tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822428485586445604.post2330230235061161482..comments2024-01-16T21:38:14.352-10:00Comments on A Pacific View: Harry the Hawaiian green turtleTomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07917420597770463210noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822428485586445604.post-84070869233055335412010-10-14T05:08:45.139-10:002010-10-14T05:08:45.139-10:00…And get their picture taken. ;-)…And get their picture taken. ;-)Keera Ann Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07466103379725251225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822428485586445604.post-43653790825409660632010-10-13T21:58:14.571-10:002010-10-13T21:58:14.571-10:00I suspect they only have one stomach given they st...I suspect they only have one stomach given they start off very small (3-inches I think!). Still, there's a lot of grass on the planet but algae can be quite hard to find!<br /><br />Then again, they don't seem to do very much (just like cows) - just hang around in the shallows and occasionally come on the beach to sunbathe. <br /><br />TomTomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07917420597770463210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822428485586445604.post-69846364576902746672010-10-13T09:40:34.503-10:002010-10-13T09:40:34.503-10:00Hiya, Harry/Harriet! Good-looking fellow/gal!
Tom...Hiya, Harry/Harriet! Good-looking fellow/gal!<br /><br />Tom, a cow weighs about 4-6 times what an adult green turtle weighs, and (usually) survives on nothing but grass. I wonder if turtles have extra stomachs?Keera Ann Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07466103379725251225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822428485586445604.post-52791468545418946832010-10-11T21:37:55.482-10:002010-10-11T21:37:55.482-10:00Gigi - (I apologise for calling you "giga&quo...Gigi - (I apologise for calling you "giga" all this time, no excuse, I'm not dyslexic!) - I'm no expert but from the little reading I've done mature Hawaiian green turtles eat mostly algae but won't turn down a treat if they get one. Younger turtles seem to be more of a mix between herbivores and carnivores but mostly they seem to be scavengers and will eat whatever they find.<br /><br />I think it's amazing that the mature adults, all 200-300 lbs of them can survive eating algae but what do I know?<br /><br />TomTomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07917420597770463210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822428485586445604.post-1228350353782529012010-10-09T06:10:15.574-10:002010-10-09T06:10:15.574-10:00What do turtles eat? When I was a kid, I bought a...What do turtles eat? When I was a kid, I bought a small turtle from a store in downtown Honolulu for less than a dollar. <br /><br />It was about 3 inches long. I placed it in a small bowl of water and fed it bits of beef and lettuce. It ate both, though I had no idea if beef and lettuce were good for it.<br /><br />Can't remember how long I kept it or whether it died prematurely.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com