Other pets (pics and discussions)

[guidofatherof5]

Here is Tank sleeping in his goose down, softy blanket. His neck is stretched out and his head is wrapped. I tried to get him up but he's not responding.
This is his favorite blanket and once he's in it, he's gone.
Such a funny turtle.

I love that last picture of tank. He looks so big but is only about 20 pounds. He's at 31+ pounds now.

[jwolfe152]

Wow he is getting to be a big boy...is it just me or does he look a bit like Bowser from Super Mario?

[guidofatherof5]

Wow he is getting to be a big boy...is it just me or does he look a bit like Bowser from Super Mario?

He is and his growth continues. I'm guessing by Christmas he'll be around 37-38 pounds.

[ConcinusMan]

Reptile ownership. you know you're doing it right when you have pictures like this. Same girl, same tortoise.

[ConcinusMan]

Meet "Hank" - a male Kenyan sand boa. I have had my eye on these for a while but when I saw them first hand, and the fact that they were only $30 at the reptile show last month, I just had to have one. He loves to eat and he loves to hide buried in the substrate and that's about all he does, lol, but I like him. They're related to rubber and rosy boas and slow moving but when they strike at their food they are shockingly fast. Faster than the mind can perceive, you would need a high speed camera to catch the action. So fast it isn't even a blur. Just one moment he's smelling it, blink and he's got it. In less than a blink of an eye he's got it wrapped in his coils.

I'm still sorting out hundreds of pics and preparing videos from the show but I'll be sharing those soon.

[guidofatherof5]

Very nice.

[ConcinusMan]

[guidofatherof5]

[jwolfe152]

He looks like my chihuahua sleeping in the blankets. Wow he doesn't even flinch

[guidofatherof5]

Caring for a 31+ pound snapping turtle is not easy under most situation. I'm fortunate to be caring for a docile, interactive, smart turtle who wants contact. I would say caring for Tank is about as easy as it gets. I spend as much time as I can with him and it pays off. I've learned so much about these wonderful reptiles. I've also learned to get approval from Tank on some things. A scrubbing brush is one of those things. I tried 4 different brushes before I found one he accepts. The current brush must feel pretty good since he hasn't taken it out of my hand while I use it All the others were rejected by him in this manner. I just spent 30 minutes brushing and rubbing the big man down. This is up close and personal time. Tank has every opportunity to bite me but doesn't. This is not to say he's a placid, anything goes turtle. He lets me know very quickly if the timing for the work isn't right. He's an independent turtle who sets a lot of the interaction times. I love this part of him.
He is a interactive part of this family and welcomed with open arms.