Comments on: What do you mean, adopt a terrapin?

By: Kris

Kris — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 14:43:19 +0000

This is a nice marketing of the cause using the 09/09/09 date. I was surprised how little I heard about the date in the news. It seemed like 08/08/08 was much bigger.

By: Ah Hong

Ah Hong — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 10:56:13 +0000

Pelf, got the certification of adoption already. Hope my blog post got direct some donors to Turtle Conservation Center. Just keep me update on TCC program, I believe nature awareness as continuous effort we need to work on :D

By: pelf

pelf — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 01:43:05 +0000

Yes Steve, you were right about giving people what they need rather than what WE think THEY need :) That's why we have various outreach programs -- to make it easier for donors/sponsors to help us :) For your information, we used to insert the microchip into the terrapin's leg. But beginning last year, we insert the chips into the inguinal pockets. There are some explanations and pictures here: Micro-chipping party, anyone? @ Turtle Conservation Centre

By: Steve

Steve — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 12:10:56 +0000

That is a pretty neat program. My aunt did something similar once, where we sponsored a pig for a village in Africa. It is neat to be able to give people what they need, rather than what you think they need, because, at least in the case of the pig, this is not a normal sort of donation.

Out of curiosity, how/where do you microchip the turtles?

By: chan

chan — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 00:31:23 +0000

Hey Pelf,
Great way to publicise our adoption campaign! Thanks and thank you to all your readers and friends for their support. We still have a long way to go to get all our 99 released terrapins adopted and after that, the ones yet to be released are waiting in line…lol.