Made the mistake of wearing sandals in the pen yesterday. Flora marched right on over, sniffed my toe, then CHOMP! When I backed away, she came after me...This continued til I stepped out again.
Heaven help the male who messes with her when she's not in the mood!
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Vicious Attack Turtle
StephF
Jul 10, 2003 11:11 AM
Replies (10)
shelly78
Jul 10, 2003 12:10 PM
does it hurt when they bite? mine never bit me, but i saw him look like he tried to when i gave him food.
StephF
Jul 10, 2003 02:32 PM
I think it would have hurt more if she hadn't caught me squarely on the toenail! It hurt a little for a short while, but mostly I was surprised that she actually followed through. At some time or another I've had others think about it, then reconsider.
All in all a very funny episode.
Makes you wonder about that story of turtles feeding on a dead cow...do you think if there were enough of them, they could have tipped it?;P
Rouen
Jul 10, 2003 02:45 PM
usually my turtles just smell my toes and walk away.. must not smell to good, great story though!
thanks for sharing!
JFeul
Jul 11, 2003 12:11 AM
Is there really a report of box turtles eating a dead cow? How many were doing it? That sounds pretty cool.
Katie
Jul 11, 2003 06:43 AM
The way mine bulldoze their water dishes and everything else in their enclosure, I wouldn't doubt a few of them could tip a cow!:}
vidusa
Jul 17, 2003 11:10 AM
Can you let it bite you on the fingure? I always was curious if it would hurt
qtkitty
Jul 10, 2003 12:32 PM
MMmm Yum ToeJam *lol* n/p
Katie
Jul 10, 2003 02:06 PM
They're steel toed!:}
StephF
Jul 10, 2003 02:34 PM
n/p
nathana
Jul 11, 2003 08:12 AM
My wood turtles constantly attack my wife's feet when she's in sandals or flipflops. It's pretty hilarious when one grabs her if she's not paying attention.
