What Kind of Turtle is this?

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Gut_Buster

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I was out riding my bike this morning an look what i found slowly crawling in the midle of the roadjust waiting to be crushed by oncoming traffic:
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Alright so, first of all i need to know what kind of turtle this is, and i need to know it's general accomodations, so i can temporarly take care of it until i find it's owner, or is it native? just some general information would be nice.
 
do you know anything about them? like what they eat, and habitat?
 
Gut_Buster;1152752; said:
do you know anything about them? like what they eat, and habitat?
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[SIZE=-1]Lol, yeah a little.....I use to breed 3-Toes.

The thing is you're probably not aloud to keep that turtle in your state. Unfortunately for all Terrapene carolina, they are becoming rare from pet trade collecting, development/loss of habitat and from people just picking them up and deciding on keeping them. It would be best for the turtle if you would just let it go in a safe area in the direction the turtle was heading. If you want a Box Turtle, do some research first and then think about finding someone who breeds captive bred animals. By removing this female from the wild, you're taking away a valuable, healthy, breeding conditioned animal from the population.[/SIZE]
 
May or may not be legal to keep. you may want to check your state's regulations. plus if it isn't legal that probably means they are endagered/threatened and you should probably take back to where you found it or somewhere more remote and release it.

other than that, I would think they are mostly veg eaters. no iceberg lettuce of course.
 
i fed it some cantalope it LOVED it, alright i think i know just the place, heres what ill do, ill video the release so you can see where ime taking him and we can all enjoy it ^_^, i have no intention of keeping it, it was just right there in the middle of the road running as fast as it could to escape, so i ran out to get it to i wouldnt have to watch it suffer and die, ill keep yall posted, thanx for your help
 
Gut_Buster;1152804; said:
i fed it some cantalope it LOVED it, alright i think i know just the place, heres what ill do, ill video the release so you can see where ime taking him and we can all enjoy it ^_^, i have no intention of keeping it, it was just right there in the middle of the road running as fast as it could to escape, so i ran out to get it to i wouldnt have to watch it suffer and die, ill keep yall posted, thanx for your help
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:thumbsup: Good job! I'm very happy that you're going to release it. The turtle will be happy too! I'm a big fan of people who save turtles from being squished. I do it ever chance I get. Just remember to let the turtle go in the direction it was going opposite of the road! Can't wait to see your video!
 
ok here is when i am getting him ready for the trip to hin new home, i think this is about as E.T. as it's gonna get ^_^
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and the relese, my batery dies at the end, but at least you can see the habitat in wich i released him in^_^ enjoy
 
dammit i knew i would be too lat for this one...glad to hear it has a happy ending
 
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