Hi! I’m Kurtle the Turtle and this is a day in my life. Join me as I frolic in
my aquatic wonderland.
6:00
A.M.
Click! Ahh, my UVB light
and my T-Rex Active UVB basking lamp kick on. Nothing like fake sun to make a
turtle feel right at home. Time to streeetch my turtle head and turtleneck (hehe,
get it…turtleneck! I crack myself up at times!! J). Stretch out the front
legs. Stretch out the back ones. Ahh---that feels good. Gets the blood
flowing again. Now, I think it’s time for a swim. Ahh, just the perfect
temperature - about 74°. What a good way to start off the day.
8:00
A.M.
Oh look! Here comes one of those 4-legged creatures that lives on the land. It
has these long things that point downward, hanging off the side of its head.
And, geez Louise, does it ever have a long nose. It has no shell, just a bunch
of stuff covering its body. Bet it can’t swim like I can. Wonder what that
strange creature is.
And right behind it comes
the 2-legged creature of my outside land. This one always has the same face,
but its covering is different everyday. Wonder how they identify each other
when they keep changing like that. Hmm, guess there are some things in this
world that I’ll never know.
Maybe if I swim as close to them as
I can get, they’ll feed me. Worth a shot. It’s not like I have much else to do
today. Here goes nothing. Zing across the tank I go. Well, here I am, pawing
at the edge. Why don’t they look at me? I see them, and I know they can see
me. Look at me!! Ugh! There they go, and here I go to start off my day with no
food. I’ll try again later. Maybe they’ll feel bad and feed me some banana.
Yum!
11:00 A.M.
Feels like a good time for a
nap. The world outside my aquatic wonderland sure is quite. Maybe I can nap in
peace. Up and out of the water. Ahh, a nice warm basking spot. The perfect
place for an early morning nap. Back legs out, front legs out. Time to settle
the shell. There.! All comfy. Scan the area to make sure it’s all safe. All’s
clear. Eyes closed. Catch ya in a few.
1:30 P.M.
Big
turtle yawn. Stretch the legs. Can’t forget to stretch the turtleneck.
J
Scan the area, make sure it’s safe to dive into the water. All clear. Zoom
into the water I go. Bump into the end of my aquatic wonderland I go, too. I
hate it when I do that. It makes me look stupid. Glad there weren’t any other
turtles around to see it.
Guess I’ll nose around the bottom of
my tank a bit and see what’s there. I love the sound the rocks make when they
hit the edge of my aquatic wonderland. Clink! Keeps a young turtle entertained
for hours!
Man, ever since they’ve started
feeding me in that big white thing, I can’t find any left over food in here.
But, my water is a whole lot more turtle friendly. What’s a turtle to do?
5:00 P.M.
Oh, the 2 and 4-legged
creatures are in front of my tank again. Nose pressed to the glass, front legs
pawing at the glass…maybe they’ll notice me. I want food!! The 2-legged
creature always puts that peach-colored, stick-looking thing up to the edge of
my aquatic wonderland. I chase it, but I can never seem to catch it! Just
once, I’d like to see what it tastes like!
Yippee!
The top of my aquatic wonderland is opening up. Feeding time? Oh, I hope it
is. A little turtle sure can work up an appetite swimming and basking under the
UVB all day long. AHHH! I’m being captured! Someone HELP!! The water is
getting farther and farther away.
Plop!
Back in the big white thing. Sniff, sniff. Is that a Reptomin-Mazuri mix I
smell? Oh, and red-leaf lettuce, and strawberries. A young turtles dream
diet. Life couldn’t get any better. This is the life. Chomp, chomp, chomp.
Better eat up while I can. I only get this a few times a week. Can get fat ya
know, then I can’t catch any fish and I wouldn’t be able to haul my big Kurtle
the Turtle butt up out of the water to bask. I’ll catch ya after dinner.
6:15 P.M.
Ack!
There goes the water again, farther and farther away. Plop! Aww, back into my
aquatic wonderland I go. Oh boy, oh boy!! Just look at this would ya! There
are rosy fish in my home! Yeppers, something to chase and eat. Life just got a
little better. Come here ya little flounder! Whoops, there goes another one.
Maybe I can catch it. Shucks, those little suckers sure are quick to turn.
Maybe I’ll have better luck with this one. Smack! My nose will be flat soon if
I don’t quit running into the see-thru hard thing in my aquatic wonderland. It
just seems to pop up out of nowhere. I can see something thru it, but I can
never get to it.
Quick!
Open mouth, chomp down hard! Yes, I caught one! Ha, take that slimy! Yum,
gotta love how it feels going down---all cool, smooth, and slimy. Yum, yum!
8:00 P.M.
About
time to hit the driftwood and rocks and call it a night. It’s been a fun day,
swimming and sleeping in my aquatic wonderland, but now I’m all full from my
turtle-healthy dinner. Thank you for visiting me in my aquatic wonderland.
Come back anytime ya want. Click! Well, there goes the lights. Ahh, snuggle
down, tuck the turtleneck in, and close the eyes.
Nighty
night!
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