Found Female Box Turtle. Have question?

gep0322

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Hello everyone, it rained real hard today, so I decided to get out and look for Turtles. Got lucky and found what I think is a female box turtle.
She ? could be Max’s mom. She was within 150 feet from where I found Max. Of course I’m not going to move her, but is there anything I should do for her, like clean her? She looks purity old with maybe some animal bite marks on her shell.
Gerry
 

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Leave her be. They don't need cleaning she lives in the wild. The only time one should lend a hand is if its badly hurt where it couldn't survive on it's own or it's in the road.
 

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Imagine you cleaned her and left her. Then some predator that may not have seen her because she was muddy, did see her and...! Just saying.
 

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It's shell does look a little wonky....but she's active & aggressive looking.....just look at the shell as her "patina"...

I can help with that "cleaning thing" though, come on over to my house.....LOL

I think it's cool that it very well could be a parent of Max.....
 

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It's shell does look a little wonky....but she's active & aggressive looking.....just look at the shell as her "patina"...

I can help with that "cleaning thing" though, come on over to my house.....LOL

I think it's cool that it very well could be a parent of Max.....
I was really surprised and happy to find her. I tried to not disturb her other than I had to get some pictures.
As for as that cleaning thing goes. I’ve got plenty of that I could do in my shop. The problem with cleaning up my shop is, when I do I can’t find things I know I have. Lol
 

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