8 yr old boy watches his pet turtle get eaten

prydey · 14-10-2010, 01:09 PM

http://www.news.com.au/weird-true-fr...-1225938504314

how terrible is this. i have a 9yr old daughter and if this happened to her, she'd be absolutely devasated. i feel real sorry for this kid. to donate your pet to a local marine park because it had outgrown its tank and then watch it get eaten by an alligator. horrible.

Mad_Aussie · 14-10-2010, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by prydey

http://www.news.com.au/weird-true-fr...-1225938504314

how terrible is this. i have a 9yr old daughter and if this happened to her, she'd be absolutely devasated. i feel real sorry for this kid. to donate your pet to a local marine park because it had outgrown its tank and then watch it get eaten by an alligator. horrible.

Who cares?
I once tried to release a bluetongue after I had it for a pet for a few months, and a Wedgetail promptly flew down and took off with it.

People need to have a teaspoon of cement and harden up. Its good for kids to see their pet turtle get eaten. Makes a man out of him.

FordACE · 14-10-2010, 01:32 PM

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Officials at the water park said it was uncommon for the gators there to be interested in turtles

this one must have tasted better?

KYSBF · 14-10-2010, 01:46 PM

smelt like a human...

FGII-XR6 · 14-10-2010, 02:35 PM

Are you for real??? I hope no kids ever have the missfortune of being raised by you

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Originally Posted by Mad_Aussie

Who cares?
I once tried to release a bluetongue after I had it for a pet for a few months, and a Wedgetail promptly flew down and took off with it.

People need to have a teaspoon of cement and harden up. Its good for kids to see their pet turtle get eaten. Makes a man out of him.

BOSHOG · 14-10-2010, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Mad_Aussie

Who cares?
I once tried to release a bluetongue after I had it for a pet for a few months, and a Wedgetail promptly flew down and took off with it.

People need to have a teaspoon of cement and harden up. Its good for kids to see their pet turtle get eaten. Makes a man out of him.

i would hate for my son to go through this, you must not have any kids, because any self respecting parent couldnt have an opinion like yours

XCwillo · 14-10-2010, 02:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Mad_Aussie

Its good for kids to see their pet turtle get eaten. Makes a man out of him.

Thats so horrible its making it into my sig haha

buggo · 14-10-2010, 02:46 PM

I'm not a parent and even I realise that was a bit harsh.
The kid probably had it since it was a few weeks old, and had it long enough for it to outgrow its tank. I'm sure this kid said hi to it and fed it everyday after school and loved it. he grew up with it. Seeing it get eaten by a crocodile, hearing it's shell crush and flesh torn would traumatise this kid for years. He's only 8 years old ffs. How the ****** is it good for him??
If I saw that happen to a random turtle in the wild tomorow I'd be a bit shaken.
You need to eat a bucketful of fairy floss and grow a heart.

FPV8U · 14-10-2010, 02:54 PM

I feel bad for the boy but more for the staff how horrible would they be feeling in a sityation that was basically out of their control.

Mad_Aussie · 14-10-2010, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by BOSHOG

i would hate for my son to go through this, you must not have any kids, because any self respecting parent couldnt have an opinion like yours

I'm so glad I got the PC brigade on my case.
There are too many kids these days that are brought up in a totally insulated world were everything is made of fairy floss and jellybeans.
Half of american kids don't even know that meat comes from animals and not just the supermarket. How is a kid going to handle having a friend or a relative dying when they can't cope with a turtle being eaten by one of its natural predators?

It's how life works. Yes, it's probably pretty upsetting for the kid, but for it to make international news? Give me a break. I've had pets die before. Try having your dog get bitten by a snake hundreds of kilometers from a vet, and having to put a bullet into it to save it from slowly dying in pain. That's horrendous.

Don't give me the 'its so horrible omg how could you say that you couldn't ever be a parent' etc etc horsecrap. Having your turtle eaten isn't horrible. The kid probably won't even remember it in five years.

People need a reality check.

Linkachu · 14-10-2010, 02:54 PM

I get sad everytime one of my fish die, i wanna bury it instead of flush it =(

buggo · 14-10-2010, 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Mad_Aussie

I'm so glad I got the PC brigade on my case.
There are too many kids these days that are brought up in a totally insulated world were everything is made of fairy floss and jellybeans.
Half of american kids don't even know that meat comes from animals and not just the supermarket. How is a kid going to handle having a friend or a relative dying when they can't cope with a turtle being eaten by one of its natural predators?

It's how life works. Yes, it's probably pretty upsetting for the kid, but for it to make international news? Give me a break. I've had pets die before. Try having your dog get bitten by a snake hundreds of kilometers from a vet, and having to put a bullet into it to save it from slowly dying in pain. That's horrendous.

Don't give me the 'its so horrible omg how could you say that you couldn't ever be a parent' etc etc horsecrap. Having your turtle eaten isn't horrible. The kid probably won't even remember it in five years.

People need a reality check.

I see where your coming from, but there's a differene between a turtle dying and seeing it be mauled, especially when your only 8. The way an 8 year thinks compared to and 18 year old compared to a 28 year old is completly different.
I'm sure that sometimes something sparks the memory of your dog, and I'm sure you miss him. This kid will get reminded of this memory for years to come because he is so young.
If he was 5/10 years older, he would react different to it I'm sure. When his old enough for friends to get killed in accidents, relatives and parents dying he be older and able to understand why better.

DBourne · 14-10-2010, 03:33 PM

I must be a bad person because it made me laugh.

Though I don't have kids

3vXT · 14-10-2010, 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Mad_Aussie

Who cares?
I once tried to release a bluetongue after I had it for a pet for a few months, and a Wedgetail promptly flew down and took off with it.

People need to have a teaspoon of cement and harden up. Its good for kids to see their pet turtle get eaten. Makes a man out of him.

I think having and losing a pet is a good thing for children for obvious reasons but there is a big difference between waking up to find trevor the turtle 'asleep' in his tank and seeing him ripped apart by a crocodile. Especially considering the kid was 8 years old. I'm 28 years old and when my cat dies i'll be sad but its different to seeing her get torn apart and eaten.

It's not PC to avoid traumatising children, its just common sense.

Chopped · 14-10-2010, 03:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Mad_Aussie

.... Makes a man out of him.

But REAL Men wouldn't be on the Internet. That's for nerds.

Rodp · 14-10-2010, 05:26 PM

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Originally Posted by SgtBourne

I must be a bad person because it made me laugh.

While waiting to meet a customer on a site, I ripped out my phone and jumped on news.com. Made me chuckle too, so at least there's one other sicko out there.

While I'm sure that upset the kid - that's life. The food chain, luckily we're on top.

Mad_Aussie · 14-10-2010, 05:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Chopped

But REAL Men wouldn't be on the Internet. That's for nerds.

Chuck Norris is on the internet, last time I checked he wasn't a nerd

buggo · 14-10-2010, 05:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Mad_Aussie

Chuck Norris is on the internet, last time I checked he wasn't a nerd

It wasn't a Crocodile that ate the turtle, it was Chuck Norris

Falcman0o7 · 14-10-2010, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Mad_Aussie

Who cares?
I once tried to release a bluetongue after I had it for a pet for a few months, and a Wedgetail promptly flew down and took off with it.

People need to have a teaspoon of cement and harden up. Its good for kids to see their pet turtle get eaten. Makes a man out of him.

Your a nice bloke.

Scott · 14-10-2010, 05:54 PM

I feel sorry for the little bugger but must admit I had a chuckle too.

Whilst not often in such spectacular fashion, this type of thing is just a part of being a fully paid member of the food chain. I'm sure most of us have a story about the terrible demise some of our pets met when we were growing up.

Chin up little bloke, plenty of turtles in the sea

edit - Besides, what a cracker of a story for his Dad to tell at his wedding!

Keepleft · 14-10-2010, 05:55 PM

Damn, when I was a kid I use to sneak a look at the old mans coronial photographs when I lived OS; stab wounds, guts, intestines, burns.

Such is life. I think some kids can understand life and get along with that, some can't.

**Burnout** · 14-10-2010, 05:59 PM

Interesting observations - Yes life is tough, better get used to it...Tough on the 8 year old.... would it be as tough on him at 9, 16 .......26

Bucknaked · 14-10-2010, 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Rodp

While I'm sure that upset the kid - that's life.

I tend to agree. Stuff like this happens and it's no different to a family cat being mauled by a dog, or the family dog being mauled by a larger cat who was a friend of the smaller cat.

I have a 9 year old, I'd hate for him to see a pet get eaten, but at some point in his life, he is going see this kind of thing, whether it be in real life or on Youtube. You can't shelter them from the harsh realities of life. Otherwise, how will they learn.

nstg8a · 14-10-2010, 06:01 PM

someone must have video'd it....

i had a bit of a chuckle too.... sucks to be near the bottom of the chain i guess.

Franco Cozzo · 14-10-2010, 06:07 PM

Thats pretty sad, If that happened to my pet turtle I'd be making sure that Aligator turns up on the local chinese restaurant menu.

Danny · 14-10-2010, 06:10 PM

Yeah I'm definitely against the PC brigade here on this one. Poor little dude seeing the Turtle get eaten but for it to make international news is astounding.

Mark my words. In about a year he will probably laugh about it too. It will NOT traumatise him long term, nor will it turn him into a psycho/gay/emo/trannie/serial killer.

Things like these are a child's very first experience of the finality of death. Admittedly it's wasn't as subtle as flushing ole nemo down the loo, but kids are resilient. He will probably chuckle about it come a couple years time.

-Dan

nstg8a · 14-10-2010, 06:31 PM

i think different upbringings certainly create different amounts of 'tolerance'

i grew up on a farm so saw plenty of nature doing what nature does best... didnt do me any psychological harm.

**Dave R** · 14-10-2010, 06:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Mad_Aussie

Who cares?

People need to have a teaspoon of cement and harden up. Its good for kids to see their pet turtle get eaten. Makes a man out of him.

Mad_Aussie · 14-10-2010, 06:47 PM

Stop posting pictures of me, man!

GK351 · 14-10-2010, 06:51 PM

cotton wool kid.