The Three Musketeers (photos!)

[finn's mom]

Oh, my bad, I thought he was some sort of turtle dealer the way your posts sounded. Oops. An outdoor enclosure will be nice, I hear they are very good in the yard, eating all the dandilions. Then again I have no idea if you have dandilions in Texas.

Not sure what gave you that impression, but no big deal. He just has a turtle garden in his yard, it's on the side of his house and is really pretty. We all call him the turtle rancher and he has had boxies for about thirteen or so years. I'm sure they'd eat the heck of dandelions if they had access to them. I'll be bringing dandelion greens from the grocery store I work at to see if Aramis will like them. The little ones won't eat anything that doesn't wiggle right now, so they don't seem interested in anything but worms. But, Aramis likes fruits and veggies, so we're trying all sorts of them.

[chocolatepuppy]

Your turtles are so cute! It will be fun watching them grow up.

[Blue Dragonfly]

omg, so cute.* i want one now. lol.

[Pawsitive Thinking]

They are adorable - would love to see the turtle garden....

[finn's mom]

Hey, thanks for checking out my newest loves. They are very cute to watch. I mostly leave them to their own devices, but I do get them out and soak them daily and put them near their bowl when it's breakfast time (mealworms, ick).

It's really neat to see how different their personalities are already. Athos (the smallest) is not shy at all and gets quite grumpy (he makes a little sneezing sound almost like he's hissing at me) if I have to dig him up for soaking or eating. Porthos seems to be a bit more timid, even with the mealworms. Athos goes right in for the kill, whereas Porthos shies away if they move too quickly. Aramis isn't timid at all, and actually watches us when we come near the enclosure. He rests almost completely buried, with just the very very top of his shell exposed, and his head out and resting on the dirt. It's really cute.

it's late and their lights are all out, so they're sleeping right now. They will wake up around 7 am tomorrow and I will be there with bells on, and mealworms for breakfast.

[finn's mom]

They are adorable - would love to see the turtle garden....

Here is our friend, Rick, digging for turtles.



I didn't get any really good photos, but I just love the area he has sectioned off for them. This is only about 1/3rd of the area. He really is fond of the turtles, he and his wife are really sweet.

[pitc9]

They are very cute!

I love their "house"!
And the garden your friend has for his is Wonderful!!