axeman25
Active Member
Hello all! I have a few questions about an Eastern Box Turtle. I live in central Michigan and have three russian tortoises. A little earlier this evening my neighbor brought an Eastern Box Turtle down to me thinking it was one of my Russians that escaped. I live in a busy area, the neighbor caught her while she was crossing a very busy road. She looks like she is wild because of the shape of her shell. There are several damaged areas on it where she looks like she has been on the loosing end of some kind of battle. You can tell that the injuries were not at the same time by the way the shell has healed. I was thinking about taking her to a wildlife area we have about ten minutes from my house to release her. I trimmed her beak as it was over grown. Now, because I have russians and not eastern box turtles I did some reading and found that it is very rare for a wild box turtle to have an overgrown beak. She is also not really shy around people. She will hide if you move quickly but all in all she is not afraid of people. I am really confused on what to do. Should I put up an ad in my area to see if someone lost her? Should I release her in a safe place? Should I try to find her a home (or keep her) that is safe and she'll be taken care of very well? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
Kevin
Kevin