My blog reached the half-million hits mark today.
Thanks to everyone for visiting my site…and for leaving comments. That’s what makes writing a blog worthwhile.
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Anyways, would you like to see some pictures of our pet turtle?
I think she’s cute.
What kind of pet do you have?
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What kind of turtle is it?
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As I wrote in this comment, she’s a クサガメ (Japanese Pond Turtle).
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可愛い!!!!
What kind of turtle is she??
I have 2 turtles and they are the cutest turtles in the world…well at least according to me 😉
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>可愛い!!!! (“Cute!!!!”)
Thanks.
>What kind of turtle is she??
クサガメ (Japanese Pond Turtle). A very calm, friendly turtle species.
>I have 2 turtles and they are the cutest turtles in the world
They are cute. I was surprised you named one of them the Japanese word for “turtle”…”Ka-me-chan“—cute name.
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She is really cute…you make me want to have one. I bet Kame and Kroten won’t mind having a new sister 😉
My students think it was weird to name both turtle as turtle in other languages…glad you think it’s cute.
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>She is really cute…
Thank you. I think so, too.
>you make me want to have one.
I recommend it.
They are a very friendly turtle…they make excellent pets.
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She looks so proud stretching out her long neck! Beautiful!!!
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Thanks, Chris.
>She looks so proud
Yeah, she has a lot of personality!
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>It reached the half-million mark today.
My blog got the 600,000th visitor yesterday.
Thanks.
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Wow, nice turtle, I am currently baby-sitting my friend’s tortise (I don’t think that is how it is spelled) and it walks all over the backyard, I also have a fish tank, I have had many hampsters, but I haven’t gotten a new one, I want a dog though
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>Wow, nice turtle
Thanks.
If you got a dog, what kind would you want?
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Let me also add my congratulations to another milestone as a long time reader of your blog. Best wishes.
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Thanks. I hope you continue to visit my blog for a long time. I always enjoy your comments on my posts.
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Whoa… those are some “hits” your blog gets! Congrats. We have a family member named Toby… he is a cat that will turn 3 years old this Fall. The only thing is, Toby “thinks” he is a dog. Every mannerism that a dog has, Toby has. He even tries to bark, the poor dude.
That turtle is cute… for a turtle. Is that a breed that can live up to 150 years? Or more?
Stone
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A cat that thinks it’s a dog!? I’d like to see that.
My turtle is an Asian breed that has a life expectancy of about 30 years.
It’s tortoises, I believe, that outlive humans.
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btw, you have had a huge number of visitors!
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Yes, that’s the only reason I continue to work hard on this blog.
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Hi, your pet turtle is very cute! what is her/his name? and what is the little white sac hanging from her side in the 3rd photo from the top? is she pregnant? tks for sharing the photos! love Mom
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>Hi, your pet turtle is very cute! what is her/his name?
Thanks. Her name is 「ルンルン」 (“Roon-Roon“)…hard to explain, but it’s kinda a play on words from a Japanese cartoon character.
>what is the little white sac hanging from her side
It’s fat. In the summer she eats a lot because she hibernates in the winter.
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My wife and I spend summers at a cabin atop a mountain in Virginia. Every year a tiny (less than two-inch) Eastern Brown Bad shows up at the cabin about the same time as we do. During the day, he (we think) hangs (upside down, of course) from a spot beneath the eave just outside our kitchen. When we speak to the fuzzy little guy, he cocks an eye open for a few seconds, and then goes back to sleep until dark when he attacks flying insects. He’s fuzzy, ugly and certainly not a pet in the strictest sense–no petting here! But, we’d be very disappointed if he didn’t show up every year.
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What’s an “Eastern Brown Bad”?
>we’d be very disappointed if he didn’t show up every year.
Almost like a pet. 😉
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Congratulations! I wish my blog got anywhere near that amount 🙂
Very cute turtle too. I have a pet budgie.
Jim
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>Congratulations!
Thanks. Please continue to visit and comment on my blog.
>I have a pet budgie.
Is that a parakeet (セキセイインコ)?
What color is it?
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Yeah, he’s a little yellow インコ (parakeet).
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By the way, I just wrote a comment on your blog…here
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I just saw that, thanks! And thanks for joining my site too.
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>I just saw that, thanks!
Sure. I look forward to your reply.
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