and make them your pets?

I've gotten 2 turtles that way, called them Raph and Mike respectivly. I ended up letting both go after a few weeks cause I felt bad for them.

**Karpo_007** · 08-13-2003, 12:47 PM

My father has told me that in his childhood, they had 2 Turtles and one Tortoise that someone had left. My Father's little sister found Him/it from a road.

*Skeletoncrew* · 08-13-2003, 02:46 PM

Nope. Though I did take a snake home once.

*J Legault* · 08-13-2003, 02:51 PM

Rarly seen a Wild turtle before. When My newt dies I'll get either a hermit crab or a turtle.

*Raven* · 08-13-2003, 02:59 PM

one time I did, we were up at are cabin, and I saw it crawling across the lawn, so I picked it up and put it in a bucket and fed it for a while, but when it came to leave, i let it go.

*Taloniss* · 08-13-2003, 03:16 PM

Sadly, I've never had a turtle wander near me.

**Kali** · 08-13-2003, 05:56 PM

No, but I've gotten a few snakes that way.

*Skeletoncrew* · 08-13-2003, 07:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Kali

No, but I've gotten a few snakes that way.

That can be SO taken out of context!

*Raven* · 08-13-2003, 08:47 PM

uviuar · 08-13-2003, 09:16 PM

Ehrm.. sorta... i once saw this cool lookin turtle tryin to cross the road. I knew he was in danger, but didnt want him to bite me or something, so i went back inside to get a shovel to air-lift him accross. The second i start walking away i heard a car coming............................................ ............................................... i already knew what was about to happen. I started running back, and then BAM. Ran right over him. Squished him to death. The driver didnt even care, and lived about 2 houses down. I told them what they did and she was just like "yea i know".

*XERO* · 08-13-2003, 09:48 PM

That's a cruel story.

*Jephael* · 08-14-2003, 03:53 AM

Lets face it, some people have no reguard for living animals. It's a crying shame really.

*Stone Ill* · 08-14-2003, 06:52 AM

Yeah...ok..

Anyways, when I was 6, I found a frog and wanted to take it home so I put it in a zip-lock bag but when I got home, it had died.

DarkNinja · 08-14-2003, 12:19 PM

I've found plenty of stray turtles on the road... my mum's the one who takes them home. We usually pick up Boxer turtles, but let them loose in a few days. Every time my friend is driving and she sees a turtle in the road and no one's looking, she stops the car and moves it off off the road.

tormentedvagrant · 08-15-2003, 08:15 AM

i once found a snapper turtle in my kiddy pool when i was younger, i kept him and fed him cold cutsm he wanted meat not veggies.

Amanda · 08-15-2003, 08:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Shellfox

Did you ever find a stray turtle, and out of love for the TMNT take them home and make them your pets?

Actually I have. But it was the year before I knew about TMNT, i think i was eight. I found a pet Turtle to be so fascinating. So different from cats or dogs. My dog found it in the backyard and was running around scooting it around the cement on it's back with his nose like he did with his metallic dish to get attention.

I remember hearing a dragging/grinding sound like the dish would, but didn't sound quite right. I ran outside and saw this poor turtle at the mercy of my bull terrier (go spud go!) and so i kept it and looked after it. i got in trouble for letting it live in our bathtub, took it with me to play in the sandpit and everything. then just as it had mysteriously arrived, it just disappeared one day. my father said it 'ran away' but i doubt it.

and that's my childhood pet story...

Amanda (poor shelly...)

robot717 · 08-16-2003, 12:14 PM

I bought a box turtle from the pet store and named him Michaelangelo.

*Kid Icarus* · 08-16-2003, 12:29 PM

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Originally Posted by uviuar

Ehrm.. sorta... i once saw this cool lookin turtle tryin to cross the road. I knew he was in danger, but didnt want him to bite me or something, so i went back inside to get a shovel to air-lift him accross. The second i start walking away i heard a car coming............................................ ............................................... i already knew what was about to happen. I started running back, and then BAM. Ran right over him. Squished him to death. The driver didnt even care, and lived about 2 houses down. I told them what they did and she was just like "yea i know".

What really pisses me off is when the swerve to HIT the animals.

When I was little my grandpa caught a snapping when we went fishing once though. Now that was cool, cause that was when TMNT 2 came out

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08-13-2003, 12:43 PM	#1
Shellfox Mad Scientist Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 1,234	Ever have Stray Turtles? Did you ever find a stray turtle, and out of love for the TMNT take them home and make them your pets? I've gotten 2 turtles that way, called them Raph and Mike respectivly. I ended up letting both go after a few weeks cause I felt bad for them. __________________ We're americans, We build Monster Trucks for fun! Imagin what we'll build when you piss us off!!- Christopher Titus

08-13-2003, 02:46 PM	#3
Skeletoncrew Foot Elite Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Bearing in on your spicy brains Posts: 3,275	Nope. Though I did take a snake home once. __________________ Adult TMNT fan art and fiction contest Now accepting entries!

08-13-2003, 02:51 PM	#4
J Legault Mad Scientist Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: West Coast Posts: 2,054	Rarly seen a Wild turtle before. When My newt dies I'll get either a hermit crab or a turtle. __________________ I am a fan of TMNT and I'm still one today. I got into the habbit back in 1992 or 93' when I was little. I would like to thank my 2 year older cousin for getting me in the habbit. 2001 was when I revised my knowledge on TMNT. And today I'm a bigger fan than I was years ago. I have all 3 TMNT Movies, current Toon, and old school Toon on DVD.

08-13-2003, 02:59 PM	#5
Raven follower of Jesus Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 6,212	one time I did, we were up at are cabin, and I saw it crawling across the lawn, so I picked it up and put it in a bucket and fed it for a while, but when it came to leave, i let it go. __________________ TMNT Future Despair Deviant Offical Ultimate Ninja Turtles Site!

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08-13-2003, 12:47 PM	#2
Karpo_007 Inactive Moderator Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Finland Posts: 8,798	My father has told me that in his childhood, they had 2 Turtles and one Tortoise that someone had left. My Father's little sister found Him/it from a road.

08-13-2003, 03:16 PM	#6
Taloniss Mad Scientist Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Toronto Posts: 1,819	Sadly, I've never had a turtle wander near me.

08-13-2003, 05:56 PM	#7
Kali Inactive Moderator Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: California! Posts: 11,101	No, but I've gotten a few snakes that way.

08-13-2003, 09:16 PM	#10
uviuar Random Punk Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 15	Ehrm.. sorta... i once saw this cool lookin turtle tryin to cross the road. I knew he was in danger, but didnt want him to bite me or something, so i went back inside to get a shovel to air-lift him accross. The second i start walking away i heard a car coming............................................ ............................................... i already knew what was about to happen. I started running back, and then BAM. Ran right over him. Squished him to death. The driver didnt even care, and lived about 2 houses down. I told them what they did and she was just like "yea i know".

08-13-2003, 09:48 PM	#11
XERO Hybrid Theorist Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Alamo City Posts: 8,185	That's a cruel story. __________________ "Travel at the speed of light... then hit the nitro!"

08-14-2003, 03:53 AM	#12
Jephael That whack job behind you Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Carlisle, Pennsylvania Posts: 8,143	Lets face it, some people have no reguard for living animals. It's a crying shame really. __________________ "I like it. Simple, but effective!" Raphael; The Mean Machines - 1988

08-14-2003, 06:52 AM	#13
Stone Ill Mad Scientist Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Burlington, Ontario Posts: 2,397	Yeah...ok.. Anyways, when I was 6, I found a frog and wanted to take it home so I put it in a zip-lock bag but when I got home, it had died.

08-14-2003, 12:19 PM	#14
DarkNinja Foot Soldier Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: USA Posts: 162	I've found plenty of stray turtles on the road... my mum's the one who takes them home. We usually pick up Boxer turtles, but let them loose in a few days. Every time my friend is driving and she sees a turtle in the road and no one's looking, she stops the car and moves it off off the road. __________________ Do not think that you have to win, rather, think that you do not have to lose. -Gichin Funakoshi

08-15-2003, 08:15 AM	#15
tormentedvagrant Hench Mutant Join Date: May 2003 Location: April's Apartment Posts: 462	i once found a snapper turtle in my kiddy pool when i was younger, i kept him and fed him cold cutsm he wanted meat not veggies. __________________ "I like to eat things I can pick out their bones with my teeth, not pick my teeth with their bones."--Leatherhead(RPG)

08-16-2003, 12:14 PM	#17
robot717 Random Punk Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 18	I bought a box turtle from the pet store and named him Michaelangelo.