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Our morning began with making cat toys and feeding our three feral cats: Mr.Jingles, Aladdin, and Cameron.
After field game time, campers met a very special guest: Franklin the tortoise! She is 9 years old and weighs 52 pounds. She could reach up to 100 or so pounds by the time she is fully grown which can take up to 20 years. She lives at HSCC staff Joann Nichols home. Joann is a wildlife rehabilitator and therefore has special permission to own exotic reptiles like Franklin, which are otherwise illegal to own in Vermont. We were able to watch Franklin explore outside while eating veggies & berries. We learned about tortoise anatomy and behavior as well. Thank you Franklin for coming to visit us!
The end of the morning we spent time with our small reptile, Carman, the box turtle who is owned by Joann as well. Some campers were able to practice calmly picking her up and setting her down in her play pen. She loves the sun and heat, so the past few days have been her favorite weather wise!
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