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Hello from Limuturtle

PostPosted: Fri Aug 24, 2007 7:28 pm
by Limuturtle
My name is Maria, and after reading almost the entire website on RES turtles :lol: , I decided to join this forum. Our family adopted a baby RES turtle 7 weeks ago, and I'm the one who takes care of it. I actually never liked reptiles, but this little turtle has changed that. My two boys, 7 and 5, wanted it, but I think I like it more than they do! :lol: It's name is Limu (Lee-Moo) and it comes from a Hawaiian story about a turtle with the same name. I keep referring to it as "it" because I have no idea if it's a boy or a girl because it is still too young. We bought him at 6 weeks old not knowing it was illegal for the vendors to be selling it. They had many though! Limu is doing well, and I hope it will continue this way as read and learn more about how to care for it.

Maria :D

PostPosted: Fri Aug 24, 2007 7:28 pm
by Safdar
Welcome to the forum

PostPosted: Fri Aug 24, 2007 9:37 pm
by SpotsMama
Welcome to the Forum Maria! Do you and your family live in Hawaii?

PostPosted: Sat Aug 25, 2007 12:12 am
by Limuturtle
No, but we do try to visit every few years. Our favorite island is Kauai. Sometimes I wish we did live there! :)

Maria:)

PostPosted: Sat Aug 25, 2007 12:48 am
by untsmurf
You'd think differently after going grocery shopping. The cost of living is horrendous out there. It is gorgeous though. When I get a lot older, I might just pay for the beauty :lol:

PostPosted: Sat Aug 25, 2007 8:01 am
by turboturtle8
Welcome to the fourm!!! :D

PostPosted: Sat Aug 25, 2007 3:07 pm
by Limuturtle
We go grocery shopping there every time we go, so I know all about the high prices. ;) The things that deter us from moving there are being too far from friends and family, the bugs, and not being able to find a suitable way to make a living.

Maria :)

PostPosted: Sat Aug 25, 2007 4:15 pm
by malekogirl
that's such a cute name !! I have that same childens book about Limu the Hawaiian turtle!!
my daughter loves it.

PostPosted: Sun Aug 26, 2007 1:45 pm
by Limuturtle
We bought the book when we went to Maui, and my boys loved it so much we had to buy the Opihi book and the Limu book where he finds a mate in Kauai. They are all great stories. Do you live on the big island?

Maria :)

hawaii

PostPosted: Sun Aug 26, 2007 2:46 pm
by malekogirl
ohno, i wish i could afford to live on the big island.
i was born & raised in Kailua, Oahu, (Windward/East side of Oahu). I love this side of the island....there's less traffic, less people, no big chain stores, even a smaller mall. and if i need to go to a larger store/mall, it's just 40 minutes away. :D
have you been to any other islands besides maui??

PostPosted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 2:09 pm
by Limuturtle
Yes, I have been to Oahu twice, and as a family we have been to Kauai twice and Maui once. I love Kauai because it seems to be the least commercialized of all the islands I have visited, however, I was shocked to find a WalMart and Costco there this summer. But much of the island's beauty still looks to be untouched. Do you ever visit the mainland?