A Little :/

[kiffie]

Recently there was a post on stupidpetowners about a woman in Ohio who kept a box turtle in a glass tank. The turtle was small and deformed and seriously ill. The poster made the point that glass tanks are horrible for turtles, so, of course, this made me go ;_; and be paranoid that I'm not providing for Timmy like I should.

I knew right off when we got Timmy that he really should be kept outside and that tanks were not so great. At the time, we knew it was impossible simply by location -- we don't own this house, and there are possums and raccoons that would love to om nom nom a small, stupid turtle.

Which made me even more paranoid. Right off, should we have surrendered Timmy to a rescue? Would they have been able to find a better home for him?

Even with the walks and the delicious salads and the HAY YOU BATH TIEM, I feel that, just by not keeping him outside, I'm committing some horrible crime that the pet police will come and get me for.

Which then brings me to this -- if the turtle is happy, healthy, and well-fed, but lives in a tank, what gives? Hell, he probably has Stockholm Syndrome, for all I know.

"I IS PEOPLE I LIVE IN BOX!" B|

Uhn. This is ridiculous. Why am I panicing over this?

Comments

Re: Find the Turtle!

[kiffie.livejournal.com]

Timmy ran after the neighbors, once.

Though, it wasn't because he wanted food. He was being territorial and seriously wanted to kill them. Guard turtle.

I think he's good as far as strangers. XD

Re: Find the Turtle!

[edward-hyde.livejournal.com]

He was hunting shoelaces. :3

Re: Find the Turtle!

[kiffie.livejournal.com]

Their true purpose is sinister.