Just hanging out.....

[Kodiakbr]

My turtle got out and was sitting by my bed this mornin....so I did a search...lol

 

[Crunchy]

I wasn't aware turtles could climb fences

 

[Kodiakbr]

I wasnt either till I my girl said they can climb fences....lol and I took a google look.

 

[A. gigas]

 

[Kodiakbr]

LOL @ Mario Bros.....

 

[Bogwoodbruce]

Lmao! Must really wanna escape!

 

[Vicious_Fish]

I wasn't aware turtles could climb fences

I've watched a Wood Turtle climb a 6 foot chain-link fence before. Turtles with smaller plastrons (such as snappers) are some of the best climbers.

 

[Kodiakbr]

What amazed me was it had to CLIMB a 7 inch step from my lanai after escaping the tank(lol) to get to my bedroom with nothing but a vacuum cleaner power cord hanging down....simply amazing to me.

 

[A. gigas]

I always wonder how they can position themselves like this, you wouldn't think they'd really be able to reach under their shells to position themselves..

 

[Joe M]

Snapping turtles and musk/mud turtles are some of the best turtle climbers due to the small plastron, as vicious_fish said.

I've had many snapping turtles scale fences and walls that you'd never think they could get out of.