So, this morning when I took Gabby out to do her business I noticed a little baby turtle in the middle of the street. At first I thought he might be dead, but then I noticed he was moving - even though it was barely noticeable.
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Even though my general rule of thumb is to not mess with wild animals, I just couldn't stomach the idea of him getting hit by a car so I decided to move him to the pond/lake thing that is right behind The Sailor's Uncle's housing complex (where there are tons of turtles). So Gabby and I went back to the house to get a plastic cup to carry him in.
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He really was adorable, and
I Gabby would have loved to keep him, but I reminded
myself her that he wouldn't remain tiny and cute, so we headed over to the lake/pond to set him free where he would hopefully find his Mom, or maybe a cousin or two to keep him company.
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And we set him free by the edge of the water.
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I feel kinda bad if he was trying to head in the opposite direction, but being moved a half mile in the wrong direction is better than getting killed by a Mini Van any day in my book!
Would you have moved the little guy or would you have let him find his own way?
I would have moved him back! Or maybe there was a pond across the street?
ReplyDeleteMiss Tattoo - The pond I moved him to was like 30 seconds away (walking). In my head the story ends with him finding his Turtle-Mom there and living happily ever after, lol.
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