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So now I'm a Turtle Whisperer (rescue story with pics) - tuqqer - 02-04-2021
Today, my wife raced back to our house from a walk exclaiming that a turtle was trapped about 8 feet off the shore of one of the local ponds about a quarter mile from our place, stuck somehow and barely above the surface. We quickly put on some boots, grabbed some scissors and a rake—like some kind of professional turtle rescuers—and drove over to the pond. Immediately saw this poor critter was being pulled down by something. I waded out and saw that he/she was obviously exhausted, and offered no resistance. Gently lifted the turtle out of the water and saw that it was wrapped up in yards of monofilament fishing line, hooks, sinkers, and a few long waterlogged sticks, all weighing this poor creature down.
What a mess, all wrapped around the turtle's neck and feet. The clippers worked great, and cleared it in a couple minutes. She still had some around the feet because it was doing its turtle thing all pulled in, but there were clearly no hooks or bleeding. So after a bit, I placed the turtle back in the shallows and waited until it had enough energy to start to move again, and to make sure that all 4 limbs were clear. It swam off and we watched it for a few minutes more to see it resurface a few times, swimming back to us to check us out, and then a few other turtles from around the pond came up to the rescued turtle and all stared back at us. A great moment.
NOTE: monofilament fishing line takes approximately 600 years—no joke, look it up—to decompose. If you or the kids fish, please teach them to always go to great lengths to recover any lost line; otherwise it will remain a trap for important critters for centuries to come.
Re: So now I'm a Turtle Whisperer (rescue story with pics) - wave rider - 02-04-2021
Good on you and your wife for having big hearts!
Re: So now I'm a Turtle Whisperer (rescue story with pics) - Ombligo - 02-04-2021
Great job.
Re: So now I'm a Turtle Whisperer (rescue story with pics) - cbelt3 - 02-04-2021
Well done ! Someday in the future, the turtle, having sworn an oath, and spent the intervening years practicing ninjutsu, will come to your rescue...
Re: So now I'm a Turtle Whisperer (rescue story with pics) - mrbigstuff - 02-04-2021
Awesome, dude. A real life saved, and one of the mosr amazing creatures to have around
Re: So now I'm a Turtle Whisperer (rescue story with pics) - tuqqer - 02-04-2021
cbelt3 wrote:
Well done ! Someday in the future, the turtle, having sworn an oath, and spent the intervening years practicing ninjutsu, will come to your rescue...
That is seriously jokingly what we thought as 4 or 5 turtles all swam from different parts of the pond to come check on Rescue Turtle and then turn to stare at us on the shore. We couldn't believe our eyes. Like something out of a Disney flick.
Re: So now I'm a Turtle Whisperer (rescue story with pics) - rjmacs - 02-04-2021
tuqqer wrote:
[quote=cbelt3]
Well done ! Someday in the future, the turtle, having sworn an oath, and spent the intervening years practicing ninjutsu, will come to your rescue...
That is seriously jokingly what we thought as 4 or 5 turtles all swam from different parts of the pond to come check on Rescue Turtle and then turn to stare at us on the shore. We couldn't believe our eyes. Like something out of a Disney flick.
They were coming to induct you as an honorary Hero in a Half Shell (TURTLE POWER!).
:woot:
Re: So now I'm a Turtle Whisperer (rescue story with pics) - Fritz - 02-04-2021
I don't see pics?
Re: So now I'm a Turtle Whisperer (rescue story with pics) - Lew Zealand - 02-04-2021
tuqqer and Mrs. tuqqer have now been bestowed the Lifetime Achievement award from the Right Honorable Order of Anapsids and other non-associated fenestraless vertebrates. May your own lack of head-holes never weigh you down unduly and always be cautious of any Chordata containing intra-orbital fenestrae. Danger ensues.
Re: So now I'm a Turtle Whisperer (rescue story with pics) - btfc - 02-04-2021
“That is seriously jokingly what we thought as 4 or 5 turtles all swam from different parts of the pond to come check on Rescue Turtle and then turn to stare at us on the shore. We couldn't believe our eyes. Like something out of a Disney flick.”
Yeah, that’s really cool!