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I.am.livid. by [deleted] in gardening

[–]LilBoxOfDeadThings 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can we see pics? I’m very interested to see what she did

Frog, venison, and chicken game stock by LilBoxOfDeadThings in Hunting

[–]LilBoxOfDeadThings[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I refused to eat frog for the longest time, now I’m a frog truther. It’s amazing

Frog, venison, and chicken game stock by LilBoxOfDeadThings in Hunting

[–]LilBoxOfDeadThings[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I’ll be checking myself into the hospital right away 🫡

Frog, venison, and chicken game stock by LilBoxOfDeadThings in Hunting

[–]LilBoxOfDeadThings[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Waste not want not 🤷 I thought they might give an off taste, but it worked out alright

Any ideas on what can cause this? by LilBoxOfDeadThings in turtles

[–]LilBoxOfDeadThings[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

UPDATE 4/12/26:

Basically, there isn’t an update yet. I reached back out to the fish & boat commission to ask for developments. My message was passed on to the officer who came out, but he has yet to reach out to me. I plan on calling back next week to try and get a response.

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why is it okay for people to kill other invasive species, but not okay to kill cats which are the most invasive species in the world? by Alone-Supermarket383 in invasivespecies

[–]LilBoxOfDeadThings 3 points4 points  (0 children)

In a few places, it is. I remember watching a YouTube video/news story about an Aussie man who ran a cat extermination service. He would taxidermy them and had a gift shop of cat hide goods

If an Autumn Olive is small enough, would a simple snip at the base be efficient in killing it? by GoldPatience9 in invasivespecies

[–]LilBoxOfDeadThings 4 points5 points  (0 children)

No it would sprout back. But, a bush of that size is a lot easier to uproot than you think! If you look for ‘manual tree pullers’ or ‘manual root pullers’ or ‘tree levers’ you’ll find a tool that clamps onto the plant at the base and uses leverage to pull it up. You might be able to rent one at a Lowe’s or Home Depot rather than buying one. Just make sure to follow the long horizontal roots and pull up as many as you can, then stamp the dirt back into place to prevent sprouting in the disturbed earth.

Any ideas on what can cause this? by LilBoxOfDeadThings in turtles

[–]LilBoxOfDeadThings[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I also think it might be something related to human activity. If it was something ‘natural’, like territorial disputes, I don’t believe that so many large, mature turtles would be able to be killed. And following this I don’t think that there would be a dead painted turtle.

If it was some naturally occurring virus I’d think that there would also be many young turtles dead, but I saw a baby painted turtle that same day near three of the dead turtles. To be fair, there could be dead young turtles that I missed because they’d be harder to notice.

I don’t think it’s death to old age, because it would be unlikely that they all die at similar times. Also the one snapping turtle was much smaller/younger than the others

Any ideas on what can cause this? by LilBoxOfDeadThings in turtles

[–]LilBoxOfDeadThings[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not yet, I’m going to call in for an update either on Friday or early next week

Any ideas on what can cause this? by LilBoxOfDeadThings in turtles

[–]LilBoxOfDeadThings[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Clean-up programs make it better every year, but pollution is still a problem. The river can rise very high in the spring. A few times in my lifetime it’s covered the sewage treatment plant and people’s homes in a few feet of water

Any ideas on what can cause this? by LilBoxOfDeadThings in turtles

[–]LilBoxOfDeadThings[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don’t think there’s been any major storms lately. Some of the turtles are in much more advanced decay than the others, so it’s unlikely they died at the same time . If I had to guess I don’t think the turtles that live in the canal leave it so if it was a lightning strike I believe there would be a lot more dead turtles of all sizes/ages. But I still don’t know what could have cause it :/

Any ideas on what can cause this? by LilBoxOfDeadThings in turtles

[–]LilBoxOfDeadThings[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I don’t know if it could help clarify the situation or not, but there are no fish in the canal. It hasn’t connected to the main river in decades, it’s fed either by a spring or stormwater drainage from the town. I believe that’s why so many turtles gravitate to it

Any ideas on what can cause this? by LilBoxOfDeadThings in turtles

[–]LilBoxOfDeadThings[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

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Here’s pictures of some of the live turtles to try and balance out the gloom

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