TORTOISE RAPE
What? Ridiculous. The whole trip took me five minutes. I couldn't ask for copies of the x-ray, because they were sending it to the school directly. There was a notice that said soft copies of the x-ray were going at 15 bucks, and my mom was sure as hell was not going to let me spend money on that.
I might get a tortoise soon. So, I need names. Feel free to suggest names XD
Suggestions so far:
Ford
[05:12] Alicia: Yeah, because when I bring someone over and be all 'here Fido' and walk over to my turtle tank, they'll be like 'wtf'
[05:13] For The Reunion: LOL
[05:14] For The Reunion: I wanna name it Sparta
[05:14] For The Reunion: So when people ask about him I can be 'THIS... IS...SPARTAAAAAA"
Edit: I was looking through some FAQ about tortoises, since I've got nothing better to do, and saw this.
"The larger of my two turtles seems to be trying to mate with the smaller one even though he is male. Is that normal? "
It's 6am, and I cannot. stop. laughing. I keep going "Tortoise rape" and just cracking up all over again. So I read on, and it goes:
"Don't worry. It doesn't mean that your turtle is either gay or hopelessly confused about procreation. "
Yeah, that'll be my biggest fear... a gay tortoise... wtf.
"You will rarely see your turtle's penis, however, because he keeps it inside his tail. (Hence the need for a long, thick tail.) You might see it if you catch him in the act of mating. The other situation is when he's “fanning" his penis. This isn't as exhibitionist as it sounds. Basically, a male climbs into his water dish, extrudes his penis from the vent in his tail, and swishes it around in the water. No one knows why he does this! Maybe it's to cool it off on a hot day.
The first time I saw Osiris do this, I almost panicked because a turtle penis looks like a strange, purple, multi-lobed flower. I assumed that he had somehow lost one of his internal organs like his liver, which is what it looked like (yes, go ahead and laugh!), and I'd have to take him to the vet! Thankfully, he managed to get his penis back inside his body after a few moments, and then strolled away from the water dish. No big deal."
.... It is a strange sensation to be learning, disgusted, intrigued and highly amused all at once.
I might get a tortoise soon. So, I need names. Feel free to suggest names XD
Suggestions so far:
Ford
[05:12] Alicia: Yeah, because when I bring someone over and be all 'here Fido' and walk over to my turtle tank, they'll be like 'wtf'
[05:13] For The Reunion: LOL
[05:14] For The Reunion: I wanna name it Sparta
[05:14] For The Reunion: So when people ask about him I can be 'THIS... IS...SPARTAAAAAA"
Edit: I was looking through some FAQ about tortoises, since I've got nothing better to do, and saw this.
"The larger of my two turtles seems to be trying to mate with the smaller one even though he is male. Is that normal? "
It's 6am, and I cannot. stop. laughing. I keep going "Tortoise rape" and just cracking up all over again. So I read on, and it goes:
"Don't worry. It doesn't mean that your turtle is either gay or hopelessly confused about procreation. "
Yeah, that'll be my biggest fear... a gay tortoise... wtf.
"You will rarely see your turtle's penis, however, because he keeps it inside his tail. (Hence the need for a long, thick tail.) You might see it if you catch him in the act of mating. The other situation is when he's “fanning" his penis. This isn't as exhibitionist as it sounds. Basically, a male climbs into his water dish, extrudes his penis from the vent in his tail, and swishes it around in the water. No one knows why he does this! Maybe it's to cool it off on a hot day.
The first time I saw Osiris do this, I almost panicked because a turtle penis looks like a strange, purple, multi-lobed flower. I assumed that he had somehow lost one of his internal organs like his liver, which is what it looked like (yes, go ahead and laugh!), and I'd have to take him to the vet! Thankfully, he managed to get his penis back inside his body after a few moments, and then strolled away from the water dish. No big deal."
.... It is a strange sensation to be learning, disgusted, intrigued and highly amused all at once.