Turtle Rescue

I am looking forward to the time that I never have to rescue a turtle that has been hit by a car. It happens way too often. 

Approximately one year ago, we rescued a turtle that was hit by a car as he/she was attempting to cross the road. Yes, to get to the other side. I grabbed him and he didn't look so good. His shell was cracked and he was bleeding. I brought him to the hospital, had x rays taken and saw that he had a nasty crack in his shell.  The crack in his shell is easier to see in the photo at left...it's on the right side, middle of the shell. You can also see where some of the shell was rubbed off from the road. We brought him home and released him in our pond. That was one year ago. We finally saw him for the first time several days ago. Happily sunning himself with a couple of other smaller models. It was so nice to see that he survived. We've rescued a number of turtles but not all of them make it depending on the severity of their injuries. Anyhow, just wanted to share with you a happy success story! Keep wagging!