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[SpotsMama]

What an inspiration! She's so beautiful and so brave. And she's seen so much and been through so much in her long life. You must really love her.

[Aqua8]

Wow, simply amazing!! Unbelievable to say the least!! Wow, to have to lose a leg is something big for anyone imagine an animal, but thankfully she returned to her old self and is as fit as a horse!!

Keep the stories coming!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[turtlelover95]

I think that your stories should be there own topic. I'm so involved in them. I get such visuals. I actually have people at work reading them too and almost in tears with me.

[cribeiro]

And here concludes Sarapica’s story.

During the writing of her adventures, the idea of having a pet older than me kept popping in my head. It really is something different! Typically we have pets that have a shorter life expectancy, like cats, dogs, hamsters and even those that do live longer hardly ever get to be near 100 years old (or even 90).

Although Sarapica is old and not that much active (always getting cover behind furniture or vases to sleep) when I put her in the bowl and give her some food, it looks like she in her twenties, biting energetically every piece that falls near her mouth.

Being a carnivorous species, her diet is very different from the RES, she likes to eat raw meat and fish as well as some snails, earthworms and grasshoppers.

Nowadays she lives with my wife, my two kids and me in our house.

Recently she got a little infection in the “old rear right leg zone”, went to see the vet, got a prescription and is now ok.

She also has a front leg with almost no mobility after the “elbow”. When I asked the vet if there was something that could be done to fix it, he politely replied: “You have a very old turtle, what did you expect? That’s not an illness, that’s only being old!”

Because it’s summer, her days (when there’s someone at the house) are spent outside and her nights inside.
I’ve noticed that she’s more active outdoors but I don’t dare to leave her there if there’s no one to check her out.
And that it!

Thank you all for coming here to read Sarapica’s story.

I’ll leave you with two images:
1.A picture taken on the daily belly check-up.
2.A picture of a happy turtle (So I hope )

End of Season One

Next: Season Two – The RES (after a little break)

[SpotsMama]

Sarapica is a happy turtle. She has the aches and pains of old age, but she's with people she knows who have taken good are of her for her whole life. Here's to the next 90 years!

[untsmurf]

That was a great story!! Thank you so much for sharing it with us! Sarapica is truly an amazing animal.

[Aqua8]

Wow, "encore" "encore"... Terrific story, and beautiful photos!!!

[industrial_girl_2000]

What a beautiful girl!!! She looks GREAT for being 90 yrs old!!!

[TXGUY]

AWESOME, very nice turtle, wonderful story , a good story for NATIONAL GEGRAPHIC
almost forgot , WELCOME to turtle talk,( kind of late welcome )

[kmichael55]

TXGUY there are 4 pages,

what a wonderful story, I loved reading it.

[TXGUY]

yes i just noticed, sorry i just re-edited my message

[SaweetTURTLE:)]

You should write a book or something.... Her life is an amazing story showing all people how facinating turtles really are. Best of luck to you and all of your turtles ceibriro..... I hope you write more

[TXGUY]

Is there any way to put this beautiful story all toghether so I can print it out??
It's a wonderful story I love it

[SpotsMama]

You could copy and paste the sections to a word document then print it out. The copied text would be in word too, so it would be editable.

[malekogirl]

i think SaWeetTurtle is right. You should right a book - or a children's book. I was telling my daughter about your turtle and her history. She was captivated.