Tuff Turtle

What a magical creature she is. Tuff Turtle was found just outside Little Rock, in the middle of the road, upside down. We have an affinity for saving stranded turtles.

When we picked her up, there were teeth marks in her shell and sign of abuse from this attack. She didn't come out of her shell until we were well on our way home. Then she poked her head out and looked around. She looked ok and found she was just fine when we got her to her new home.

That was nearly 6 years ago. For a while, she resided on the lavatory in the guest bath in front of the mirror.

She spent many an hour looking at herself, climbing on her rocks and pool, returning to look at herself once again.

We figured that since she had suffered a traumatic event, her best bet was to become one of our family.

Some two years later, a friend brought us another turtle they had rescued from the road. We named her Tuff Turtle 2. Her shell had been severely cracked, with the most important hood of the shell lost in the crisis. She was younger and not at all timid.

TT2 took to TT1 right off. We moved them into the garden room, as they paid more attention to one another than the mirror.

Plus, we really enjoy watching them "play" with one another.