Look Who Was In The Road!

http://puu.sh/Iw4D
http://puu.sh/Iw44

I honestly have no idea how he got here, he was next to a busy highway, and the woods is like 20 miles away.
We were going to release him at the creek, but the weather got too bad and those dirt roads are tough when wet.


Any idea what he is?
Man, he has such a personality, he's not shy or anything and he's not a biter, either.

Looks like a box turtle

Where do you live? Looks like a box turtle too me too. Wonder if it was someone's pet?

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Originally Posted by DrDooLittle

Where do you live? Looks like a box turtle too me too. Wonder if it was someone's pet?

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Northwest Florida, like an hour from the Alabama border

I think he might have been because he is not scared of anything, and he's not mean.
It looks like he's already gotten in trouble, because there's bite marks on his shell.

Hmm, wonder if he is wild or a pet someone released. Cute little bugger.

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I feel bad for him. It looks like you just got another pet. He already ran into trouble? That's pretty sad :(

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Originally Posted by spankege

I feel bad for him. It looks like you just got another pet. He already ran into trouble? That's pretty sad :(

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Yeah, he's hurt
he's limping a bit

I don't know if I'm allowed to keep him, if he's a wild turtle, he's illegal, if he's captive bred, he's legal but I think I'll take him to the wildlife rescue and just hope they won't release him.
http://puu.sh/IwUD
http://puu.sh/IwUx

He's been gnawed, but he'll be OK. They're really good a walking and are more terrestrial than a fully aquatic turtle. They do fine in the water, but it's not as necessary as it is for sliders and their cousins.

looks like a variety of an ornate box turtle. very terrestrial. i have 3 of them at work and 7 three-toed box turtles among lots of other critters. they can become very socialized and the ones we have even come and check us out to see if we have any food haha

Cute little bugger.
Good thing you saved him from the road!

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