Man feeds sanctuary turtles, ensuring each gets a fair share at dinnertime
A caretaker's careful feeding routine goes viral for his method of redistributing turtles to guarantee equitable access to food.
What to know
- A video of a man feeding multiple sanctuary turtles while ensuring each gets fair access to food has become viral on social media.
- The caretaker's practice of repositioning turtles to guarantee equitable feeding opportunity is the most praised aspect of the video.
- Viewers frame his care as exemplary stewardship and a model for how humans should treat animals and each other.
The caretaker's attention to fair distribution deserves praise as exemplary animal care.
-
“I love how he makes sure everybody has a seat at a table 🥰”
chrispetrie.bsky.social · Bluesky ↗
The turtles' enthusiastic, almost chaotic feeding behavior is entertaining to watch.
-
“My first time seeing a turtle dinner stampede. Very entertaining!”
msskeeto.bsky.social · Bluesky ↗
The turtle redistribution moment is the most striking aspect of the video.
-
“That turtle reshuffling at the end to give everyone a chance to eat brings me joy.”
unspooling.bsky.social · Bluesky ↗
Unknown caretaker Turtle sanctuary operator
How it unfolded 5 developments, newest first · click a bar or a number to jump postscomments
-
5
The turtle rearrangement becomes the most memorable detail
The moment where the caretaker shifts turtles around to ensure fair feeding access generates the most detailed praise, with one commenter calling it a 'cups and balls routine' and another dubbing it 'turtle socialism.'
“That turtle reshuffling at the end to give everyone a chance to eat brings me joy.”
— unspooling.bsky.social -
That turtle reshuffling at the end to give everyone a chance to eat brings me joy.
2 more of the top 3 · 54 posts in this stretch
-
WOW! Never saw turtles react so robustly to stimuli! Are they responding to the sound or vibrations from his footsteps? The sound of the plates scraping against each other? Is feeding time the only time a person enters their space?
-
Cute.. but this just makes me remember when I could get down on my knees and get up again without needing assistance.. 😶🤣😂🤣😂
-
-
4
Comments turn philosophical about the caretaker's care
Multiple viewers frame the caretaker's actions as exemplary stewardship, with some connecting it to broader themes of ensuring no one is left out and fair distribution of resources.
“This is what humans are supposed to be doing on this planet: taking care of each other and the flora and fauna we share this earth with.”
— cleofoxy.bsky.social -
My first time seeing a turtle dinner stampede. Very entertaining!
2 more of the top 3 · 9 posts in this stretch
-
I absolutely love the way he ensures that no one is left out, no one has a bad seat at the table 💕
-
I have 8 foster kittens, they look like this only with teeth and claws. I have to hit and run lol
-
-
3
Commenters describe turtles' eager feeding behavior
Viewers remark on the turtles' enthusiastic response to feeding time, calling it a 'dinner stampede' and comparing the scene to other animals with intense feeding behaviors.
“My first time seeing a turtle dinner stampede. Very entertaining!”
— msskeeto.bsky.social -
Sorry I can’t help myself: That was quite a shell game!
2 more of the top 3 · 3 posts in this stretch
-
S
They are cute and also very hungry...feed them faster! 😂
-
'Nice turtle!'..'It's a tortoise!' Mr. Mercedes 😊😊
-
-
2
Viewers praise caretaker's attention to fairness
Comments begin celebrating the man's method of ensuring every turtle gets a seat at the table and access to food, with particular attention to his practice of repositioning turtles to give each a chance to eat.
“I love how he makes sure everybody has a seat at a table 🥰…”
— chrispetrie.bsky.social -
Awwww…I love how he makes sure everybody has a seat at a table 🥰
-
-
1
Video of turtle feeding routine shared on Bluesky
A post from snarkysillysad.bsky.social sharing a video of a man feeding multiple turtles at dinnertime, with a link to the original Reddit post on r/MadeMeSmile, receives over 2,900 likes and 102 comments.
What people are saying 14 voices from 1 site · best of 68 · verbatim
- Sep 19
-
The tortoise theme song is Lettuce entertain you
-
To make sure each turtle is treated fairly, he takes his time 'shelling' out the veggies... Showing Care-a-pace
-
I love that he makes sure everyone is getting some. 🐢 🐢 🐢
-
Chasca sometimes wakes up after a rain around February after a rain but goes back under until May or early June. A couple of years ago she was wandering around on a Nov day w/ the temp at 40 degrees & I freaked out! She's usually gone by late Sept as we hit 60 degrees or lower at night. So soon!
-
Sorting the wee critters to make sure everyone got enough to eat was my favorite part. Was this turtle socialism?
-
Ignore everything else and just watch their little running legs. Herd of Turtles.
-
Miss our desert turtle! In PHX, AZ he would come out of hibernation on Halloween.
-
Like being surrounded by a horde of ravenous pine cones.
-
I’ve always wondered what a turtle buffet would look like 🐢💕
-
I cannot even articulate how much I love this.
-
❤️🔥🌹I follow a sea turtle via Fahlo. She gets around! I also follow a red panda.
-
Near the end the guy was shifting turtles around in what looked like an elaborate Cups and Balls routine.
-
Nice . There's a guy in new jersey that has a turtle sanctuary
-
The worst thing about saving turtles as they would be crossing the road is being just a few seconds too late.