You know Eileen, you should be taking photo's professionally!These are just great - what a happy, busy little fella. I've looked and looked in my trade seed each year for potenial "shade stars" and finally had success germinating both toad lily and turtle head this year...so now I'm learning from your post turtlehead isn't for shade? Oh no! I honestly haven't looked at it since I planted it in the spring, next to a butterfly bush which will shade it soemwhat on one side and a grouping of that red lobelia cardinalis (yes I will be saving you more seeds) on the other. If it's not a good spot and turtleheads need more pure sunshine, maybe I should try to move it? What do you think? Nancy

Brian, that is a wonderful site on box turtles, I did see them there. There is a photo together of a 6 month ond a year old and a two year old. Three of these guys are a year old and the third could be and just has't got the yellow coloring yet since I had him inside this past month. Hard to believe they are so old for their size. I am planning on releasing them very soon. I hurt their habitant by pulling out weeds in the area I found them. I did have wild blackberries and was trying to get rid them too. It's hard to get rid of that so at least it is coming back, I already did have a tomato plant and some parsely and my blackberry plants there. I've added several strawberry plants, another tomato plant (as I have found they love them). I'm reading on the site about foods they like and would like any suggestions for plant life they eat. I am going to dig out some holes for them, add more leaf matter and some logs for shelter and a shallow body of water ( will keep it clean). Any other suggestions would be appreciated. I think tomorrow mornning will be their day. Dirtgirl, I think you are right. The musk turtle/stinkpot seems to describe them well. I found them in my garden pond and am sure I must have seen an adult once. Actually only the head of it, and it was very different than my sliders. She came to my pond on her and must have liked it. I found these two guys in one of my bog areas. I guess I will have to put up the 'leaf' net early this year so I can privide them protection. Thanks everyone for helping me to understand by your info and sites you sent me to. Education is the way to understanding. For these two types of turtles anyway I see they really need to grow up in their own enviroment. The yellow sliders though did great and are living happily in my pond. It only took a couple of months to get them to the size they could have a chance at life on their own.

I need opinions on someone that has painted with Baby Turtle. What color did you use for the fabrics on the room. Please tell me if you like the curtains. I also posted on decor forum. I am trying to take better pictures but is hard with the light, there is the same green on the fabric. The pillow is only pretend but I can make them for the chair or the couch. The color on the wall is baby turtle by BM and it looks so much nicer in person. I think I like this ones better. Please give opinions. They are still not finish keep that on mind. I like the short rode but it can be with rings o without or could be pleated. Thank you for your help.

Hi jnh896, I usually get a 3' by 24' poster board and paint it fully with 2 coats of the color I am considering. You can buy a sample size at most paint stores now. Paint 1 board for each sample. When dry, you can carry the large board around the room in different lights. You can better choose then. Never select colors from small swatches. Good luck! Here is a link that might be useful: that home site