I took Emma over to a friend's house about an hour ago. When I was almost home I saw a turtle near the edge of the road. I didn't get a good look at it as I was driving by and assumed it was a box turtle. I pulled over as soon as I safely could and ran back to move it away from the road. (I really like turtles and didn't want one to become roadkill if I could prevent it.)
I was surprised to find that it wasn't a box turtle but was a red eared slider. So, instead of just moving him away from the road I brought him home. There's a wooded area with a small creek behind our house and we took him there. I hope he decides to hang around there...it's better than the road and we might have a chance of seeing him again.
Posted by marybeth at April 8, 2005 03:24 PM Other Stuff