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Meet my buddy George!

P: 8/6/2008 8:31:27 PM
Irishgrrrl Ideal Rock Total Posts: 3,337 Last Post: 11/15/2009 Member Since: 6/3/2008	In the spirit of all the wildlife-themed threads we've had around here lately, I thought I'd introduce you all to George! He's a tiny snail who lives in the orchid pot next to our kitchen sink. Seriously, I didn't know snails could be this small! DH bought me that orchid for my birthday about two years ago, and it hasn't flowered since we first got it, but George has been with us ever since! I noticed him very shortly after DH brought the orchid home, and I thought, "OMG, he's adorable!" I hadn't seen him in quite a while, but he's been coming out to say "hi" a good bit this week. He usually burrows into the moss in the flower pot, and we sometimes don't see him for weeks at a time. He often drops out through the hole at the bottom of the flower pot, and I find him sitting on the kitchen counter when I go to put the flower pot in the sink to water the orchid, and then I have to carefully put him back in the pot! You just never know when he'll turn up! Here he is sitting on the edge of the flower pot he calls home: ~Emm "Goodness had nothing to do with it, dearie." ~ Mae West
Posted: 8/6/2008 8:31:27 PM

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P: 8/6/2008 8:33:04 PM
Irishgrrrl Ideal Rock Total Posts: 3,337 Last Post: 11/15/2009 Member Since: 6/3/2008	And, being the good little PSer that I am, here's a pic of George on my e-ring! LOL! (For reference, the center stone of my e-ring is a 0.75 carat radiant, so you can tell how wee he is!) ETA: Hello, huge pasty hands! IRL, my hands aren't this huge and pasty, I promise, so quit laughing! LOL! ~Emm "Goodness had nothing to do with it, dearie." ~ Mae West
Posted: 8/6/2008 8:33:04 PM

P: 8/6/2008 8:37:28 PM
SanDiegoLady Ideal Rock Total Posts: 14,210 Last Post: 11/22/2009 Member Since: 7/6/2005	OMG! He's tiiiiny! LOL Aw.. you have a pet snail.. AW!!!
Posted: 8/6/2008 8:37:28 PM

P: 8/6/2008 8:38:06 PM
Skippy123 Ideal Rock Total Posts: 19,823 Last Post: 11/22/2009 Member Since: 11/24/2006	He is itty bitty! Ah cute! hehe Skippy "The only things that stand between a person and what they want in life are the will to try it, and the faith to believe it's possible" Rich Devos
Posted: 8/6/2008 8:38:06 PM

P: 8/6/2008 8:41:21 PM
Irishgrrrl Ideal Rock Total Posts: 3,337 Last Post: 11/15/2009 Member Since: 6/3/2008	Date: 8/6/2008 8:37:28 PM Author: SanDiegoLady OMG! He's tiiiiny! LOL Aw.. you have a pet snail.. AW!!! LOL! SDL, leave it to you too find a snail emotie! I it!!! Actually, we have several pet snails (besides George). We have three fish tanks in our house: a goldfish tank in our living room, a saltwater tank in our dining room, and a freshwater tropical tank in our bedroom. The living room tank has one snail, the bedroom tank has two snails (Goldie and Kurt ), and the dining room tank has a BUNCH of snails! ~Emm "Goodness had nothing to do with it, dearie." ~ Mae West
Posted: 8/6/2008 8:41:21 PM

P: 8/6/2008 8:42:17 PM
ladypirate Ideal Rock Total Posts: 3,545 Last Post: 11/20/2009 Member Since: 7/30/2007	He is so wee! What a cutie. - Hot chocolate butterflies dance through my heart and tell me you're the one. Come take a sip of this so I can look into your beautiful eyes and say, "Ouch! I spilled some on my lap, burning my leg, but I don't mind. I'm with you."
Posted: 8/6/2008 8:42:17 PM

P: 8/6/2008 8:42:23 PM
Irishgrrrl Ideal Rock Total Posts: 3,337 Last Post: 11/15/2009 Member Since: 6/3/2008	Skippy, he is SO tiny! I think half the time he's out and about, DH and I just don't notice him because he's so wee! He is a cutie, though, and he's not afraid of people . . . he'll crawl right onto your hand if you ask him to! ~Emm "Goodness had nothing to do with it, dearie." ~ Mae West
Posted: 8/6/2008 8:42:23 PM

P: 8/6/2008 8:42:30 PM
SanDiegoLady Ideal Rock Total Posts: 14,210 Last Post: 11/22/2009 Member Since: 7/6/2005	Date: 8/6/2008 8:41:21 PM Author: Irishgrrrl Date: 8/6/2008 8:37:28 PM Author: SanDiegoLady OMG! He's tiiiiny! LOL Aw.. you have a pet snail.. AW!!! LOL! SDL, leave it to you too find a snail emotie! I it!!! Actually, we have several pet snails (besides George). We have three fish tanks in our house: a goldfish tank in our living room, a saltwater tank in our dining room, and a freshwater tropical tank in our bedroom. The living room tank has one snail, the bedroom tank has two snails (Goldie and Kurt ), and the dining room tank has a BUNCH of snails! We have big uuuglly snails here.. I could handle that tiny cute snail, oms!!
Posted: 8/6/2008 8:42:30 PM

P: 8/6/2008 8:42:56 PM
Irishgrrrl Ideal Rock Total Posts: 3,337 Last Post: 11/15/2009 Member Since: 6/3/2008	Date: 8/6/2008 8:42:17 PM Author: ladypirate He is so wee! What a cutie. Hee hee! Thanks, LP! ~Emm "Goodness had nothing to do with it, dearie." ~ Mae West
Posted: 8/6/2008 8:42:56 PM

P: 8/6/2008 8:44:27 PM
coatimundi_org Ideal Rock Total Posts: 6,312 Last Post: 6/7/2009 Member Since: 12/9/2007	oh how cute is George! I didn't realize they could get that tiny either! He fits on you diamond--how crazy! Very sweet! Coati, G.G.
Posted: 8/6/2008 8:44:27 PM

P: 8/6/2008 8:44:46 PM
Skippy123 Ideal Rock Total Posts: 19,823 Last Post: 11/22/2009 Member Since: 11/24/2006	Date: 8/6/2008 8:42:23 PM Author: Irishgrrrl Skippy, he is SO tiny! I think half the time he's out and about, DH and I just don't notice him because he's so wee! He is a cutie, though, and he's not afraid of people . . . he'll crawl right onto your hand if you ask him to! Wow, how long have you had him? 2 yrs? I wonder how long they live. Just be careful not to squish him! Skippy "The only things that stand between a person and what they want in life are the will to try it, and the faith to believe it's possible" Rich Devos
Posted: 8/6/2008 8:44:46 PM

P: 8/6/2008 8:49:22 PM
Irishgrrrl Ideal Rock Total Posts: 3,337 Last Post: 11/15/2009 Member Since: 6/3/2008	Date: 8/6/2008 8:44:27 PM Author: coatimundi oh how cute is George! I didn't realize they could get that tiny either! He fits on you diamond--how crazy! Very sweet! Coatie, I know, isn't that wild?!?! I had no idea they could be so small, let alone small enough to fit on a diamond! LOL! ~Emm "Goodness had nothing to do with it, dearie." ~ Mae West
Posted: 8/6/2008 8:49:22 PM

P: 8/6/2008 8:51:03 PM
Irishgrrrl Ideal Rock Total Posts: 3,337 Last Post: 11/15/2009 Member Since: 6/3/2008	Date: 8/6/2008 8:44:46 PM Author: Skippy123 Date: 8/6/2008 8:42:23 PM Author: Irishgrrrl Skippy, he is SO tiny! I think half the time he's out and about, DH and I just don't notice him because he's so wee! He is a cutie, though, and he's not afraid of people . . . he'll crawl right onto your hand if you ask him to! Wow, how long have you had him? 2 yrs? I wonder how long they live. Just be careful not to squish him! Skippy, I think DH bought me that orchid for my 28th birthday, which was a little over two years ago. (That would have been May 31, 2006.) I'm assuming George is the same snail I saw when we first got the orchid, so I guess he's about two years old! I didn't know they lived that long, and you're right . . . I'm always paranoid about squishing him!!! ~Emm "Goodness had nothing to do with it, dearie." ~ Mae West
Posted: 8/6/2008 8:51:03 PM

P: 8/6/2008 9:02:19 PM
Skippy123 Ideal Rock Total Posts: 19,823 Last Post: 11/22/2009 Member Since: 11/24/2006	Date: 8/6/2008 8:51:03 PM Author: Irishgrrrl Skippy, I think DH bought me that orchid for my 28th birthday, which was a little over two years ago. (That would have been May 31, 2006.) I'm assuming George is the same snail I saw when we first got the orchid, so I guess he's about two years old! I didn't know they lived that long, and you're right . . . I'm always paranoid about squishing him!!! It says they can live 5 to 10 years! http://www.somers.k12.ny.us/SIS/MAIN/sis/research/gr.3research/snails/snailquestions.html#live Skippy "The only things that stand between a person and what they want in life are the will to try it, and the faith to believe it's possible" Rich Devos
Posted: 8/6/2008 9:02:19 PM

P: 8/6/2008 9:09:19 PM
Irishgrrrl Ideal Rock Total Posts: 3,337 Last Post: 11/15/2009 Member Since: 6/3/2008	Date: 8/6/2008 9:02:19 PM Author: Skippy123 Date: 8/6/2008 8:51:03 PM Author: Irishgrrrl Skippy, I think DH bought me that orchid for my 28th birthday, which was a little over two years ago. (That would have been May 31, 2006.) I'm assuming George is the same snail I saw when we first got the orchid, so I guess he's about two years old! I didn't know they lived that long, and you're right . . . I'm always paranoid about squishing him!!! It says they can live 5 to 10 years! http://www.somers.k12.ny.us/SIS/MAIN/sis/research/gr.3research/snails/snailquestions.html#live YAY! Long live George!!! Thanks for the snail facts, Skip! ~Emm "Goodness had nothing to do with it, dearie." ~ Mae West
Posted: 8/6/2008 9:09:19 PM

P: 8/6/2008 9:12:02 PM
Tuckins1 Ideal Rock Total Posts: 4,389 Last Post: 11/22/2009 Member Since: 4/13/2008	Oh my gosh, he is adorable!! That's so funny that you named him George... That's what I named my turtle tattoo! "If you don't eat your meat, you can't have any pudding! How can you have any pudding if you don't eat your meat?!"
Posted: 8/6/2008 9:12:02 PM

P: 8/6/2008 9:14:00 PM
Irishgrrrl Ideal Rock Total Posts: 3,337 Last Post: 11/15/2009 Member Since: 6/3/2008	Date: 8/6/2008 9:12:02 PM Author: Tuckins1 Oh my gosh, he is adorable!! That's so funny that you named him George... That's what I named my turtle tattoo! Cool, Tuckins! You have a turtle tattoo? You should post a pic . . . as long as it's in a G-rated place! LOL! ~Emm "Goodness had nothing to do with it, dearie." ~ Mae West
Posted: 8/6/2008 9:14:00 PM

P: 8/6/2008 9:18:59 PM
Skippy123 Ideal Rock Total Posts: 19,823 Last Post: 11/22/2009 Member Since: 11/24/2006	Date: 8/6/2008 9:09:19 PM Author: Irishgrrrl Date: 8/6/2008 9:02:19 PM Author: Skippy123 Date: 8/6/2008 8:51:03 PM Author: Irishgrrrl Skippy, I think DH bought me that orchid for my 28th birthday, which was a little over two years ago. (That would have been May 31, 2006.) I'm assuming George is the same snail I saw when we first got the orchid, so I guess he's about two years old! I didn't know they lived that long, and you're right . . . I'm always paranoid about squishing him!!! It says they can live 5 to 10 years! http://www.somers.k12.ny.us/SIS/MAIN/sis/research/gr.3research/snails/snailquestions.html#live YAY! Long live George!!! Thanks for the snail facts, Skip! LOL, see vivacious and adorable, you are; you crack me up!!! haha Long live George! Skippy "The only things that stand between a person and what they want in life are the will to try it, and the faith to believe it's possible" Rich Devos
Posted: 8/6/2008 9:18:59 PM

P: 8/6/2008 9:22:36 PM
Irishgrrrl Ideal Rock Total Posts: 3,337 Last Post: 11/15/2009 Member Since: 6/3/2008	Date: 8/6/2008 9:18:59 PM Author: Skippy123 Date: 8/6/2008 9:09:19 PM Author: Irishgrrrl Date: 8/6/2008 9:02:19 PM Author: Skippy123 Date: 8/6/2008 8:51:03 PM Author: Irishgrrrl Skippy, I think DH bought me that orchid for my 28th birthday, which was a little over two years ago. (That would have been May 31, 2006.) I'm assuming George is the same snail I saw when we first got the orchid, so I guess he's about two years old! I didn't know they lived that long, and you're right . . . I'm always paranoid about squishing him!!! It says they can live 5 to 10 years! http://www.somers.k12.ny.us/SIS/MAIN/sis/research/gr.3research/snails/snailquestions.html#live YAY! Long live George!!! Thanks for the snail facts, Skip! LOL, see vivacious and adorable, you are; you crack me up!!! haha Long live George! Awww, vivacious AND adorable?!?! You're too sweet!!! LOL! ~Emm "Goodness had nothing to do with it, dearie." ~ Mae West
Posted: 8/6/2008 9:22:36 PM

P: 8/6/2008 10:39:07 PM
thing2of2 Ideal Rock Total Posts: 7,659 Last Post: 11/22/2009 Member Since: 1/1/2007	OMG. George is ADORABLE! I can't believe he's been hanging around for 2 years! That's awesome!
Posted: 8/6/2008 10:39:07 PM

P: 8/6/2008 10:43:09 PM
Kaleigh Ideal Rock Total Posts: 25,899 Last Post: 11/22/2009 Member Since: 11/18/2004	George is cute!! Gives meaning to the saying love all creatures great and small. ____________________________ Piece of cake and a candle. ng gift
Posted: 8/6/2008 10:43:09 PM

P: 8/6/2008 11:17:59 PM
WishfulThinking Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,428 Last Post: 8/7/2009 Member Since: 1/10/2007	OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! He's so adorable! I think it's just precious how he's lived there since you first got your plant, and the pic of him chillin' on your ring is priceless.
Posted: 8/6/2008 11:17:59 PM

P: 8/6/2008 11:20:09 PM
swingirl Ideal Rock Total Posts: 3,282 Last Post: 11/21/2009 Member Since: 4/6/2006	I love George! But you must be keeping him on a strict diet. Snails in my yard seem to triple in size every week. This guy has kept his self tiny for 2 years!!
Posted: 8/6/2008 11:20:09 PM

P: 8/6/2008 11:22:41 PM
Linda W Ideal Rock Total Posts: 10,442 Last Post: 11/22/2009 Member Since: 2/15/2006	HA HA HA HA HA, he is so itty bitty. too cute..... wonder if he is a little baby. Linda ******************************** "Life is what happens to you, while you are busy making other plans". John Lennon
Posted: 8/6/2008 11:22:41 PM

P: 8/7/2008 4:28:05 AM
Maisie Ideal Rock Total Posts: 7,766 Last Post: 11/21/2009 Member Since: 12/30/2006	Hello George!!! He is so cute!! I want one!!!
Posted: 8/7/2008 4:28:05 AM

P: 8/7/2008 4:59:48 AM
Lorelei Ideal Rock Total Posts: 34,212 Last Post: 11/22/2009 Member Since: 4/30/2005	I bet his feed bill is cheaper! Nothing is more sacred as the bond between horse and rider...no other creature can ever become so emotionally close to a human as a horse. When a horse dies, the memory lives on because an enormous part of his owner's heart, soul, very existence dies also...but that can never be laid to rest, it is not meant to be... - Stephanie M Thorn
Posted: 8/7/2008 4:59:48 AM

P: 8/7/2008 8:06:52 AM
Irishgrrrl Ideal Rock Total Posts: 3,337 Last Post: 11/15/2009 Member Since: 6/3/2008	Thing2 ~ Thanks! Ya know, I was worried that he was gone for a while, because I hadn't seen him in quite some time. But, he popped out last weekend and again last night, so I'm glad to see he's still here! Kaleigh ~ Yep, all creatures great and REALLY small! LOL! WT ~ Thanks! I just HAD to get that ring pic . . . I was trying to think of what I could put him on or next to to show his size, and then it dawned on me! LOL! Swingirl ~ Actually, we never even feed him! I think he just eats the moss in the flower pot . . . I'm a horrible snail momma! Linda ~ I was wondering the same thing! He does seem a little bit bigger each time I see him, so maybe he is a baby? If so, I wonder how big he'll get?!?! Maisie ~ I know what you mean! I keep telling DH that I want to get a little clear box of some sort and make him a better home . . . that way we can keep track of him, too! Lorelei ~ LOL! Yes, George is definitely much less high-maintenance than Red is! ~Emm "Goodness had nothing to do with it, dearie." ~ Mae West
Posted: 8/7/2008 8:06:52 AM

P: 8/7/2008 9:18:30 AM
geckodani Ideal Rock Total Posts: 7,177 Last Post: 11/22/2009 Member Since: 6/25/2008	LMAO! You have a pet snail. He's so little! DH buys me orchids instead of regular flowers. There's a store nearby that has them for really cheap. They last longer, although I still manage to kill them, LOL! Run turkey, RUN! (Little man in the avatar is my nephew.)
Posted: 8/7/2008 9:18:30 AM

P: 8/7/2008 9:40:39 AM
Irishgrrrl Ideal Rock Total Posts: 3,337 Last Post: 11/15/2009 Member Since: 6/3/2008	Date: 8/7/2008 9:18:30 AM Author: geckodani LMAO! You have a pet snail. He's so little! DH buys me orchids instead of regular flowers. There's a store nearby that has them for really cheap. They last longer, although I still manage to kill them, LOL! LOL! Dani, our orchid is still alive (in spite of the fact that I have a black thumb), but we can't get the darn thing to flower, no matter what we do! We've tried natural light, artificial light, fertilizer . . . NOTHING works! It sends up new shoots and new leaves, but no flowers. Ugh! Well, at least we have George! LOL! ~Emm "Goodness had nothing to do with it, dearie." ~ Mae West
Posted: 8/7/2008 9:40:39 AM

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Skippy123 Ideal Rock Total Posts: 19,823 Last Post: 11/22/2009 Member Since: 11/24/2006	Date: 8/7/2008 9:40:39 AM Author: Irishgrrrl Date: 8/7/2008 9:18:30 AM Author: geckodani LMAO! You have a pet snail. He's so little! DH buys me orchids instead of regular flowers. There's a store nearby that has them for really cheap. They last longer, although I still manage to kill them, LOL! LOL! Dani, our orchid is still alive (in spite of the fact that I have a black thumb), but we can't get the darn thing to flower, no matter what we do! We've tried natural light, artificial light, fertilizer . . . NOTHING works! It sends up new shoots and new leaves, but no flowers. Ugh! Well, at least we have George! LOL! I heard humidity helps. I killed my orchid; they don't do well here in the Southwest (no humidity). I love Orchids thoug!!! Beautiful! hehe Skippy "The only things that stand between a person and what they want in life are the will to try it, and the faith to believe it's possible" Rich Devos
Posted: 8/7/2008 9:44:30 AM

P: 8/7/2008 9:47:09 AM
jcrow Ideal Rock Total Posts: 6,477 Last Post: 11/22/2009 Member Since: 8/8/2005	snail? what snail? haha. i can't get past your GORGEOUS GORGEOUS ring!
Posted: 8/7/2008 9:47:09 AM

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