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A few months ago I had all my turtles out on our back patio in a big temporary tank as an indoor pond was being built for them. Our patio is encased in a screen enclosure, but just to be safe i had a screen tank top on with clips. There were 6 turtles in total all i had raised myself and all were rescues. I came out to feed them one morning a week before the pond was finished and the tank top had been ripped off even with the clips. The water was stained red.
At least 2 raccoons came in through our dogie door and ate 4 of the turtles. The remaining 2 were mauled badly but survived. One turtle in particular, Sophie, was going to be released the next month but due to the severe trauma inflicted on her hind legs she had difficulty swimming and could not be released.
R.I.P
Squirt
Lolo
Kiwi
Albert
I miss them all very much ='(
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Aaawwww.I am so sorry for the lost of the turtles.I hope the ones that you have get better soon.
_____________________________________________I am training as a veterinary technician for cats, dogs and exotics. To me every animal needs a little help from a vet.
Cuban Rock Iguana and Rhinoceros Iguana Reptiles I own:
3.2.1 Green Iguanas (Godzilla, Charmilion, Larz, Esperonza,Izzy and Blaze.)
1.0.0 Black Spiny-tailed Iguana (Sombra)
1.1.0 Eastern Box Turtles (Speedy and Shelly)
0.2.0 Common Snapping Turtles (Miss.Snappy and Radaga)
0.1.0 Red-Eared Slider (Rae)
1.0.0 Ball Python (Spikles)
0.0.1 New Caledonian Giant Gecko (Silver) Other animals I want to Own: Hyacinth Macaw and a Savannah Cat Animals I own: 0.1.0 Maine Coon (Kova)
0.1.0 Yellow Lab (Mia)
1.2.0 Sugar Gliders (Tejano,Blanca and Larissa)
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I hope your turtles get well soon.I wish that they have a good time in turtle heaven.
Anoles are like icecream.They can be sweet but,will give you brain freeze with all their strange behaviors.  All is fair in love and war.-anonymous Click on the eggs to help them hatch! 
My Pets 0.1 Dalmation/Beagle mix dog(Maggie) 0.1 Leopard Gecko(Freckles)
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I am also very sorry for your loss. I am hesitant about keeping my turtles and tortoises outside once they are large enough. Large dogs are an extremely effective deterrent to wild animals such as racoons, foxes or in my case opossums.
Rest in Peace Odin!!! Your life may have not meant anything to those that abused you; but you meant everything to me. You will be missed my little friend.
2.2 Savannah Monitors (Loki, Freya, Saga, Thor)
0.1 Albino California Kingsnake (Rin)
1.0 California Aberrant Kingsnake (Haku)
1.1 Three-toed Box Turtles (Bowser, Genba)
1.0 Red-Ear Slider (Iggy)
0.1 Snow Corn Snake (Sakura)
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So sorry.
Current Collection
1.0 Rhacodactylus Ciliatus (Atua)
R.I.P.
Rhacodactylus Ciliatus (Bottecelli)
Aphonopelma eutylenum(Grape)
"Why, our descendants will ask, by needlessly extinguishing lives of other species, did we permanently impoverish our own?"
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| thats sad raccoons are so evil
The Anole is out 1.0.0 Anolis carolinensis (Bink)
1.0.0 Hyla cinerea (Henry)
1.0.0 Canis familiaris (Doyle)
1.1.12 Mus musculus
0.0.1 Carassius auratus
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TheAnole95 (8/12/2008)
raccoons are so evil No.They are not evil.A girl at a camp that I worked at for about a week had a pet raccoon and it loved everyone of the campers and the staff to death.They need to eat or starve.The raccoon,saw the door thught "Food.I'll live a little longer."and ate the turtles.They are not evil but,if they eat your pet,it's still sad.
Anoles are like icecream.They can be sweet but,will give you brain freeze with all their strange behaviors. All is fair in love and war.-anonymous Click on the eggs to help them hatch!
My Pets 0.1 Dalmation/Beagle mix dog(Maggie) 0.1 Leopard Gecko(Freckles)
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| possums and raccons scare me a lot I am very sorry for your loss
JOSHUA
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