Painted turtle. They will travel great distances this time if year to reach bodies of water
Yes that's what my state's fish and wildlife said when I went through something similar. She was trying to cross the road and cats were after her so my neighbor brought her to me. I put her in Sapphire's outdoor enclosure overnight and after talking with fish and wildlife I released her just a couple or so feet away from where she was picked up the next day. It was so interesting and fun. I placed her heading back to the river she evidently came from in my yard. She actually remembered where my front door was and scratched on it before she headed back home later. We just watched her from the living room window.🤗 it was beautiful.
Really she didn't say she was near water. I did for my experience. Our state fish and wildlife told me that they may. travel many miles away from water to lay their eggs though . Maybe as much as 25 miles. I would never put Sapphire with another animal but it wasn't the time of year or weather for him to be outside anyway. It was a way to keep the painted turtle safe until I knew exactly what to do to help her. I wasn't sure either if she was a pet that escaped or a wild one. I didn't even know what she was.at first. I take Sapphire in and out on a daily basis myself when the weather will be good for him. Toads, snails, etc get in his enclosure all the time. That's something I can't stop if I want to get him outside. So he is exposed to wildlife at times. Even so his poop didn't have parasites and I can wash everything else off in a soak. 🤗
25 miles away from water to lay their eggs? That sounds absolutely crazy. So when the babies hatch, at their tiny size and in their delicate newborn state, they have a 25 miles journey ahead of them to get to water???! No way Jose. 😂
I totally did get your post and the original poster mixed up. I thought she answered what she did with the turtle.
I know but that's what I was told if I remember correctly. Sol I faced her back towards the small river I'm sure she came from when I released her the following day. But really what I was trying to say and didn't say well is that they do travel a long way from water to lay eggs. The bottom part of our yard can flood so it makes sense that they would travel somewhere on higher ground. I live around 3 city blocks away from the river and she was trying to cross a heavily traveled road to go even further. What was even stranger was she remembered what route she took into my back yard and came to my front door before she eventually left. It took a couple of hours to release her because she didn't right away. She played around in a flower bed at the front of my house. It was totally a beautiful experience.
Yes you are right but I didn't know what else to do for the animal. It was another turtle rescue dropped in my lap just because I have a Russian tortoise. People tend to think you can take care of any of them if you have one and it's just simply not true. Each type of turtle or tortoise needs care specific to them. I'm sorry I don't always say it right and might cause a misunderstanding. Thank you for being you.😊
I'm the worse for explaining things so they are easily understood. I don't think it was you at all that confused me. I don't think i looked at the poster name and just assumed it was the thread OP.
