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MonkeyFunk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-02-08 04:18 AM
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A rottweiler attacked my tortoise!
The neighbors rottweiler, Ruby, got through the fence into my yard. She gets along fine with my dog, and she's a good girl, but she just HATES my tortoise!

He's well armored, so he only got a little boo-boo on his forearm. But he was stunned - he wouldn't move for about an hour, even when I offered him his favorite foods. But he eventually calmed down and enjoyed his treats. But poor little tortie... he was scared!
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Roon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-02-08 04:23 AM
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1. Awww..what is your tortie's name?
Poor guy...
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MonkeyFunk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-02-08 04:41 AM
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2. Rosie
We thought it was a female until he started humping my brother's tortoise.
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Roon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-02-08 05:15 AM
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3. We had a rabbit named Sappho
and we thought he was a girl..until my neighbor brought over her female rabbit.Rosie is a cute name!!
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Pharlo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-02-08 11:23 AM
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4. Replace your tortoise with a snapping turtle for about a week and
'accidently' allow the dog to get into your yard. May take a couple of chunks from his nose, but, eventually, he'll leave your tortoise alone.

I had a dog once who encountered a snapping turtle in my driveway. I didn't realize the turtle was there until it was too late. A chunk of the poor damn mutts nose later and one EXTREMELY healthy degree of fear and respect for what it could do...He never went near a turtle again. Hell, hearing the word 'turtle' would have him banging on the door to get inside for the rest of his life. He was about 15 months when he encountered the turtle and lived over 12 years.
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Vanje Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-02-08 12:41 PM
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6. That ought to do it
I saw a snapping turtle bite a broom handle in two.

Snapping Turtle Motto : Who needs venom!

Snapping Turtles make Chuck Norris cry.
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Mugu Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-02-08 03:37 PM
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9. You mean replace
this


With this?


Regards, Mugu
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xchrom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-02-08 12:24 PM
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5. aw -- poor tortie. -- that's too bad.
that is scary --
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stuntcat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-02-08 12:51 PM
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7. omg he must have been afraid!
I'm glad Rosie's gonna be okay, it could have been really bad for him.
I bet he's a sweety! :loveya:
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applegrove Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-02-08 01:34 PM
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8. Sorry to hear that. Poor tortoise.
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Zuiderelle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-02-08 03:41 PM
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10. I thought this was a joke from the subject. Sooo glad your tortoise is ok.
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RebelOne Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-03-08 10:41 AM
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11. Glad your tortoise came through without much damage.
My Rottweiler loves other dogs, but I don't know what she would do if she saw a tortoise. Probably try to lick it to death.
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yardwork Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-03-08 10:44 AM
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12. What's the world coming to.
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LynneSin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-03-08 10:46 AM
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13. John Cornyn warned us about stuff like this - thanks for ruining it for us
Edited on Mon Mar-03-08 10:47 AM by LynneSin
"It does not affect your daily life very much if your neighbor marries a box turtle. But that does not mean it is right ... Now you must raise your children up in a world where that union of man and box turtle is on the same legal footing as man and wife." - Senator John Corny, R-Texas

:hide:

I'm just not ready to accept man-box turtle love yet but I hope the lil guy is ok
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qb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-03-08 10:46 AM
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14. Is that a cat in a hat?
Sorry... I just watched Borat again.
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La Lioness Priyanka Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-03-08 10:46 AM
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15. i have a tortoise in india. his name is torto. sorry your tortoise was hurt
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