Arakan Forest Turtles.

Recently I wrote about red eared slider Turtles and how they were in the process of becoming as major a pest in Victoria, as they are already in other parts of Australia. There, the emphasis was on how easily they and bad habits multiply without any effort on our part.

Today I wish to talk about Arakan Forest Turtles. Another species that I also have to admit that I had never heard of until I read about them in the paper. It appears that not only has the Atlanta Zoo (USA) not only hatched another lot, but that they are the only place in the world to successfully breed this species which is on list of the world’s most critically endangered species.

Ironic isn’t it, that even within the one family there will be one sub-species in danger of taking over the world, while at the same time there will be one, or more sub-species, on the verge of extinction?

A bit like our lives really, isn’t it? It always seem that the good things are always on the edge of extinction and need working on to keep them alive and surviving, while the not so good, run rampant, doesn’t it?

It seems that there are always things that we either desire or need, but that take a lot of extra effort to obtain and/or keep, doesn’t it? And we need to be constantly on the alert to maintaining these things in a healthy breeding condition. Of course often trying to do it by ourselves is not enough and like in the case of the Arakan Forest Turtle, outside and specific specialist help is needed.

What about you today? Are you more like the red –eared slider turtle or the Arakan Forest Turtle?

If you feel that you are a bit like the Arakan Turtle and in danger of going under, then you too, might need some outside, specialist help. However, are you prepared to seek and then accept this help, or will you continue on unassisted into oblivion? Over to you: Walter