My turtles are sick.
Lethargic
Smelly
.17 holes in Shell
Rapid Weight Loss
No Longer Playful
Lethargic
Smelly
.17 holes in Shell
Rapid Weight Loss
No Longer Playful
Maggie’s Is There a Veterinarian In the House?
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I'm no veterinarian, but I think that's a classic case of lead poisoning
Always best to get a second opinion when it comes to medical issues. vh20 is a DVM and may be able to help. I would certainly be concerned about finding a turtle full of holes...weird.
Keep a close eye on the rest of your pet turtles, it could be contagious.
Turtle Soup or "Caouane" is very popular in New Orleans. The best is The Commander's Palace's Turtle Soup au Sherry.
Snapping turtles are legal to hunt with a Fishing License and can be caught in rivers and ponds.
Minutes to Prepare: 30
Minutes to Cook: 120
Number of Servings: 6
Ingredients
Directions
Preparation:
1. Thoroughly wash the meat under cold running water.
2. Drain.
3. Remove the bones and cut into 1/2-inch cubes.
Roux:
Melt 2 sticks butter in a heavy saucepan. Add the flour and cook, stirring frequently, over medium heat until the roux is light brown. Set aside.
Soup:
1. In a 5-quart saucepan, melt 1/2 stick of butter.
2. Add the turtle meat.
3. Cook over high heat until the meat is brown.
4. Add celery, onions, garlic and seasonings. Cook until the vegetables are transparent.
5. Add tomato purée, lower heat. Simmer for 10 minutes.
6. Add the stock and simmer for 30 minutes.
7. Add the roux and cook over low heat, stirring, until the soup is smooth and thickened.
Finishing touches:
1. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
2. Add lemon juice, eggs and parsley.
3. Remove from heat and serve.
4. At the table, add 1 teaspoon sherry to each soup plate.
Serving Size: Makes 4-6 Servings
Snapping turtles are legal to hunt with a Fishing License and can be caught in rivers and ponds.
Minutes to Prepare: 30
Minutes to Cook: 120
Number of Servings: 6
Ingredients
- Roux:
2-1/2 Sticks of Unsalted Butter
3/4 c All-purpose Flour
Soup Stock:
3 lb Snapping Turtle meat,
4 Stalks of Celery
2 Onions, minced
1-1/2 t Garlic, minced
3 Bay Leaves
1 t Oregano
1/2 t Thyme
1/2 t Fresh ground Black Pepper
1-1/2 c Tomato Purée
1 qt Beef Stock
Finish your soup with:
1/2 c Lemon juice
5 Hard-boiled eggs
1T Parsley
6 t Dry Sherry
Salt & Pepper to taste
Recipe adapted from: Commander's Palace's Turtle Soup au Sherry, New Orleans, LA.
Directions
Preparation:
1. Thoroughly wash the meat under cold running water.
2. Drain.
3. Remove the bones and cut into 1/2-inch cubes.
Roux:
Melt 2 sticks butter in a heavy saucepan. Add the flour and cook, stirring frequently, over medium heat until the roux is light brown. Set aside.
Soup:
1. In a 5-quart saucepan, melt 1/2 stick of butter.
2. Add the turtle meat.
3. Cook over high heat until the meat is brown.
4. Add celery, onions, garlic and seasonings. Cook until the vegetables are transparent.
5. Add tomato purée, lower heat. Simmer for 10 minutes.
6. Add the stock and simmer for 30 minutes.
7. Add the roux and cook over low heat, stirring, until the soup is smooth and thickened.
Finishing touches:
1. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
2. Add lemon juice, eggs and parsley.
3. Remove from heat and serve.
4. At the table, add 1 teaspoon sherry to each soup plate.
Serving Size: Makes 4-6 Servings
My turtles are sick.
Lethargic
Smelly
.17 holes in Shell
Rapid Weight Loss
No Longer Playful
Looks like a mis-diagnosis........Methinks it needed (past tense) a lifeguard
5. You left this out! Then throw the shit in the garbage !
It looks at peace.
Local feed store has some neat turtle traps. It's a fairly large alum basket with floats near the top. It has ramps on two side that hinge at the top of the basket. Turtle crawls up there to sun, when it passes the hinge it dumps him in the basket and resets the ramp.
Local feed store has some neat turtle traps. It's a fairly large alum basket with floats near the top. It has ramps on two side that hinge at the top of the basket. Turtle crawls up there to sun, when it passes the hinge it dumps him in the basket and resets the ramp.
I have a few ponds full of hugeMy turtles are sick.
Lethargic
Smelly
.17 holes in Shell
Rapid Weight Loss
No Longer Playful
I have several ponds full of huge unwanted turtles. Often times I find mine with the exact same symptoms you described. Here is a picture that I suspect is the cause of it!My turtles are sick.
Lethargic
Smelly
.17 holes in Shell
Rapid Weight Loss
No Longer Playful
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Mostly I was after the painted turtles. They destroy fish beds and eat the eggs. Snappers will catch one fish at a time, but when a head pops up at 150 yards it's not always easy to tell who's who.
Acute case rapid plumbum infusion. Where do I send the bill?
Barney, you have got to be a blast to party with, that was so well placed, too funny
im going to turtle hell,
i dint no any better, 10 or 12 years old me and buddy tony, jon boat, 5 horse, flooded river waters off lake shafer, indiana, crossman pump bb gun
thousands of turtles on logs everywhere, if turtles can communicate, im public enemy #1
i dint no any better, 10 or 12 years old me and buddy tony, jon boat, 5 horse, flooded river waters off lake shafer, indiana, crossman pump bb gun
thousands of turtles on logs everywhere, if turtles can communicate, im public enemy #1
You have obviously never had properly prepared turtle soup, toss that fancy recipe above and give the turtle to an Atchafalaya basin Cajun and enjoy what ends up in your bowl.
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