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Dad calls me and says "Meet me outside" So I do and get into the vehicle. He says he wants to show me something and I can't have it. I ask what and he says I will see. So we start up the road and get to the corner. He then says he saw a turtle but don't know where it came from being no ponds in that exact area. I look at it and it looks more like a tortoise to me. So I get out and grab it and currently have it in a tot.
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I dont think tortoises are in the wild in this area of the country.... I pretty sure winter and 4ft of snow would be its demise. Gotta be a turtle, Probably just a box turtle.
*They can wander farrrrr away from any kind of water.
 
A tiny marsh in the woods, Somebodys pond, a little stream. Box turtles can travel for miles with no problems except cars.
 
Box Turtles are not water turtles, they are land turtles...

I have no clue what species it is but as a kid I found/caught a box turlte that look exactly like that while on vacaqtion in the mountains of Virginia...

I kept mine for 5+ years in a 4' tank (55 or 75 gal, not sure which). It ate fruits, vegetables, insects, fish and canned dog food. The tank did have a nice sized water dish but was a 'land tank', not a 'water tank'.
 
Could have. Probably not, because turtles arnt known to be escape artists.
Eastern box turtles are from Georgia to NY. Im pretty sure thats what you got there. They are quite common.
 
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