I have two turtles, that have grown since you last saw them, they are about the side of a fist. Sadly, they are like step children to me, they were obtained with in a relationship that has since ended and they reminded me of it too much so I relocated them outside, on my back porch. They love it outside, basking in the sun, they are much more active then when they were in the house. Maybe too active. I got a call from the Badger who lives in my garage, Chris Badger to be exact. He called me freaking out about one of the turtles. Apparently, one of them got out of the tank somehow and was on the railing of my back steps basking in that sun they love so much. I live on a hillside, and on the second story, so the drop is pretty far. Chris went to grab the turtle and the turtle said, “fuck you” and jumped off the railing and fell two stories, hit the cement and tumbled down into my backyard past my fire pit in the backyard. This fall would kill any human, let alone a turtle. I was at work when I received the call, I was panic’d and quickly looked up turtle drop on the internets. It calmed me to read that birds often take turtles high into the air and drop them to break open their shells, but to no avail, the turtles most often survive the impact. Chris got the turtle and put him back in the tank and moved the rocks that enabled him to get out in the first place. The turtles have gotten so big that their toys had become stairs.
Not a scratch on the turtle, you’d never know he jumped off the back stairs. He didn’t even act shocked, he’s a total adrenaline junky. Turtles live past 100 years, its weird to think I have to include them in a will someday.
I know there are a few whateves family members with turtles, so I’m just letting you know, turtles do bounce.
