The Evolution of Atlas: A Breeding (and Chat) Thread

[speckledhen]

Rescued this guy from Atlas's girls today, but the frog that Big Ida ate whole yesterday was not so lucky:

 

[holm25]

Rescued this guy from Atlas's girls today, but the frog that Big Ida ate whole yesterday was not so lucky:

Its so tiny!! What kind of turtle is it??

 

[speckledhen]

I believe it's a baby box turtle. We see them here as adults quite often. They like hanging out under the blackberry brambles to get dropped berries. I've never seen one this young before, though.

 

[holm25]

Well it sure is cute!!

 

[1muttsfan]

What a cutie. Good save.

Sorry about the toad - good protein, though

 

[Peanutsmomma]

Cutie pie turtle baby! Hopefully he or she will be able to grow into an adult.

 

[speckledhen]

If he/she does, then it can freak out the chickens instead of look like a snack.

 

[Peanutsmomma]

Hmmmm.....seems like I have a seen a photo of chickens riding on a turtle's back somewhere....

 

[lisa67steve99]

Well Cynthia, Ty is definitely the stud he claims to be! 8 chicks so far and 4 more eggs pipped and hatching. Will get some better pics later on today.

 

[speckledhen]

Way to go, Ty! You're going to have so much fun watching Cheyenne raise those babies.