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Hi gang, sorry to use the list for herp stuff... But we've got a little =
gal here that needs a hand.=20
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My parents neighbor found a female box turtle (plastron is 5") in their =
yard yesterday. As "suburbia" for as long as it is in their =
neighborhood, I imagine someone brought it home and then dumped it. =
Everyone sprays the heck out of their lawns and so forth, the nearest =
woods are 1/4 mile away along the Swan Creek cooridoor. In any case.. =
It was surrounded by dogs and kids and well (they were going to take it =
inside, but I used my Fish Guy Mind Trick gah)... If anything, she =
really lost her way. Or.. I made a mistake moving her. That's possible =
too :)
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I asked the preserve manager about putting her in-in-Kitty Todd. He =
said that they die when moved from their home range. Anyone know =
anything about this? Given that we don't know its home range, what =
would you (or someone who works with turtles) suggest? To a preserve or =
back to the wooded corridoor?
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It might also be good to have a herper give it a looky before it gets =
placed anywhere for disease. I've got an APB out to my local herper =
buddies-in-the Zoo. =20
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Also.. What should I feed her in the meantime? I've got nightcrawlers, =
can get slugs and isopods from the woodlot next to my apartment. =
Berries? Any greens? =20
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If there were any suggestions for care or procedure in the meantime, I =
wanted to act as quickly as possible, thus the post. =20
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Thanks in advance for any help!
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Todd
The Muddy Maumee Madness, Toledo, OH
It's never too late to have a happy childhood.
http://www.farmertodd.com
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color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Hi gang, sorry to use the list for herp =
stuff... But we've =0A=
got a little gal here that needs a hand. </FONT></DIV>=0A=
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>My parents neighbor found a female box =
turtle =0A=
(plastron is 5") in their yard yesterday. As "suburbia" =
for as =0A=
long as it is in their neighborhood, I imagine someone brought it home =
and then =0A=
dumped it. Everyone sprays the heck out of their lawns and so =
forth, the =0A=
nearest woods are 1/4 mile away along the Swan Creek cooridoor. In =
any =0A=
case.. It was surrounded by dogs and kids and well (they were going to =
take it =0A=
inside, but I used my Fish Guy Mind Trick gah)... If anything, =
she =0A=
really lost her way. Or.. I made a mistake moving her. That's =
possible =0A=
too :)</FONT></DIV>=0A=
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>=0A=
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I asked the preserve =
manager about =0A=
putting her in-in-Kitty Todd. He said that they die when =
moved from =0A=
their home range. Anyone know anything about this? Given =
that we =0A=
don't know its home range, what would you (or someone who works with =
turtles) =0A=
suggest? To a preserve or back to the wooded =
corridoor?</FONT></DIV>=0A=
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>=0A=
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>It might also be good to have a herper =
give it a =0A=
looky before it gets placed anywhere for disease. I've got an APB =
out to =0A=
my local herper buddies at the Zoo. </FONT></DIV>=0A=
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>=0A=
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Also.. What should I feed her in the =0A=
meantime? I've got nightcrawlers, can get slugs and isopods =
from the =0A=
woodlot next to my apartment. Berries? Any greens? =0A=
</FONT></DIV>=0A=
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>=0A=
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>If there were any suggestions for care =
or procedure =0A=
in the meantime, I wanted to act as quickly as possible, thus the =
post. =0A=
</FONT></DIV>=0A=
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>=0A=
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Thanks in advance for any =
help!</FONT></DIV>=0A=
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>=0A=
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Todd</FONT></DIV>=0A=
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The Muddy Maumee Madness, Toledo, =
OH</FONT></DIV>=0A=
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>It's never too late to have a happy =0A=
childhood.</FONT></DIV>=0A=
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><A =0A=
href=3D"http://www.farmertodd.com">http://www.farmertodd.com</A></FONT></=
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