I have a turtle, or terrapin to be exact, who is very big now. She used to be really tiny, only about the size of a fishball. Not so round of course.
Her nails are very long, and when she waves her legs frantically, you're in for a terrible scratch. The only way to hold her safely, is to put the entire bottom of her shell on your palm, so that all 4 of her legs are waving outside.
She used to stay in a tub of water, but now she's too big, and hates it, and will struggle continuously, splashing the water everywhere when kept for too long in it. So she now stays outside, in my toilet. Her favourite spot is the space behind my toilet bowl.
She sometimes also roam around my house, and many a times, she has gone missing, forcing us to have to search for her for about 15 mins. Usually when she disappears, she'll be hiding under my parent's bed, which has lots of stuff there.
The only time when she returns to her tub is meal times, since we still have found no way of feeding her on land. Even at nights, she usually sleeps behind my toilet bowl, her favourite spot. Sometimes, she does sleep in her tub with water. The only time she won't splash the water is when its dark.
Her name is turtle, and she actually sort of responds to it. She has a small appetite, and usually go without food for a few days. When my mother talks to it by saying "Hungry ah turtle? hungry?" She sorts of have some response. When that happens, its time to feed her. Other wise, if we feed her when she's not hungry, she'll ignore the food and splash about. That is also the reason why i decided its a female.
See, how much i can describe about my terrapin...