My beloved turtles (1): Stemi the Turtledog!
I always have a guilt for keeping pets. I feel that I have taken away their freedom.
This one baby here in the picture is Stemi. She is an Indotestudo forsteni (Baning Sulawesi) from Sulawesi, known as forsteni turtle, a very cute turtle indeed.
I let her wander around my house to give her freedom, but I don’t understand why she still wants to go out, every single day. What she does everyday is trying to break through the door. And in her vain attempts, she does fall down a couple of times everyday. (Her prison break attempt did succeed twice, although she didn’t get very far before we noticed.)
Everytime someone comes to the house, she always runs (in her limited speed, of course) to reach the door, most probably hoping to sneak through. That is why we call her the Turtledog. She sometimes behaves like a dog.
Food and shelter are provided in my house, Stemi! Don’t you understand?
Now, am I guilty? 
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Note: This post was written on January 2, 2009, but I left in draft and forgot to publish it.
This is now June 25, 2009, and Stemi had already ran away for a couple of months now. She left the house in February. I’ve searched everywhere, asked everyone in my neighborhood, but my search has been in vain. Two neighbors had found turtles, but they were not my Stemi darling.
I.Am.So.Sad. However, gotta get over her.
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Darling, love is a two way street. LOL.
Awww Merci, now you really break my heart.
oouuccchhhhh…!!!
for everyone who love too much ^^
Ella, I think that includes you haha..
We all love too much..