Timmy the Transplanted Turtle

So we have a new turtle at our house. B named him Timmy. Our neighbor Tim found the turtle trying to sneak into his house and called us assuming it was our lost turtle. After a week of waiting for somebody to call on the posted "Found Turtle" signs, my son was pretty set on keeping the turtle. So when we rec'd a phone call from the owner asking about his lost turtle, B was pretty upset. Fortunately (or so it seemed at the time), the owner was very generous and told us that as he had another turtle and had only owned the lost one for a few weeks before it snuck away, he thought it would be best if we kept him. B was thrilled.

Now after $200 at the vet (as Mer doesn't do reptiles - even turtles like Timmy) plus God know how much time online learning about box turtles, and around $250 in turtle cage stuff (e.g. heaters, UV light, food bowls, water bowl, hide, etc) we have the latest addition to the family.

He's actually quite fast and a much better climber than you'd expect from a turtle. Best of all? He doesn't bark or shit on the carpet.