Almost two years ago, we bought three turtles (red eared sliders) as additions to our growing number of aquatic pets. It was a request by our daughter who saw grown turtles at her previous school.
Earlier this morning we brought out these three turtles from their container and allowed them to wander at our terrace. They were so restless and they even tried banging the sliding doors in their desire to come in to the house. We decided to let them walk around every day and put them back into their container in the afternoon so that they can their exercise, sun bathing, and grow bigger.
A while ago we placed our son on a puzzle mat for him to play on his own after lunch. While my wife and I were busy doing some chores we noticed that our son was staring at our screen door every time the turtles would pass by. At some instances, we caught our son would rock himself up and down in excitement and would make some funny sounds.
It seems that our son and our turtles have this connection. They say that having pets at home is beneficial to one's health and sanity, therapeutic even to others. I may not claim that it does so, but we're glad that we didn't leave our turtles behind when we transferred from Cebu to Manila. At least, they're helping us entertain our son while our hands are full.
Do you have any pets? Share with us what your pet is and how they help you lighten up your life's load everyday.
Photo credits to Austin's Turtle Page
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