There is a turtle in my yard
There is a turtle in my yard
It likes digging holes. It hides in it's shell when I get close, but otherwise isn't bothered by us.
Give it a tomato and you'll have a friend for life.
I tried giving it some lettuce but it ignored it. I think it's trying to lay some eggs, so I'm going to leave it alone and see what happens.
Yeah, if it's trying to make a nest, probably best to leave it be. But if you see 'em out exploring later, some tomato or a grape will get them to come out of their shell. They like head pets!
You'll probably have some baby box turtles in a few months. I highly recommend knowing the commitment you're getting into before thinking of adopting one (or 3, and finding yourself with a 60gal turtle tank in the living room a few years later).
Cute!
What a friendly neighbor you have!
QUICK GET THE MUTAGEN
She's tryna lay her eggs and you're creeping on her!
It's adorable! Based on a quick lazy Google I think maybe it's a tortoise, not a turtle.
It might be. I know tortoise are not aquatic. There is a stream pretty close to where it's sitting so I wasn't sure.
Yellow eared slider?
Don't you see I am working here?
That's a nice turtle ya got there.
What is that, a box turtle?
I'm pretty sure that's what it is. My neighborhood is fairly wooded with a creek so I'm not too surprised it's around.