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by Normal guy on August 5th, 2009
I owned a turtle that recognized me and stuck it's head out as far as he could so I would rub the underneath of his neck. Tank really enjoyed that.
by overeducated on August 5th, 2009
Yes, tons! we lived in the country. There was Ivar and Jussi and Gunnar and Istvan, and oh, yeh, Rutger! he was my favorite.
I tried not to keep them too long but let them go back to the pond.
Once I carried a very large snapper home in my bare hands. The scallops on his back were covered by moss or something so I thought he was a box. Then my dad gets home & looks in the pen and says, Got yourself a snapper, huh? WHEW.
by calicorey on August 5th, 2009
Yes, and now they dont sell them like they used to. Sad
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by kat on August 5th, 2009
Yes! A cute little green one.I used to take him outside sometimes for a "vacation":)
by azlotto on August 5th, 2009
Yes...I painted racing stripes on it's shell and named it Herman Indy.
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by trunie08 on August 5th, 2009
I sure did and we would feed it cherry tomatoes to watch its mouth get stuck on them or squirt him in the eye.. LOL... I just saved a dogs life and named him turtle. I love turtles.
by Anonymous on August 5th, 2009
I had 4 Ninja Turles once. Turtles are cool but I've never had a live one for keeps. A friend and I once found a snapping turtle and took it back to his house. The next day he was gone.
by LarryH54 on August 5th, 2009
Yes. I thought he was going to starve himself to death, so I put him in my aquarium with a large school of guppies. His appetite woke up REAL quick!
by josie III on August 5th, 2009
Yes. It was great. Now, of course, they say you can get salmonella from them. I had a turtle, many of my friends did (we would race them) and nobody I ever know got salmonella. Too bad for modern kids. I guess that salmonella was just waiting for the 21st century.
by randomguy on August 10th, 2009
Nope. I had parrots and rabbits at different times. The cat ate them all!
by jeanie16 on August 5th, 2009
no sadly, I always wanted one ! :)
by Carl_07 on August 5th, 2009
No, I always had cats and dogs as my pets when I was a kid, I never thought about having a turtle, but I had friends that had some, but turtles did not catch my attention to have as a pet.
by Firebrand on August 5th, 2009
No I cannot say I did we had tanks in school but they were not mine.
Nothing to do with Turtles :)
The Iguanas in Cuba come right up to the tables to eat on the Eco Island.
by ....... on August 5th, 2009
well it was a tortoise.
he was really neat. he had some blue on him!
i found him on vacay..so he traveled 10 hrs home with me!
by HoboJoe on August 5th, 2009
No. I grew up in a 3rd world country where having a turtle is bad luck. You'll be poor the rest of your life. I did get one and lo and behold, I have worked all my life with nothing to show for it.
by Eddie O. on August 5th, 2009
yes,my next neighbor's cat aet it,swallowed it whole :[
by Timjon on August 5th, 2009
Yes, lots of them. I used to catch them in a lake all the time.
by -O-uknow on August 5th, 2009
Once had turtle soup!
by kittygirl77 on August 5th, 2009
No I didn't but I do have two turtles now. :-)
by Suspira on August 5th, 2009
No, but we did have somebody else's pet turtle get lost and wind up in our plastic-turtle sandbox. It was a box-turtle and I wanted to keep it, but Dad said he was being missed elsewhere, so we took him back.
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That's cool. Thanks...+6
by Pearls..loves diamonds too on August 5th, 2009