Baby Terrapins go for 5RMB a piece down at the insect market on Xizang Lu / Fuxing Lu. I know because Emma bought two of the little wrigglers yesterday and they’re now living in a glass bowl on my dining table.

The guy had them all sizes, these were the smallest.

Before we went to the market I had no idea Emma cared for the little things, in fact a few weeks ago we saw them having their shells cut off with scissors at a food market in HongKou and she didn’t flinch, but you know it’s her pocket money and she’s promised to feed them so I said she could go ahead.

This is the girl- I think she has a fine, egg bearing frame

Cunningly she bought two; a turtle and a turtlette (Lambert and Miss Julie) they’re just babies right now, but at some point when they grow into teenage turtles, and do what teenage turtles do naturally… well basically we’re hoping that there’s a big upswing on the price of turtle eggs and we can retire on the profits of selling their unborn children.

[BTW Does anyone know where to buy some turtle porn? I can't wait forever until this damn egg money starts rolling in]