@Perkup wrote:
Laugh if you wish. Years ago I had a very realistic dream in which someone - I thought some heavenly messenger - told me that I should begin to save turtles. We live in an area surrounded by a river, numerous lakes and a golf course filled with ponds. Turtles are everywhere. I chose to listen to the dream and equipped my car with a cane (stick) a large box with lid, and other "accessories". Since then I've saved a number of turtles. I park my car sort of sideways in the road where no one can pass, and help the healthier turtles move along on their way somewhere. If they are injured I lift them carefully on a flat surface into the box and take them to a wildlife rehab area. I've been blessed with a few choice obscenities from folks who had to wait a couple of minutes - obviously I failed to realize their importance - but I don't care.
Four years ago we had a box turtle who moved into our back yard. Since then she has laid eggs in the yard several times. We've put the eggs into areas where the jays and other birds leave them alone and watched them hatch out. They always do. Now we have lots of turtles.
My son, who is in his 50's has a box turtle he found as a tiny one on his front porch many years ago.. He built it a very fancy cage, and it has lived with him as a pet for over 25 years. It is allowed to roam the house often, and rarely causes a problem. It follows him around the house like a puppy. If he sits on the floor with the turtle it will crawl up his leg, his chest and up to his chin, where it gives him a kiss on (or near) the lips. Yes, it's a bit unsavoryk but he's done it for years. He has several "traps" set up to catch bugs for it's feeding, as well as a commercial turtle food.
One more turtle story - how often do you get a chance to tell them? Just before I retired from real estate, a turtle appeared at the front door of the office, standing on it's hind legs and trying to get in. Brought it inside and gave it water. We were in the middle of a large concrete commercial area and we have no idea how it got there. There were painted letters on it's back, so we tried everything to find out who owned it, but never did. I finally released it into a nice wooded spot near my home, by a river bank. I've seen it once while walking through, so suppose it still lives nearby. Obviously it was looking for a new home, thus he came to a Realtor's office. Smart turtle.
My youngest son who is 37 has two box turtles that he rescued when he was really little. He took them to pre-school show and tell. They are both really tame and are like his kids. He has had them for over 30 years.
They will probably outlive me.
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