My dad told me about this open house (7/30). It is a guy that he works with that lives here and his wife is the "turtle lady". She has probably at least 50+ turtles of all different kinds. She said most of them are rescued turtles.
The girls got to hold these baby ones. It was neat!
This was a large tortoise. He couldn't see well and if you got to close, he might mistake your toes for worms so WATCH OUT!
This was a soft shelled turtle. It's shell is much softer than most. It has a long skinny piece that is attached to its nose so that it can hide in the water stick out its nose and wiggle it. The fish think it's a worm and then the fish becomes dinner. :)
Even Cooper liked seeing all of the turtles. He really wanted to touch them but they can carry diseases, and you can give them diseases. Cooper puts his hands in his mouth regularly so he didn't get to touch.
This picture is a little blurry but she has 13 turtles roaming this little pond and a bench to sit on and watch from above (it's blue). They also have a bunch of ducks. What a fun and educational field trip!
The girls got to hold these baby ones. It was neat!
This was a large tortoise. He couldn't see well and if you got to close, he might mistake your toes for worms so WATCH OUT!
This was a soft shelled turtle. It's shell is much softer than most. It has a long skinny piece that is attached to its nose so that it can hide in the water stick out its nose and wiggle it. The fish think it's a worm and then the fish becomes dinner. :)
Even Cooper liked seeing all of the turtles. He really wanted to touch them but they can carry diseases, and you can give them diseases. Cooper puts his hands in his mouth regularly so he didn't get to touch.
This picture is a little blurry but she has 13 turtles roaming this little pond and a bench to sit on and watch from above (it's blue). They also have a bunch of ducks. What a fun and educational field trip!