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Purrs for a Turtle (OT)
I had to run to the grocery store to buy a few items I'd forgotten for
John's visit (he'll arrive tomorrow afternoon sometime). There in the middle of the road, right smack on the double-yellow line was a box turtle. I went up to the next street and turned around, thinking I'd better get the little fella out of the road before he gets squashed. He'd already been clipped. I had to wave a few more cars off so they wouldn't run over him. (Why can't people drive within the confines of the lines in the road?! Several of them were right on the line or crossed slightly over it, and while it's a country road there's plenty of room on either side. Sheesh!) Anyway, part of the side of his shell (about a 1" wide strip) was hanging off and he was bleeding but it wasn't completely detached. But he was alive, as was proven when I picked him up and he stuck his back legs out and waved them (which startled the crap out of me!). I carried him over to the grass by a mailbox. There was a woman across the street feeding alfalpha or something to her horse. She asked if it was alive and I said yes, but it had been hit. I said I didn't know how badly or if it would live. There wasn't much else I could do, and she went back to feeding and petting her horse (a gorgeous deep red horse with black mane & tail). I turned around and headed to the store. I was in the store about 30 minutes. When I drove back by, the turtle wasn't in the grass where I'd left it. I don't know if the woman maybe went up to the house and got a box and took it back with her or if it crawled off on its own. I'll never know. But I hope the turtle wasn't too badly hurt and that it will survive. Spare purrs would be appreciated for this little buddy of nature. Jill |
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Purrs for a Turtle (OT)
"jmcquown" wrote in message
... I had to run to the grocery store to buy a few items I'd forgotten for John's visit (he'll arrive tomorrow afternoon sometime). There in the middle of the road, right smack on the double-yellow line was a box turtle. I went up to the next street and turned around, thinking I'd better get the little fella out of the road before he gets squashed. He'd already been clipped. I had to wave a few more cars off so they wouldn't run over him. (Why can't people drive within the confines of the lines in the road?! Several of them were right on the line or crossed slightly over it, and while it's a country road there's plenty of room on either side. Sheesh!) Anyway, part of the side of his shell (about a 1" wide strip) was hanging off and he was bleeding but it wasn't completely detached. But he was alive, as was proven when I picked him up and he stuck his back legs out and waved them (which startled the crap out of me!). I carried him over to the grass by a mailbox. There was a woman across the street feeding alfalpha or something to her horse. She asked if it was alive and I said yes, but it had been hit. I said I didn't know how badly or if it would live. There wasn't much else I could do, and she went back to feeding and petting her horse (a gorgeous deep red horse with black mane & tail). I turned around and headed to the store. I was in the store about 30 minutes. When I drove back by, the turtle wasn't in the grass where I'd left it. I don't know if the woman maybe went up to the house and got a box and took it back with her or if it crawled off on its own. I'll never know. But I hope the turtle wasn't too badly hurt and that it will survive. Spare purrs would be appreciated for this little buddy of nature. Jill Box turtles are a protected species. Next time, contact a wildlife rehabber in your area. |
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Purrs for a Turtle (OT)
Am 01.05.2007 schrieb jmcquown:
I had to run to the grocery store to buy a few items I'd forgotten for John's visit (he'll arrive tomorrow afternoon sometime). There in the middle of the road, right smack on the double-yellow line was a box turtle. Purrs for the little turtle to survive and be more careful where it goes. Purrs Inge and the catgang -- CatManiacs World: http://www.gwsystems.com/inge |
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Purrs for a Turtle (OT)
jmcquown wrote:
I had to run to the grocery store to buy a few items I'd forgotten for John's visit (he'll arrive tomorrow afternoon sometime). There in the middle of the road, right smack on the double-yellow line was a box turtle. I went up to the next street and turned around, thinking I'd better get the little fella out of the road before he gets squashed. He'd already been clipped. I had to wave a few more cars off so they wouldn't run over him. (Why can't people drive within the confines of the lines in the road?! Several of them were right on the line or crossed slightly over it, and while it's a country road there's plenty of room on either side. Sheesh!) Anyway, part of the side of his shell (about a 1" wide strip) was hanging off and he was bleeding but it wasn't completely detached. But he was alive, as was proven when I picked him up and he stuck his back legs out and waved them (which startled the crap out of me!). I carried him over to the grass by a mailbox. There was a woman across the street feeding alfalpha or something to her horse. She asked if it was alive and I said yes, but it had been hit. I said I didn't know how badly or if it would live. There wasn't much else I could do, and she went back to feeding and petting her horse (a gorgeous deep red horse with black mane & tail). I turned around and headed to the store. I was in the store about 30 minutes. When I drove back by, the turtle wasn't in the grass where I'd left it. I don't know if the woman maybe went up to the house and got a box and took it back with her or if it crawled off on its own. I'll never know. But I hope the turtle wasn't too badly hurt and that it will survive. Spare purrs would be appreciated for this little buddy of nature. Jill Lots of purrs and best wishes for the turtle to be ok, Polonca and Soncek |
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Purrs for a Turtle (OT)
On May 1, 11:10 am, "jmcquown" wrote:
I had to run to the grocery store to buy a few items I'd forgotten for John's visit (he'll arrive tomorrow afternoon sometime). There in the middle of the road, right smack on the double-yellow line was a box turtle. I went up to the next street and turned around, thinking I'd better get the little fella out of the road before he gets squashed. He'd already been clipped. I had to wave a few more cars off so they wouldn't run over him. (Why can't people drive within the confines of the lines in the road?! Several of them were right on the line or crossed slightly over it, and while it's a country road there's plenty of room on either side. Sheesh!) Anyway, part of the side of his shell (about a 1" wide strip) was hanging off and he was bleeding but it wasn't completely detached. But he was alive, as was proven when I picked him up and he stuck his back legs out and waved them (which startled the crap out of me!). I carried him over to the grass by a mailbox. There was a woman across the street feeding alfalpha or something to her horse. She asked if it was alive and I said yes, but it had been hit. I said I didn't know how badly or if it would live. There wasn't much else I could do, and she went back to feeding and petting her horse (a gorgeous deep red horse with black mane & tail). I turned around and headed to the store. I was in the store about 30 minutes. When I drove back by, the turtle wasn't in the grass where I'd left it. I don't know if the woman maybe went up to the house and got a box and took it back with her or if it crawled off on its own. I'll never know. But I hope the turtle wasn't too badly hurt and that it will survive. Spare purrs would be appreciated for this little buddy of nature. Jill Jill, if you see it again, grab it and call a wildlife rehabber. Seriously. Vets can actuall do shell repair on them with fiberglass, and treat the wound. The wildlife rehabber people would know when & how to release it. It's kind of tricky trying to help a box turtle. If you get it off the road, you've got to point it in the same direction it was going, or it'll just go straight back into the road again. Bless you for helping him / her though. He'd have probably been squished for sure if left out there. Sherry |
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