Trinity the Turtle!

If you have ever met our little turtle in person you would know that she shatters every stereotype about turtles you can find. She is so fast it took over 40 pictures of her to finally get some clear ones for this post. It may sound odd, but she has as much (or more) personality than a dog. She ranges from excitable and frantic, to moody and distrustful, to sneaky and  playful. However, the mood of the last 24 hours has been one of pure exuberance. Since last Friday she has been living in a towel lined box with a Pyrex pan of water. She hasn't been happy about it! If you were near the box and not obviously feeding her she'd glare at you and if you tried to pick her up she'd give you a angry hiss and retreat into her shell.  Poor thing :( 

But, last night everything did a 180. We finally got the water level's into her safe range and were able to introduce her to her new home!

At first she just sat petrified on the log.. then like a bolt of lightning SPLASH! into the murky water she went. within the next 3 mins she had climbed out of the water and jumped back in at least 7 times. If you came anywhere near the tank she'd rush over and hide in the water weeds. Poking her little face out as if to shout: NO! You are never going to catch me! I will never leave this tank! Then giving you one last defiant glare she'd dive under water and stay there until she was sure you were gone. 

I sat and watched her from the couch and for hours, it was just like watching a little kid at the swimming pool. Jump in, climb out... Jump in, climb out... Jump in climb out... over and over and over. By the time Richard came home from work, she had decided that I wasn't trying to take her away from her new paradise, and even came over to see if he had brought her anything to eat. He had. She greedily grabbed it and made a dash for the water. Woosh... over the edge of the log she went, legs flailing... Splash!.. nom nom nom nom.

She now is back to her old Trinity self. Running up to the side of the tank to greet you and begging for food. I wish I had a web cam set up for her so you could watch her funny little antics. I'd take video but she wont perform when I'm recording, of course.

In other news: 

The book I bought for Richard finally arrived!

He has been loving it!

We learned that the little white sacks on either side of this female house gecko's head are called 'Chalk Sacks'. They store extra calcium in these to help them lay eggs. She was living in our curtains :)

We also learned that they have communal nests. This explains why there are so many gecko eggs in our screen door seam and why this very pregnant one was hanging out there.

Last weekend was a bit 'ick' with the computer dying and trying to figure out the tank set up. To make up for it this weekend we are going to have a relaxing beach day and maybe some snorkeling, I don't plan on bringing the camera so this will be the last post until after Ben leaves. 

Oh ya...

 EXCITING NEWS!!!! BEN WILL BE HERE IN 4 DAYS!!!!

He's going to spend the week with us and I am sooo excited!