Saturday, February 07, 2015

Indoor Turtles

Andy | Saturday, February 07, 2015 | Best Blogger Tips

People with garden ponds bring their turtles to Vandermeer Nursery for safe keeping over the winter months.

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This winter they had so many request that they had to turn people (turtles) away.

20 comments:

  1. biebkriebelsSaturday, February 07, 2015 5:17:00 AM

    They always seem to crawl together catching the warmth of a lamp.

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  2. s.cSaturday, February 07, 2015 5:28:00 AM

    Looks they are all looking to the wall with perhaps their food. Vandermeer sounds really dutch but we write it with spaces in between like van der Meer. Its a real american habit. Nice that you can bring your turtle to a winter garage but perhaps as owner you have to think about it before you start keeping them.

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  3. Stefan JanssonSaturday, February 07, 2015 5:31:00 AM

    Nice way to make new friends for the winter.

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  4. MarleenSaturday, February 07, 2015 6:11:00 AM

    I never knew there were so many people who have a turtle at home.

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  5. Luis GomezSaturday, February 07, 2015 8:03:00 AM

    How do they tell them apart? A tag?

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    1. AndySaturday, February 07, 2015 9:41:00 AM

      All the turtles have names. Just call out their name and they will come running to you. :)

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  6. EG CameraGirlSaturday, February 07, 2015 8:03:00 AM

    Ha! I didn't know plant nurseries could be turtle nurseries too!

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  7. KateSaturday, February 07, 2015 8:15:00 AM

    Now here's a bit of info that you will find most fascinating :)
    A group of turtles is called a "bale." Many people use the term "herd" to refer to a group of turtles. No matter what species, all turtles belong to the order Testudines.

    Seems that the shop keeper has baled out of keeping more turtles

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  8. Betsy BrockSaturday, February 07, 2015 8:20:00 AM

    Haha...I bet they love it! It's like sending your kid to camp!

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  9. TaborSaturday, February 07, 2015 9:26:00 AM

    Do people mark their turtles so they are sure they get the same one back? Never heard of turtle day care!

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  10. SharonSaturday, February 07, 2015 10:45:00 AM

    So, now I'm wondering how they recognize their turtle when they retrieve it.

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  11. John @ Beans and I on the LooseSaturday, February 07, 2015 11:19:00 AM

    So every winter the turtles can look forward to going to Turtle Camp. How fun. I like your response to Luis' question.

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  12. HilarySaturday, February 07, 2015 11:21:00 AM

    Are you sure it's a nursery?

    It looks more like a gas station...

    A Shell station. ;)

    I had no idea people did this. It's a good idea. And your photos of these painted sweeties are wonderful.

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  13. Taken For GrantedSaturday, February 07, 2015 12:28:00 PM

    Perhaps the turtles enjoy the company of other turtles. Someone has made a business out of turtle care.

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  14. RedPatSaturday, February 07, 2015 2:26:00 PM

    I would like to know how they tell them apart too. I can't believe they come to their name, Andy! ;-))

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  15. KaySaturday, February 07, 2015 3:21:00 PM

    There's a first for me: snow-bird turtles!

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  16. William KendallSaturday, February 07, 2015 4:18:00 PM

    That's a good idea! These turtles look like real characters, and I like the amount of detail that closeup shots provide.

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  17. Geoff WilkinsonSaturday, February 07, 2015 6:08:00 PM

    That's a new one on me, a turtle holiday camp...well spotted...

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  18. Brian KingSaturday, February 07, 2015 9:11:00 PM

    Wow! I didn't know places did that. It's nice they take them in for the winter.

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  19. JackSunday, February 08, 2015 7:19:00 PM

    This is an interesting discovery. I never thought about where turtles go up north in the winter.

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