Why are most kids fascinated by turtles?

[raccoon]

I know I was.

[jberryhill]

1. Because they are delicious?

[raccoon]

2. Well, I've heard of turtle soup but I've never tried it. Nt

[jberryhill]

3. As for kids....

Turtles are one of the very few animals who are not fast enough to run away when kids approach them.

[3catwoman3]

4. Thry sre like little dinosaurs that you...

...can hold in your hands, and they have a built in hiding place.

[N_E_1 for Tennis]

5. Well in my case...

I wanted to have a pet that if it turned vicious... it was one I could outrun... turtle fit the bill.

[Ron Obvious]

6. They don't run away and they don't hump your leg

I was just thinking of a MAD magazine article about why turtles are the perfect pets.

[dewsgirl]

7. My son and his gf kept their turtles together,

they were named Mickey and Minnie. My son had just got his, she had hers for 6 yrs., we had an outdoor pond. They were put in the pond one night before, it rained and wouldn't you know her turtle is the one who somehow escaped. This was 5 yrs ago, we looked everywhere that night in the rain. She was completely devastated. I felt so terrible. We looked for days after, we have a pond at the end of our street, I like to think he ended up there. Everytime I see a story about a turtle I still feel guilty, that girl truly loved him.

[PoliticAverse]

8. Because.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

9. I'm still fascinated by turtles.

My first pets were a pair of red-eared sliders I named Myrtle and Fertile, and as an adult I had a box turtle for awhile. Cats are more emotionally satisfying and cuddlier pets, but I do like turtles. Just this last weekend I was delighted to have seen three eastern spiny softshell turtles basking on logs in the Mississippi River. Made my day.

[Fyrefox]

10. Early pets

When I was young, turtles were sold out of pet departments in larger stores. They were one step up from the goldfish that my parents initially allowed me to have as a "starter pet." Turtles are somewhat homely but cute at the same time, and with the ability to retract into their shells they may remind kids of "Transformers."