I've finally figured out that Dymphna is an Eastern box turtle. Yes, I'm slow.

Chaz said he'd found G'Kwan in the mudroom this morning. (Which is down two steps ( Read more... )

When I went into the bathroom this morning to take my shower, G'Kwan was in there in front of the garbage can. Our garbage cans are metal, and have mirrored surfaces. Male turtles, before they mate, fight with other males, and the winner gets to mate with the female. You see where this is going ( Read more... )

It's a lot warmer these days, so I've been keeping the door between my kitchen and laundry room open. (The laundry room and back bedroom aren't heated.) There are two stairs heading down into the laundry room, so I figured the turtles would be smart enough to avoid them. Nope. I went in there to put a load in the machine, and who was there, trying ( Read more... )