General Care Discussion

Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 1:55 am **speed**

I was wondering do res walk around fast or slow.? mine are still babies about 1 inch. but u know the theory turtles walk very slow, is it true?

Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 2:19 am

Nope! Mine are little speed demons!!! Especially if spooked my something.

Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 10:47 am

no, turtles (well, terrapins, actually) walk really FAST. tortoises are slow.

my theory on this is because they are aquatic. when swimming you're going against many pounds of water pressure (mine are currently going against more than 400lbs) which is good for building muscle structure. this helps them carry the weight on their backs much better than their tortoise cousins, which don't spend as much time in the water.

Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 11:25 am

Sheba RUNS! She is definitely not a walking turtle, especially when I am holding a blueberry in front of her nose!!! That turtle can really haul.

Definitely NOT slow!!!

Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 11:30 am

blueberry? do you think my little ones could eat blackberries?

Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 3:07 pm

pumpkinsherbet wrote:blueberry? do you think my little ones could eat blackberries?

Absolutely! They are considered a treat & not something you would feed daily. The good news is that berries are lower in sugar than most other fruits so they are a healthier treat.

Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 7:13 pm

My smaller painteds tend to walk faster than my larger RES.

Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 8:22 pm

Hercules can fly. I used to think Napoleon was fast but Hercules can cross a room in the blink of an eye. Ironically, their last owners called Napoleon Speedy and Hercules Slowpoke. They never let them out to run around, so they didn't know how much faster Hercules could be!

Posted: Sat May 19, 2007 12:41 am

Spot just zooms around. When he's out I have to watch him like a hawk every second or he'll disappear.

Posted: Sat May 19, 2007 1:17 am

Do you think he's as fast as that tortoise that was chasing the cat around the yard was? :shock:

That guy was fast!

Posted: Sat May 19, 2007 1:44 am

I don't know....the tortoise in that video was motivated!

Posted: Sat May 19, 2007 3:05 pm

industrial_girl_2000 wrote:
pumpkinsherbet wrote:blueberry? do you think my little ones could eat blackberries?

Absolutely! They are considered a treat & not something you would feed daily. The good news is that berries are lower in sugar than most other fruits so they are a healthier treat.

is once every two weeks too much?

Posted: Sat May 19, 2007 3:21 pm

No that would be fine as long as you don't give him the whole box!

Posted: Sat May 19, 2007 5:35 pm

no lol i was just thinking one

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