Itty bitty box turtle...

Itty bitty box turtle must have buried himself last night.  I can't see him anywhere in his house.

Y'all... I got what was intended to be a foster tort today, but...

Y'all... I got what was intended to be a foster tort today, but after a few hours here I am pretty sure that he's not going anywhere.  😂  He's a red foot tortoise so he's already twice as large as Tort Baby - and he still has some growing to do.

He came from a home where he wasn't properly cared for so his shell is more pyramided than it should be and his beak is slightly over-grown, but he'll be ok.  I hear that he is 4-5 years old - so he's still young.  We've got plenty of time to get him all worked out.

He is not shy AT ALL.  He's been climbing all over us and even seems friendly with Tort Baby and not really concerned with the dogs at all.  He's been a hungry hippo this evening - after he tried to eat both my hair and the TV remote I decided that maybe I should make him a salad - even though he should be sleeping.  😂  He ate an entire plate of salad.  I have video.  And photos.  I'll be posting those shortly.  🙂

He ate a lot of stems from his salad so that should help with his beak if he keeps that up.  If not, worse case - I'll take my nail file to him.  😂

Anyway.  Shadow was the first to say that he really liked him.  He has taken salad from Shaun and even shook it ferociously like a dog.  Wish I'd gotten that on video.  😂  Of course it doesn't take much to win me over so I'm in.  He will eat basically the same thing as Tort Baby so that's not any harder.  I will just need to make sure he gets some protein once in a while and that's not going to be hard.  I think I have this under control.  🙂

This is the sad little face of an animal who has not been properly cared for. 🙁

TRIGGER WARNING:  Animal Neglect

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This is the sad little face of an animal who has not been properly cared for.  🙁

This little box turtle came to me today from my friend who works in a pet store.  Some dude had been asking for months, (it seems like, anyway), for her to take some turtles from him.  She finally relented and when she picked them up this past weekend they were in less than stellar shape.

This guy, along with 2 other box turtles and a red foot tortoise, had all been living in a 75 gallon tank together.  That is very much NOT ok for a few different reasons.

His shell is so soft on the underneath that you can dent it with your finger.  His nails are clearly overgrown, and some are completely missing, leading me to believe they probably broke off down in the quick from being so long.  His beak is also overgrown, and his (or her - not even the vet could tell) tail seems to be partially missing or disfigured.

My friend took him to see Dr. Atlas today and he thinks that with proper care, lighting, and nutrition, he will be ok.  I really hope so, but I gotta say - I put him in his new home 2 hours ago and he hasn't moved once.  He is the definition of pitiful right now.  🙁

The reason I am posting him in my rehab album is because he very well might be native to here (we are not sure yet, but better safe than sorry), in which case I shouldn't have him without a permit.  But I have no intentions of dealing with conservation so that's why I'm not posting him for all the world to see.

Anyway, send this little dude all the good vibes.  I'm about to stick him in a warm bath and see if that perks him up some.

I also have the red foot, but I'll post pics of him later.  I was planning to just foster him, but Shadow (much to my surprise) seems to want to keep him.  We'll see.

I've had a really nice day today.

I've had a really nice day today.  I've gotten 2 good newses and I was also surprised with this amazing bag.

My boss goes to trade shows to sell the jewelry we make and she and another designer, Susan  Riedweg, got together and created a new show called Thenticau.  I end up doing a lot of the Thenticau stuff at work - we just kind of roll it into my regular job so I'm paid for it, but Susan sent me this bag she made as a thank you.  It TOTALLY made my day!  I do love the bag, but the thoughtfulness made me feel really appreciated so that was awesome, too.  🙂

This is officially the fanciest thing I own.  Before this bag came into my life the fanciest thing I had was my Dumpster Wedding Dress (and I wasn't complaining).  Don't get me wrong - I am quite easy to please, but it feels nice to have something really special.  Each piece she makes is unique and honestly I probably couldn't even afford to walk into the places where her items are sold - so this is my special treasure.

The downside is that I think it was made with a real animal, but as long as we're eating them I feel strongly that we shouldn't waste anything.  I hope that none of my animal peeps will hold it against me that I have this.  It is not something that I could have ever gotten for myself for a few different reasons, but now that I have it I don't want to not have it.  I don't know if that makes sense to anyone but me, but there it is.

FYI: I am so amazing.

FYI:  I am so amazing.

I just cut all of the grass in my back yard.  In one day.

I don't really know how that happened, but I don't think I managed to do that even once last year.  Maybe my hips and knees were hurting me more than I thought.  Cutting my grass with a push-mower is never fun and I wouldn't go so far as to say that I enjoyed myself today, but I didn't hate it as much as I recall.  Interesting.  Yay for arthritis meds?

P. S.  Speaking of:  I haven't taken anything for barfing since sometime last week.  Also, even though tiredness is still a side effect I'm battling I feel like the more I do things - the easier it is to do things.  I didn't feel sleepy at all yesterday while I was at the show despite having taken my pills the day before.  I did totally crash when I got home, but I do that after shows regardless, so that's ok.

Shaun, I'm hungry.  You want some food?  I could go for potatoes.  Or veggies from Los Arcos.  Or whatever.  I'm gonna take a shower now.  I feel like I have bugs all over me.  But I'm ready to see your face today.  🙂❤

Got home a few minutes ago.

Got home a few minutes ago.  Went to Janney Furnace late - was too tired to do a whole day.  I think I had good timing - got there as people started walking by.

Sold 1 ring.

Feeling pretty crappy - just physically.  Might go and cut the grass since I'm not having the best day and it's a thing I have to do now.

Later, friends.  ❤

I am NOT feeling it today.

I am NOT feeling it today. Fatigue has caught up with me and my face hurts. 🙁 Mom and Cade are heading back to Janney Furnace. Unfortunately, I took all of my stuff home. I'm currently trying to decide whether to take it over there now or not. This is the last day I'll have to rest before having to work all week. 🙁