So, the boys that I am a nanny for and I are always playing at the pond, and this week baby turtles where everywhere you looked. Every year we cannot resist trying to catch just one to play with for the day. This year we caught two (Tudell and Tiberius)! One for each boy, they are about the size of half a walnut and very very cute. We decided to keep them for the summer and since the boys have managed to kill every pet they have ever owned (sea monkeys, fish, crawdads, hermit crabs) we decided to let the turtles live with me. I managed to gather up a small dish, some rocks, a uv light, and turtle food and found a small table in my home to place them. I have had them for two days now... and this morning I woke up and went to the bowl to turn on the light and found only one turtle in the bowl, I searched all morning for little Tiberius and finally with the help of a flashlight found him under the chair by their bowl. So, now a trip to the pet store and $50 later they now have a proper turtle home that they enjoy and I just can not get over how darn cute they are. All I can say is they might get to stay with me longer then just the summer.

P.S. always wash your hand with soap and water after touching turtles they can carry salmonella .