AquaSnacks

What does your weekend look like??

Here’s mine…weekly order of turtle dinners! 30 down only 170 to go 😅

Hi little egg babies!!! Now to wait 120 days for hatch day ❤️

Did you know?

Turtles shed their skin and their shell as they grow. The scales or ‘scutes’ peel off one at a time as new scutes form below.

Eastern Long Neck turtles also change colour as they grow. Juveniles are born with a black/blue coloured shell or ‘carapace’ with vibrant orange spots on their underside or ‘plastron’. Eventually the shell will change to a brown shade and the spots turn to a light yellow.

The reason for this colour change is not entirely known but is assumed that the baby turtles are more brightly coloured as a defence while their shell is still not a sufficient size or density to offer much protection. In nature, brighter colours can often be a deterrent to predators as they may indicate that the animal is venomous or poisonous if eaten.

As adults their colours are more geared towards camouflage as their best defence is to remain hidden when predators are nearby.

Maverick 1 : Turtle 0

Did you know? 😅

When I’m not making turtle food, I’m making turtle play pens… apparently 😅
Here are some progress shots! I still need to add some more plants, a small pond and make it a bit more escape proof. Turtles are actually fairly good diggers, climbers and determined escape artists. Now to just wait for another sunny day ☀️🐢

Some lock down fun! Applying 300+ stickers to my packaging. How exhilarating 😅🐢