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Florida Softshell Turtle Tampa Bay Turtle & Tortoise Society, Inc. Pancake Tortoise Monthly Newsletter June 2021 Issue Meeting Date: June 12th 2021, starts at 7:00pm. Guest speaker: Jeremy Thompson on Hingeback tortoises. Jeremy was instrumental in the formation of "The Kinixys Cooperative", an organization dedicated to the Hingeback Tortoise species Misc Notes Please update your email information with Ralph Till at rascal1843@aol.com. We only use this information for club business and it helps for club members to stay up to date on any last minutes changes that may occur. It will also help ensure that you receive your electronic copy of our monthly newsletter. If you would like to submit an article or pictures to be published in the next upcoming newsletter, please email it to Kim at sparty@tampabay.rr.com. Please submit by the end of the month to be published in the next month’s newsletter. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact any of the officers listed below: Elected & Appointed Officers President - Ralph Till 727-515-7443 Rascal1843@aol.com Vice President – Mark Randall 20smoke@mindspring.com Treasurer/Membership - Ralph Till 727-515-7443 Rascal1843@aol.com Secretary/Public Relations - Kim Illum sparty@tampabay.rr.com Newsletter Editor – Mark & Kim Illum sparty@tampabay.rr.com Facebook Coordinator – Ralph, Mark R & Kim https://www.facebook.com/groups/704741876316303/ New Website under construction: http://www.tbtts.org/ RALPH'S RAMBLINGS Hello Everyone, Well it's starting to look like we'll be able to meet in person (at the Moccasin Lake Nature Park classroom) real soon. As most of you are aware, a lot of the covid restrictions have been lifted so we can get back to normal. Hooray!!!!! Because Repticon Tampa is the same weekend as our next meeting, we're going to continue with Zoom for at least this month. This actually works out for the best as our guest lives in a different time zone. Our guest for this months meeting is Jeremy Thompson. Jeremy was instrumental in the formation of "The Kinixys Cooperative", an organization dedicated to the Hingeback Tortoise species. I've had the pleasure of knowing Jeremy for several years and his passion for Kinixys is unparalleled. He will touch on why he works with this species and discuss some of his successful techniques. This is a MUST see. The Zoom link will follow shortly. I'm very pleased to be able to pass on to the membership that we sent a donation to several VERY hard working and deserving turtle/tortoise rescue/rehabbers. The donated amount was $250.00 to each group. They are Central Florida Wildlife Center, Turtle Rescue USA, and Swamp Girl Adventures. As we have seen in some of their presentations, it can be quite overwhelming at times. I feel no one is more deserving of assistance than these fine organizations. In last months Rambling's I announced that I will NOT seek re-election of any position in the Club for next year, I feel that some new direction is important for continued growth. My plan is to assist whomever with any transition, and then just fade away. Elections are held in November and I would expect that we should be 100% back from all of the covid restrictions by then and can meet in person. I know that we have many knowledgeable persons in our club that would excel in any role. That's enough for now, remember our next meeting is on June 12th, 2021 at 7:00 est. Enough for now, see you all on the 12th. Thank you, Ralph Till Rascal1843@aol.com Upcoming Club Speakers July 10, 2021 – TBD August 14, 2021 – TBD September 11, 2021 – No speaker, this is our annual auction - pending October 9, 2021 – TBD November 13, 2021 – No guest speaker, this is our annual election night (current members only) December 11, 2021 – No guest speaker, our annual Christmas party (current members only) NOTE: If you would be interested in doing a talk, pls contact Ralph Till at Rascal1843@aol.com for additional information. Upcoming Club Events Upcoming reptile shows Repticon Orlando – May 1st & 2nd 2021 Repticon Tampa – June 12th & 13th 2021 Repticon Sarasota – June 26th & 27th 2021 Repticon Orlando – July 17th & 18th 2021 Daytona National Reptile Breeders Expo – August 19th – 21st 2021 Repticon FIRE show – TBA Repticon Kissimmee – September 25th & 26th 2021 Repticon Tampa – November 13th & 14th 2021 Repticon Orlando – December 4th & 5th 2021 Turtles/Tortoises Videos Box turtle trying to get an escaping worm: https://www.facebook.com/VictoriaGonzalezUromastyx/posts/3945263312223436 Box Turtle goes rolling down the driveway: https://www.facebook.com/VictoriaGonzalezUromastyx/posts/4011411538941946 One very lucky box turtle: https://www.facebook.com/VictoriaGonzalezUromastyx/posts/4033609916722108 Turtles/Tortoises in the News 100-Year-Old Galápagos Giant Tortoise Found on Fernandina Island is Indeed Member of ‘Extinct’ Species: https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/fernandina-giant-tortoise-confirmed-rediscovered-from-2019- tests/?fbclid=IwAR09e_Q2mypdfAFrll2SW_VKEZB5Sth4kLBhC1JcwS4vZejknT_NBNmQsQo 400-pound loggerhead turtle killed on Florida roadway: https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/400-lb-loggerhead-killed-in- roadway?utm_campaign=trueAnthem_manual&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=facebook& fbclid=IwAR2R6vfjSsQ6_lCFg4KLdk1cpEtfCKBUvP-LSHaJvUDNtt0Y9ZKdJxj29Xo Judge halts Georgia dredging plan over threat to sea turtles: https://apnews.com/article/georgia-turtles-business-dredging-environment-and-nature- 9724627e8e60bfb21f5c1b90e15af226 Kidz Korner I am reposting this one again because I forgot to put the 2nd page with this. Sorry about that. Turtle/Tortoise Tender Tales (rescue stories) This story come from Turtle Rescue USA with help from Swamp Girl Adventures Reptile Rehabilitation: Cage the sulcata lived in Prolape Prloape coated in honey with tissue hanging Cleaned up better Dead tiuusue cut off Healthy Looking Put back in place Turtle Rescue USA had a sulcata that was surrendered on 4/30/21. He was 16 lbs, approx. 7 yrs old and spent his entire life living in that tank pictured above. The owners got him from someone else who could not properly care for him. He out grew that tank and they could not give him the proper housing he needed. I put him one of my outdoor enclosures (50ft x 30 ft) and he was having the time of his life, grazing, hiding in all of the hide houses around the enclosure, hiding in the tall grass. About a week later I had to split that enclosure in half as I getting another sulcata who was 50 lbs, approx. 25 yrs old, never lived outdoors either and turned out to be female. A few days later the boy was getting ready to leave to go to his home and I gave him a final check over before he left. Well when I lifted him up, there he was with a prolapse. I reached out to the adopter, told him what happened and then contacted Amanda. I got him cleaned up and removed some debris the best I could as it look like there was an open wound and the shell cut the organ as he was possibly trying to pull it back in. Amanda advised me to put honey on it as honey is an anti-inflammatory with some antibacterial traits plus it will also keep it from drying up overnight which was the main focus. Since Kim with Swamp Girl Adventures and Reptile Rehabilitation was closer to me then Amanda the next morning I had my son drive the tortoise to meet up with Kim. Kim took the sulcata in for treatment where she was able to clean him up better, she cut off the dead/loose tissue and got everything back in place. However, every time he went to the bathroom he prolapsed again. Kim had x-rays run to make sure that there wasn’t a bigger problem like kidneys stones pushing on any organs or any type of impactions. His x-rays came back clean. Slowly he has stopped prolaping when he goes to the bathroom. He is still with Kim for observation but it has been about a week now where he has been good. So what happened? Well we are not sure as this is a mystery. It could be several things: his whole world changed from that cage to having a huge outdoor enclosure and he got overly excited. A girl moved in next door and that excited him as well, because it was only a few days later that he prolapsed (which I am not sure if the females emit some kind of smell because I can tell you whenever a new girl is around my male suclata goes crazy and my recue enclosures are 2 enclosures away from my personal sulcatas and they can’t really seem them). It could have been a mild case of dehydration. All we know is that this little fellow is so beyond excited to be outdoors, it was an amazing thing to watch his first day out there. He had to go into every single hide house, he would go into the 1 st one, check it out, come out and go into the next one, check that one come back out and move on to the next one and so on. His first bite of grass, he had a hard time getting out of the ground but then once he knew what he was doing, there was no stopping him. He was reaching up to eat the low lying mulberry leaves. It was great watching him become a tortoise. Once he comes back to me, I will keep him for a week or so before looking for a new home for him. A huge thanks to Kim & Crew with Swamp Girl Adventures and Reptile Rehabilitation to giving this sulcata the help he needed in a moments notice. Kim currently has over 50 native turtles/tortoises in her care requiring daily treatment. It really does take a village to get these animals the help that need. We all also wanted to send a huge thank the Tampa Bay Turtle & Tortoise Society for the donations giving to us. By helping us with donations, it helps us to help the chelonian world. We can’t do it with out donations. Huge Thanks to : Kim & Crew w/ Swamp Girl Adventures Reptile Rehabilitation To see more of the rehabs we currently have and some out the out reach programs we done, please visit: http://www.swampgirladventures.org/ Also like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SwampGirlAdventures/ Regards, Amanda & Kim Central Florida Wild Center/Turtle Rescue USA www.turtlerescueusa.com Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/turtlerescueusa Classified Section You may place your animals, items, services that you have for sale in the club’s newsletter. Ads will run month to month and you must renew it for every month that you would like. Ads are free to up to date/paid members, or $5.00 per month ($8.00 for 2 months) for non-members. Adoptions Looking to re-home out your reptile? Place a free ad for any reptile that you are looking to adopt out (free ads are for reptiles which does NOT have a re-homing fee). Advertising Rates 1/8th Page = $8 per issue or $75 per year (savings of $21). 1/4th Page = $11 per issue or $100 per year (savings of $32). 1/2 Page = $16 per issue or $150 per year (savings of $42). Full Page = $25 per issue or $225 per year (savings of $75). Pricing includes art/graphics/color, however you send the advertisement will be published in our electronic newsletter. Please email over the Classified/Adoptions/Advertisement info by the end of the month to: Kim at sparty@tampabay.rr.com All payments for advertisements should be sent directly to: Moccasin Lake Nature Park c/o Tampa Bay Turtle & Tortoise Society, Inc. 2750 Park Trail Ln. Clearwater, FL 33759 Ed sent me this to put in the newsletter. He saw this on a Facebook Turtle & Tortoise group and thought that it would be neat to share with us. Thank you very much Ed for sending this over. Other Herp Societies The Turtle & Tortoise Club of Florida – Orlando Chapter Meets on the 2nd Tuesday of the month at 7pm Location: Oakland Nature Preserve, 747 Machete Trail, Oakland, FL 34787 Suncoast Herpetological Society Inc. website: http://www.kingsnake.com/suncoastherpsociety/SHSHome.htm meets on the 4th Saturday of the month at 6:00pm. Location: Moccasin Lake Nature Park 2750 Park Trail Ln. Clearwater, FL 33759 Central Florida Herpetological Society website: Centralfloridaherpsociety.org meets on the 4th Sunday of every other month at 2:00 PM but you want to be there between 1:00 - 1:30 PM for parking Location: Orlando Public Library, Downtown Branch, Anderson Room 3rd Floor, 101 East Central Blvd Orlando, FL 32801 Calusa Herpetological Society website: calusaherp.org meets on the first Thursday at 7:00 PM Location: In the Iona house at the Calusa Nature Center Jacksonville Herpetological Society website: jaxherp.tripod.com meets first Wednesday of every month at 7:30 PM Location: Museum of Science and History (MOSH), Museum circle, Jacksonville, FL Membership and Newsletter subscription form Annual membership fee: $20.00 per year, and the membership includes: - Electronic Monthly newsletter sent to your email address - Free Classified’s in newsletter (members only) as well as low cost advertisement rates. - Annual Auction, Christmas Party, and Office Elections - Monthly Meetings in an indoor classroom setting that consists of the following: - Different guest speaker each month - Raffle Prizes - Info about upcoming events/reptile shows/field trips/etc.. Date/Time: Meets the 2nd Saturday of every month at 7:00pm Meeting Address: Moccasin Lake Nature Park 2750 Park Trail Ln. Clearwater, FL 33759 NEW: We now accept PayPal for membership fees: president@tbtts.org Complete the form below and bring it with you to the next upcoming meeting or mail it along with payment to: Moccasin Lake Nature Park c/o Tampa Bay Turtle & Tortoise Society, Inc. 2750 Park Trail Ln. Clearwater, FL 33759 Check one: _______ New Membership _______ Membership Renewal Name: _________________________________________________________________________________ Address: _______________________________________________________________________________ City, State, Zipcode: ___________________________________________________________________ Email: _______________________________________ Phone#: ________________________________ NOTE: We would never sell or trade your information. This information is strictly for club use only. Answer Key
