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easygoingfemme · 05-04-2024, 06:25 AM

I'm feeling worried about a turtle I encountered yesterday.

I was out on a bike ride along the river and I passed by a fence that was starting to fall down and something really large was at the top of it. As I got closer I saw it was a MASSIVE snapping turtle who was stuck on the fence. It looked like she had been there for a while as her shell was covered in dry mud. And.. literally she had tears coming out of her eyes. Can turtles cry? I watched her for a while trying to figure out what to do. Then another person rode by and saw her and stopped with me. Together we were able to sway the fence back and forth enough that she came un-stuck and rolled onto the ground. She landed on her back but was able to flip over to the right side. We watched her for a few and then went back on our rides. On my way back I saw she was still in the same place but had her head out looking up at the fence so I'm afraid she might have started back up it again. Then I felt horrible that I didn't pour some water on her after getting her off the fence.

So, I will bike back out there later today to see if she's back on the fence or anywhere in sight of the area.

She was magestic. Massive feet and a long prehistoric tail. Her face was so expressive. I hope she's okay. We assumed she was looking for a place to lay eggs.

05-04-2024, 06:25 AM	#7278
easygoingfemme Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Lil' Miss Sassy Pants Preferred Pronoun?: She/her Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: My place by the river Posts: 3,380 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 6,734 Thanked 14,174 Times in 3,024 Posts Rep Power: 21474851	I'm feeling worried about a turtle I encountered yesterday. I was out on a bike ride along the river and I passed by a fence that was starting to fall down and something really large was at the top of it. As I got closer I saw it was a MASSIVE snapping turtle who was stuck on the fence. It looked like she had been there for a while as her shell was covered in dry mud. And.. literally she had tears coming out of her eyes. Can turtles cry? I watched her for a while trying to figure out what to do. Then another person rode by and saw her and stopped with me. Together we were able to sway the fence back and forth enough that she came un-stuck and rolled onto the ground. She landed on her back but was able to flip over to the right side. We watched her for a few and then went back on our rides. On my way back I saw she was still in the same place but had her head out looking up at the fence so I'm afraid she might have started back up it again. Then I felt horrible that I didn't pour some water on her after getting her off the fence. So, I will bike back out there later today to see if she's back on the fence or anywhere in sight of the area. She was magestic. Massive feet and a long prehistoric tail. Her face was so expressive. I hope she's okay. We assumed she was looking for a place to lay eggs.