Apparently Bigamy Won't Work in My Family!

In case you didn't know, we have turtles. Red ear sliders. We have had them since they were itty bitty! They were about the size of a pretzel, I would say. They are now about the size of my hand and very cool! We started out with 10, and I slowly gave them away when Walter wasn't looking, until we were down to 4. I just found out back in January that we have 1 female and 3 males. I thought, nice job little lady! What girl wouldn't appreciate these odds! I was also excited that it wasn't 1 male and 3 females. I really don't think I could handle millions of baby turtles. So, I've been happy with my little turtles. Walter calls them part of the family. We saw 2 scenarios before us. We keep our little family of turtles and they live to be about 40 and we cry and have a memorial service when they die of old age. Or, they increase their posterity and we become turtle breeders because of all the studs we have! We didn't see scenario 3 coming at all!!

I realize males can be pesky! Our sweet little lady was getting a little tired of all the attention she was getting. We have a "log" in there that they used to play on/in/around, but now they have gotten too big. The female, lets call her Venus, and her suitors Michealangelo, Raphael, and Donatello, just for fun, still tries to hide in there. She usually only gets her head and a little of her shell in. She hangs out there a lot. Now, I'm not sure what happened last night, but apparently her men got tired of her hiding from them, or maybe "sleeping around" that they ganged up on her and decided to do something about it. Or, maybe she got stuck in that log and drowned and they decided to "finish her off", but either way, those dang MEN ate our sweet little Venus! She was even bigger than them! Luckily, for me, Walter was the first to find the massacre this morning as he was leaving for work and took care of it before my children and I woke up.

So, basically, we aren't turtle fans anymore. If you eat your girlfriend/mating partner/wife you are immediately kicked out of the family. We just can't allow that! So, these members of our family are up for adoption if anyone would like them. They love to eat lettuce, fish, turtle food and apparently turtle friends. If you'd like them, you can have them. However, the tank is a little more pricey. If you want the tank and filter and lights I'm gonna have to charge you for it. I'm asking $400 for everything, and the turtles are free! If you just want the turtles, that's fine. I'll use the tank for something less masochistic, like fish!

PS, if you see my ad on KSL, it'll be something more along the lines of, "Friendly, happy, fun loving turtles need a new home. We are moving and just can't get them to our new home in Maryland. They are part of our family and we will miss them terribly! 75 gallon tank ($500), Rena XP4 Filter ($50), heat lamp and sun lamp along with other accessories. Asking $400 for everything."