A few days off 2011-2012

Over winter class break I did some exoitc hunting.

16 Anolis sagrei
11 Chinese Tallow Trees
215 Cesar Weed Plants
1 patch of Japanese Climing Fern

I attened a Florida Native Plant society meeting last night. They have got me on a new habit of planting native plants after I pull out the exotic ones.

11/16/11 Cuban Anoles

Today I caught 2 Cuban Anoles at Back to Nature and 2 more at home. I also found one tiny Cesar Weed at home. All Cuban Anoles were Florida Snapping Turtle food.

11/12/11 Cuban Anoles and Cesar Weeds

While visiting Back to Nature Wildlife Refuge I took out 2 Cuban Anoles (Anolis sagrei) and 20 Cesar Weeds. I got another sagrei at my house when I got home.

My new Cuban Anole eating machine

           This Florida Snapping Turtle spent all day Tuesday with me. It came to work with me, went to a UCF Eco-Advocates meeting with me, then in the evening a Florida Native Plants meeting. It behaved so sweetly the whole day. It spent hours with its head in my arm sleeping through the meetings.
     I tell people, "Don't be decieved, when this thing eats its not pretty." Tonight (Wednesday) I fed it six Cuban Anoles and one dead Finch from the animal hospital I volunteer at.
    Note in this picture this Florida Snapping Turtle is very swollen. I cured this water retention, a skin infection it had and a bad smell too. It is doing much better now.