My Turtle Died.

kingfish · June 4th, 2004, 05:54 PM

I had two turtles, one I named Apollo (the larger one) and the other Starbuck (the smaller one). I came home to find Starbuck gone. I only had him two weeks so now I am off to the store where I bought him (actually he was a gift).

amberstar · June 4th, 2004, 06:27 PM

Sorry to hear about your loss

Rowan · June 4th, 2004, 10:55 PM

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Originally Posted by kingfish

I had two turtles, one I named Apollo (the larger one) and the other Starbuck (the smaller one). I came home to find Starbuck gone. I only had him two weeks so now I am off to the store where I bought him (actually he was a gift).

What do you mean gone? Was he in the house or outside in a pond? They can live quite some time without food like several days are you sure you looked everywhere? I wouldn't give up quite so fast Kingfish, they can fit into some crazy small places. Mine used to turn sideways and hide behind the dresser and the bookcases. On the other hand if it was outdoors then anything from racoons and birds like crows etc will make off with them unless you fence in the pond and put netting over it too.
(((((((((((((((Paul))))))))))))

kitty · June 4th, 2004, 11:53 PM

Rowan, I think he means that Starbuck was toes up!

Sorry to hear about it Kingfish.

Rowan · June 5th, 2004, 12:11 AM

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Originally Posted by sorrell

Rowan, I think he means that Starbuck was toes up!

Sorry to hear about it Kingfish.

oops! I had not considered that interpretation...

in that case it might me something in the water better wait before introducing anyone new. could be plant material, something he ate etc. might want to look into that first.

bsg1fan1975 · June 5th, 2004, 04:02 AM

Oh man that stinks. Sorry about the turtle my dear friend.

Senmut · June 5th, 2004, 05:25 AM

Starbuck...on eternal patrol!

julix · June 5th, 2004, 05:47 AM

So sorry I salute starbuck

Julix

BST · June 5th, 2004, 06:04 AM

Sorry to hear about "Starbuck", Paul. How's "Apollo"? You might want to follow Rowan's advice and check their environment for any waterborne "sickness" before introducing any newcomers.

kingfish · June 5th, 2004, 06:11 AM

These were house turtles. I changed the water as instructed and fed him according to plan. Apollo is fine so far. I quickly changed the water when I found Starbuck dead.

bsg1fan1975 · June 5th, 2004, 10:14 AM

glad to hear that "Apollo" is fine. I feel for you man. Maybe Starbuck is with my kitty Tia and looking down on us both right now.

kingfish · June 5th, 2004, 12:50 PM

I went to the pet store today. Fortunately the turtle will be replaced once new stock is received.

bsg1fan1975 · June 6th, 2004, 07:31 AM

that's good to hear!

julix · June 6th, 2004, 07:32 AM

Kingfish

What are you going to name him??? Is it StarbuckII? My daughter and son got beta fish and hers(she is 5) died in two days

..She was devastated and we have never gone through a more gut wrenching experience with her....anyway, she named her next fish RosieII.

Julix

emerita · June 6th, 2004, 08:14 AM

Ours we just call Turtle. When we got him he was the size of a quarter. Now he is the size of a large dessert dish. We have him in a 20 gallon aquarium with filtered water. He has all sorts of climbing rocks. He is about four years old now. He just came out of his hibernation mode and has started eating again...I just gave him a bath and scrubbed his shell and he shed all of his plates and he feels very frisky now.... Sometimes we put very small minnows in his tank for dinner. He loves catching them

General Info: Anyone that buys a turtle, buy a turtle book and learn all you can. They need more than just water. Way more... They need a special light if they can't get sunlight and tap water can make them sick sometimes. We use the same drops for the water that we use with our fish...

Sorry to hear about your turtle, Paul. Those little guys get such personalities.......

bsg1fan1975 · June 6th, 2004, 11:54 AM

like my fish do!

kingfish · June 6th, 2004, 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by julix

Kingfish

What are you going to name him??? Is it StarbuckII? My daughter and son got beta fish and hers(she is 5) died in two days

..She was devastated and we have never gone through a more gut wrenching experience with her....anyway, she named her next fish RosieII.

Julix

I have 2 betta's. They must be kept seperate and need declorinated water.

As if things couldn't have gotten worse, I had a parakeet named Bojay until today. I had to return it to the store because I broke out in an itch. I am still itchy. I think it had to do with pet dander.

julix · June 6th, 2004, 05:04 PM

The beta's were seperate(they did tell us that). I guess they had a couple from that batch die....but of course one of them had to be hers on only the 2nd day....You should have seen it she was wailing tears..."my fishy, my fishy" and she wanted to hold her...so We went with it and she put the fish up to her cheek and "hugged" it to say goodbye. We were like" Oh just put a knife in our hearts now and twist it" It was that painful...I actually had to sleep with her that night she was so distraught...I think George Carlin said something like"buying a pet is like buying your own personal tragedy" So true.

Julix

bsg1fan1975 · June 7th, 2004, 03:42 AM

yup. my mom had problems with two bettas she had recently bought. the first one died after a couple of weeks and then the next one she bought died after a couple of days. I asked her where she got them and she told me Petco. I just laughed. I told her that figures. I had gotten my tank at Petco and them bought fish there. The only one of the original fish that is still alive it my catfish, Baltar. I told her to go to the pet store we used to go to. Never had problems there. As for me, I go to PetSmart. I have had too many problems with fish from Petco. PetSmart has a 14 day guarantee on fish.

julix · June 7th, 2004, 06:44 AM

We bought these beta's at a fish shop called Neptunes and they did replace it but that did little to make any of us feel better....She even told me if Rosie II dies she doesn't want another one.....She wants a bunny now. Awh to be 5 again..........................................

June 7th, 2004, 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by julix

Kingfish

....anyway, she named her next fish RosieII.

Julix

Rosie was the name of our family bloodhound many years ago.

julix · June 7th, 2004, 03:25 PM

Laura-
I think Rosie is such a cute name for a pet..........as I said she has her heart set on a bunny when we get back from vacation...

Rowan · June 7th, 2004, 03:31 PM

Hey holodoc's dog is named Rosie

julix · June 7th, 2004, 03:57 PM

It is a "rosie world" :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

I know it was bad..................

bsg1fan1975 · June 8th, 2004, 03:17 AM

my mom's friend is named Rose, we kiddingly call her Rosie

Micheleh · June 8th, 2004, 07:49 AM

Im sorry about your turtle. But you know, (joke coming) that's what you get for naming him Starbuck, then putting him in a bowl with no cigars, no drink, no lady turtles, and having to listen to Apollo go on all day! He may have committed turtlecide...

I hope Starbuck II fares better. Okay, I have a weakness for bettas- I feel sorry for them, cooped up in those little cups. So I have a 10 gallon tank with one betta fish, a very spoiled fish.

kingfish · June 8th, 2004, 08:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Micheleh

Im sorry about your turtle. But you know, (joke coming) that's what you get for naming him Starbuck, then putting him in a bowl with no cigars, no drink, no lady turtles, and having to listen to Apollo go on all day! He may have committed turtlecide...

I hope Starbuck II fares better. Okay, I have a weakness for bettas- I feel sorry for them, cooped up in those little cups. So I have a 10 gallon tank with one betta fish, a very spoiled fish.

I will probably name this one Zac.

shiningstar · June 8th, 2004, 08:25 AM

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Originally Posted by kingfish

I had two turtles, one I named Apollo (the larger one) and the other Starbuck (the smaller one). I came home to find Starbuck gone. I only had him two weeks so now I am off to the store where I bought him (actually he was a gift).

I'm sorry your turtle died (((KINGFISH))).

I'm here for you. It's hard to lose someone you love.
It doesn't matter how many legs they have or if they live
on land or water.

I'll keep you in my prayers Kingfish.

kingfish · June 11th, 2004, 12:26 PM

Thanks for the kind words Shiningstar. I picked up the new turtle today.