Gulf Coast Box Turtle

Ok so some of you remember my Escondido Falls pictures, where I found a Box Turtle.

I spoke to a friend of mine Al Roach, who runs Reptastic.com, and he was telling me that Box Turtles are not found any more West, than Texas.

He was telling me how people release pets, to try and start Colonies out here.

I normally dont take things out of the wild, but I KNEW that this was waaaaayyy outta place. We are treating his shell for some breaks, and one puncture wound, other than that, he is perfectly healthy!

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y81...akeman/Box.jpg

Awesome pat, he will be well taken care of.

Thanx Lewie!

Very cool, its sad when people release "unwanted" pets into the wild or trying to take mother nature into their hands by creating a new "range" for the animal. Good luck with him :).

Nice! Looks like he's found Turtle Heaven! :D

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Originally Posted by Aric

Very cool, its sad when people release "unwanted" pets into the wild or trying to take mother nature into their hands by creating a new "range" for the animal. Good luck with him :).

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I know, as soon as I saw him, I knew that he was very lost. I just cant imagine someone releasing such a cool little thing!

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Originally Posted by JLC

Nice! Looks like he's found Turtle Heaven! :D

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This place is heaven for any reptile ;);)

My boss had found an Ornate Box turtle last month, that was crossing the road. They are not native to Minnesota (according to the DNR website anyways..) but are native to areas in Wisconsin. The DNR told him to just release it wherever he wished. It was a really pretty female, and I sort of wanted to keep it...:(

Definitely looks like a happy turtle!

Freaking awesome!

I love native turts!

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Originally Posted by jknudson

My boss had found an Ornate Box turtle last month, that was crossing the road. They are not native to Minnesota (according to the DNR website anyways..) but are native to areas in Wisconsin. The DNR told him to just release it wherever he wished. It was a really pretty female, and I sort of wanted to keep it...:(

Definitely looks like a happy turtle!

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Yeah I kinda felt bad at first, but then after talking to people Im glad I made the decision that I did.

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Freaking awesome!

I love native turts!

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We only have a few species of Native Turts, and this isnt one of them, but I still like him ;);):D

He's a very cool and very lucky turtle! :cool: