Lady Turtle

[jimiam]

This gal had just completed laying a clutch of eggs and was covering them up when I discovered her.
I was very tempted to steal an egg or two but better judgement prevailed.

[JudyB]

Kassie found one of these, but Joh prevailed and it was put back in to the creek.  She was quite pretty, and in reality I was sorry to see her go.

This is a lovely picture, and quite the experience for you!

[Don]

This gal had just completed laying a clutch of eggs and was covering them up when I discovered her.
I was very tempted to steal an egg or two but better judgement prevailed.

I think you made the right decision.

What would you have done with the eggs?

It would have been interesting to watch them hatch.

I picked one up on the highway just a few days ago. It was the fastest one I have ever tried to catch, boy could that guy run, I took it home to show to my grandkids and told them I was going to keep him to enter in a turtle race.

I didn't keep him but a few minutes before I took him back to the ditch.

[jimiam]

This gal had just completed laying a clutch of eggs and was covering them up when I discovered her.
I was very tempted to steal an egg or two but better judgement prevailed.

I think you made the right decision.

What would you have done with the eggs?

It would have been interesting to watch them hatch.

I picked one up on the highway just a few days ago. It was the fastest one I have ever tried to catch, boy could that guy run, I took it home to show to my grandkids and told them I was going to keep him to enter in a turtle race.

I didn't keep him but a few minutes before I took him back to the ditch.

I would have just observed the hatching and released them back into nature. Although I enjoy most creatures I have little use for personal pets. I do however keep creatures for observation for brief periods.