"CLAY"
In May of 2009 Steve's friend Padraig was plowing his garden and turned up a box turtle nest. All the eggs had hatched but one--and out of it crawled a tiny box turtle!
He was not much larger than a penny!
It was so early in the year that this tiny turtle was probably a runt that over-wintered in the egg and would have starved to death had Padraig not plowed him up. Clay has a deformed front leg. It seems to be permanently bent and have an immovable joint.
This may heal as he grows but even if it does not he will be fine once he get a bit larger. We are giving Clay a head start for a couple of years and then he will be released back near the garden where he was found. Here are some pics of Clay eating his first cricket!
CLAY'S BLOG
March 01, 2011
Clay came out of his winter torpor today! He ate a big pile of cat food and sat in the sun for awhile...he looks much bigger than I remember!
Summer 2010
Clay is doing very well, growing and eating all kinds of yummy turtle favorites.
CLICK HERE FOR HOMEPAGE
He was not much larger than a penny!
It was so early in the year that this tiny turtle was probably a runt that over-wintered in the egg and would have starved to death had Padraig not plowed him up. Clay has a deformed front leg. It seems to be permanently bent and have an immovable joint.
This may heal as he grows but even if it does not he will be fine once he get a bit larger. We are giving Clay a head start for a couple of years and then he will be released back near the garden where he was found. Here are some pics of Clay eating his first cricket!
CLAY'S BLOG
March 01, 2011
Clay came out of his winter torpor today! He ate a big pile of cat food and sat in the sun for awhile...he looks much bigger than I remember!
Summer 2010
Clay is doing very well, growing and eating all kinds of yummy turtle favorites.
CLICK HERE FOR HOMEPAGE
This may heal as he grows but even if it does not he will be fine once he get a bit larger. We are giving Clay a head start for a couple of years and then he will be released back near the garden where he was found. Here are some pics of Clay eating his first cricket!
CLAY'S BLOG
March 01, 2011
Clay came out of his winter torpor today! He ate a big pile of cat food and sat in the sun for awhile...he looks much bigger than I remember!
Summer 2010
Clay is doing very well, growing and eating all kinds of yummy turtle favorites.
CLICK HERE FOR HOMEPAGE
March 01, 2011
Clay came out of his winter torpor today! He ate a big pile of cat food and sat in the sun for awhile...he looks much bigger than I remember!
Summer 2010
Clay is doing very well, growing and eating all kinds of yummy turtle favorites.
CLICK HERE FOR HOMEPAGE
Summer 2010
Clay is doing very well, growing and eating all kinds of yummy turtle favorites.
CLICK HERE FOR HOMEPAGE
CLICK HERE FOR HOMEPAGE