Pablo

Meet Pablo, the turtle that GG brought Grady to keep for a pet. Jason did lots of research and made Pablo a very nice home in a large tub out in the backyard. It was quite novel at first, and Grady wanted to go check on Pablo every day. However, Grady never wanted to touch Pablo - at all. Frankly, neither did I. When Pablo needed to be placed into his little pool of water to eat, I scooped him up with a huge plastic shovel. Although this is exactly the kind of pet we need - one that does not make noise, poop in the house, or require a lot of attention, it seems that Pablo did indeed require some attention and the novelty quickly wore off. We released Pablo into the creek and woods near our house to "go be with his family for the holidays." Obviously, Pablo's mother was missing him desperately, and he needed some time to find them before the holiday season. Grady seemed fine with this, and now has moved on to asking us for a dog.