02-07-2006, 12:18 AM
The Dominion of BigRedCatFeb 6 2006, 02:05 PM
wow. that's crazy. [/quote]
Yeah, as a kid I never thought that turtles had climbing claws, but not only do they have claws that at least can stick in a window screen, but their legs are strong enough to pull their shelled body several feet up a screen.
Now, I should point out that these were young red eared sliders, and they were smaller than your fist and very light weight.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Eared_Slider
As I pointed out before, the turtles were strong, but very gentle with humans. They could bite, and would snap their food in half, but they never once bit me, my sister, or brother. Even though the turtles were friendly, they also generated huge amounts of turtle poo, which was super stinky ... we eventually took them both to a nearby nature center, and I like to imagine that a 'gator didn't snack on them.
wow. that's crazy. [/quote]
Yeah, as a kid I never thought that turtles had climbing claws, but not only do they have claws that at least can stick in a window screen, but their legs are strong enough to pull their shelled body several feet up a screen.
Now, I should point out that these were young red eared sliders, and they were smaller than your fist and very light weight.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Eared_Slider
As I pointed out before, the turtles were strong, but very gentle with humans. They could bite, and would snap their food in half, but they never once bit me, my sister, or brother. Even though the turtles were friendly, they also generated huge amounts of turtle poo, which was super stinky ... we eventually took them both to a nearby nature center, and I like to imagine that a 'gator didn't snack on them.