turtle pen

This weekend, Daddy and I finished a turtle pen for Dribble. It has plants, two rocks, and food and water bowl. It also has a top with a screen to protect Dribble from other animals.

Yellow Belly Turtle

This time I have some great news! The Darby's brought me a surprise! Lacey called and said she would be here in seven minutes. Guess what the surprise was??? You guessed it, a turtle! A water turtle! A Yellow Belly Turtle! I named her Emerald because her shell is emerald green. You can see how pretty she is from the pictures above. She is not any bigger than Bibble so it is a replacement for Bibble. She is going to live with tadpoles in a water aquarium. Mikey and I will share him. I think it is so nice that Lacey and Mikey thought about me. This will help me stop thinking about Bibble.

Thank you, Lacey and Mikey.

Bad News

I have some really bad news. On Tuesday, Bibble moved on with Jesus. I could not stop crying at first. I buried beside where the turtle pen will be (I am building a outside turtle pen for my turtles). How he died was his shell shattered to pieces. Bye Bye Bibble

Update on Dribble and Bibble

I heard that some of you have been wondering about how my turtles are doing. You are at the right place. They seem to still be hibernating but one day last week, the turtles were out in the water. Dribble ate one worm that day but I still have not seen Bibble eating. Every once in awhile, I put them in the water to see if they need a drink. I did see Dribble drinking water today. I found him a worm but he did not eat it. He ate some of his store bought food. Bibble sat in the water but he did not eat. He did crawl around a little today. Now he is back in his hiding place.

It is interesting how they both have a special place that they sleep. Dribble's hiding place is in a cave and Bibble's is under a plant.

Hi all you turtle fans. It's me, Dribble! Thanks for coming to Brett's blog! I hope you enjoy my picture. Bye!

Herpetologist

I have been so busy with school that I have not been writing new post. I just have too much homework!(If Mrs. Harris looks at this - "It's not that bad, I just get home too late."

Anyway, I wanted to tell you about Career Day at my school. We had to dress up like something we would like to be when we grow up. I was a Herpetologist. I know, you are probably wondering what that is. A herpetologist is someone who studies reptiles and amphibians. Everyone thought that I was someone who studies turtles. They were a little right but my job studies all reptiles and all amphibians.

Hibernation

I am pretty sure that my turtles are hibernating. They sleep all day under the bark. I get them out to feed them and put them in water. They won't eat and they just crawl back under the bark to sleep.

I heard if it's cold really cold outside and they won't come out or eat, then they are probably hibernating. Dribble and Bibble definitely seem to be hibernating. This is our first winter with my turtles. I hope that they survive.

I have also noticed that I have never seen an Eastern Box Turtle outside during the winter months. I spend a lot of time in the woods all year long. Turtles are found more in the spring and summer months.