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September 23, 2003 at 8:53 am #18967
Burnley, Charles
—–Original Message—– From: Burnley, Charles Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2003 8:35 AM To: ‘DIAMONBACKTERRAPINS@…’ Subject: Hello All, Desperately need your help. Asbury got out of her tank yesterday and I”m afraid she might have gotten outside through the partially open sliding glass door. We live in a heavilly wooded area. The area immediatley surrounding the house is shrubs and grass but beyond that is all oak, pine and low huckleberry brush (typical South Jersey vegetation). There is no standing water for about 3/4 mile. My question is, where would she instinctively go. I have had her since she was about the size of a quarter. She is now about the size of the palm of my hand. She has never really been out of the house. Would she seek shelter close to the house, or would she head for the woods? Would she hide under the leaves, or would she be out in the open? Any knowledgable replys would be greatly appreciated. We are absoultely heartsick as we don’t think she can survive outside by herself. If anyone has any thoughts….please respond. Thanking you all in advance. Buzz & Hilda **************************************************************************** This e-mail and any attachment may contain information that is proprietary, privileged, confidential or subject to copyright belonging to Conectiv or its subsidiaries (Conectiv). This e-mail is intended solely for the use of the person to which it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient of this email, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying or other action taken in relation to the contents of and attachments to this e-mail is prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately and permanently delete the original and any copy of this e-mail and any printout. Conectiv policy expressly prohibits employees from making Defamatory or offensive statements and infringing any copyright or any other legal right by email communications. Conectiv will not accept any liability in respect of such communications. The employee responsible will be personally liable for any damages or other liability so arising. **************************************************************************** **************************************************************************** This e-mail and any attachment may contain information that is proprietary, privileged, confidential or subject to copyright belonging to Conectiv or its subsidiaries (Conectiv). This e-mail is intended solely for the use of the person to which it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient of this email, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying or other action taken in relation to the contents of and attachments to this e-mail is prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately and permanently delete the original and any copy of this e-mail and any printout. Conectiv policy expressly prohibits employees from making Defamatory or offensive statements and infringing any copyright or any other legal right by email communications. Conectiv will not accept any liability in respect of such communications. The employee responsible will be personally liable for any damages or other liability so arising. ****************************************************************************
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September 23, 2003 at 9:32 am #18968
Jonathan McMahon
Something similar happened to me a decade ago during a July with my Reeves Turtle. I was cleaning his tank when he got out of his holding container outside. This was during a drought in Chicago that lasted the whole summer (not the Heat Wave of 95, but a few years before that). In any case, the turtle was missing for more than a month and was found alive and healthy in the window well to my basement. My best advice is simply to not give up and search everywhere. The turtle will most likely seek out shelter and/or water. Check places where it might find food items. Like you, I lived within about 3/4 of a mile from ponds and creeks and rivers, but the turtle never made it that far. My turtle may have been living off of insects, frogs, or the occasional dead chipmunk. What was shocking was his tolerance for lack of water. When we finally did find him he was as healthy as the day he disapeared. Good Luck. Jon — In diamondbackterrapins@yahoogroups.com, “Burnley, Charles”
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September 23, 2003 at 10:38 pm #18969
bloomindaedalus
I am sorry to hear of your escapee. If it is warm where you are, i would imagine it may have dug in somewhere. Look under piles of leaves or logs or any loose debris nearby. You may have to dig a bit. Some people have success with leaving out a large tray or wide but shallow bowl of water sunk into the ground and checking it frequently. But if she has dug in I don’t imagine she’s eating. So leaving out food might not help. I don’t know how much terps dig, but i have had several turtles disappear only to find them dug down considerably in their pen. (reeves are kinda famous for doing this BTW, i used to “lose” them every summer when i first had them.) I wish you luck. -rob
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September 24, 2003 at 9:37 am #18970
Burnley, Charles
Hi Rob & Group, Still no luck finding Asbury. The weather here is starting to get cooler, mid to low 50’s at night and low to mid 70’s during the day. We also experienced hurricane Isabell a few days back so there are leaves and branches everywhere. A very formidable if not an impossible task to search everywhere thouroughly. Can diamonbacks hibernate successfully out of water if they dig in under leaves or logs?? We may not find her before it gets cold enough to slow her down enough to trigger hibernation and that is a real concern. She is well fed and very healthy, so food may not be an attractant. I did put a shallow tupperware tub in the ground and filled it with water, but we had lots of rain yesterday in addition to the Hurricane so she may not be interested in water yet. Damn this is frustrating, because she really means alot to us. She would even respond to her name. The relationship and the attention doted on her was that intense. If anyone has any facts on the hibernation issue I really could use that info. Any other suggestions will be appreciated. Thank you all. Buzz & Hilda —–Original Message—– From: bloomindaedalus [mailto:bloomindaedalus@…] Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2003 10:38 PM To: diamondbackterrapins@yahoogroups.com Subject: [diamondbackterrapins] escaped turtle I am sorry to hear of your escapee. If it is warm where you are, i would imagine it may have dug in somewhere. Look under piles of leaves or logs or any loose debris nearby. You may have to dig a bit. Some people have success with leaving out a large tray or wide but shallow bowl of water sunk into the ground and checking it frequently. But if she has dug in I don’t imagine she’s eating. So leaving out food might not help. I don’t know how much terps dig, but i have had several turtles disappear only to find them dug down considerably in their pen. (reeves are kinda famous for doing this BTW, i used to “lose” them every summer when i first had them.) I wish you luck. -rob Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ADVERTISEMENT HYPERLINK “http://rd.yahoo.com/M=194081.3897168.5135684.1261774/D=egroupweb/S=17050428 80:HM/A=1754016/R=0/SIG=11pv1u2ju/*http://www.ediets.com/start.cfm?code=3052 9&media=atkins”click here HYPERLINK “http://us.adserver.yahoo.com/l?M=194081.3897168.5135684.1261774/D=egroupmai l/S=:HM/A=1754016/rand=370376606” To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: diamondbackterrapins-unsubscribe@egroups.com Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the HYPERLINK “http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/”Yahoo! Terms of Service. **************************************************************************** This e-mail and any attachment may contain information that is proprietary, privileged, confidential or subject to copyright belonging to Conectiv or its subsidiaries (Conectiv). This e-mail is intended solely for the use of the person to which it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient of this email, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying or other action taken in relation to the contents of and attachments to this e-mail is prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately and permanently delete the original and any copy of this e-mail and any printout. Conectiv policy expressly prohibits employees from making Defamatory or offensive statements and infringing any copyright or any other legal right by email communications. Conectiv will not accept any liability in respect of such communications. The employee responsible will be personally liable for any damages or other liability so arising. ****************************************************************************
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