5th this week so far

[cmacusa3]

Took a few pics of 11 and 12 today, The first picture is a little one found today on one of the busiest streets around with no wooded areas. It's 92 here today so no telling what the road temp is. The second one I found in my neighborhood, both are getting released in the country tomorrow morning. this is the area the first one was picked up.
this is the one in my neighborhood

 

[Mantissa3]

You have box turtle HATCHLINGS??? They are so cute, wow! How big do they have to be before you can accurately sex them, or how old?

I live in the City and the closest I ever see to anything as beautiful as your hatchlings, and the ones you release back are the weary, dying, ill-kept boxies in pet store tanks. Your natural "turtle world" where you live is wonderful, thank you for sharing all the pictures.

 

[MichaelaW]

You're so lucky you can actually find them. I live central Illinois and have never encountered one in the wild. You have to go to southern Illinois to see them. It's so sad to see how much they've declined. I just love all the box turtle species!

 

[cmacusa3]

#18 just got moved off a busy highway!

 

[domalle]

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My son just found this 3 toed on our land in the country and sent me a pic, it's rather interesting
@yvonne ever seen one like this?

All turtles are so well designed evolutionarily, this beautiful animal even survived a raging fire.

 

[cmacusa3]

All turtles are so well designed evolutionarily, this beautiful animal even survived a raging fire.

I never thought about that, we never could figure out what happened to her.

 

[cmacusa3]

Moved this little guy off the road today.

 

[Angel Carrion]

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Moved this little guy off the road today.

Oh my goodness, BEAUTIFUL

 

[bouaboua]

What a good deed....

 

[cmacusa3]

Add another to the list, I was on the turnpike today and this little one was stuck in the center median. 100 degrees here so no telling what the temp was on the asphalt. Going to get a good soak and a few worms then off to the country

 

[cmacusa3]

 

[Angel Carrion]

Aw! Everyone else always finds the wild boxies. Why can't I?
Haha, thank you for looking out for them!

 

[Vynindis]

Beautiful turtles!

We have those folks here that act that way towards wildlife. I hunt too (we all do here in WV) and do it is a conservation thing and to give my family meat that I know the source of. I do it because I care about the animals and the environment. Most hunters I've met share the exact mindset I have about conservation and fresh food. There is, unfortunately, a small pocket of that community that just likes to kill things though. These would be the people that run over turtles and shoot cats. One of the few groups of people I despise. They hurt animals and make the entire hunting community look like friggin' sociopathic nutjobs.

 

[Loohan]

So far this year i've helped 3 boxies across the road, and also seen 2 more wild ones on my property.
All adults.

 

[cmacusa3]

So far this year i've helped 3 boxies across the road, and also seen 2 more wild ones on my property.
All adults.

That's awesome!!

 

[cmacusa3]

This little beauty was brought to me after someone found her heading inside Walmart. Yes apparently she was almost in the door by the shopping carts. She will be released in the country this week.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Wow!
Not seen this lovely thread before.
thanks for saving so many beautiful lives.