New shelled additions to the Zoo.

Charis · 11-10-15, 08:07 PM

Almost certainly won't be keeping their shelter names but kinda stumped on what their new names should be. Anyway, first one is "Shelly" and she has a somewhat deformed shell but is otherwise a very large, healthy girl, roughly 20 plus years old.

Charis · 11-10-15, 08:09 PM

Charis · 11-10-15, 08:19 PM

And then "Sugar" she was a stray that wasn't claimed, so not much background on her but she is also assessed at around 20 years old. Another big healthy girl.

**Tsubaki** · 11-11-15, 03:59 AM

Ooh very nice

, they have found a good home! I'm the lame type that would name turtles after famous turtles.. Koopa & Troopa (Mario) or any of the Ninja turtles. What i also find strangely fitting for shelled pets is nice distinguished classic names like Beatrice / Cordelia / Josephine / Leonora / Winifred / etc.

chairman · 11-11-15, 09:10 AM

Box turtles are fun. These are three toed box turtles, yes?

Charis · 11-11-15, 11:58 AM

Three of mine are Three Toes, including the first girl posted in this thread. The other new one I was told was an Eastern, but in looking at her, I'm thinking she might be a hybrid or intergrade, Three Toed/Eastern but then again, I'm not anything like an expert on spotting the differences. Shrug ...

chairman · 11-11-15, 02:17 PM

Easterns usually have darker shells with red or yellow markings. They can fade out with age. Regardless, looks like they've got that inquisitiveness that makes the species neat to keep.