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Across the Fence:  Do you help turtles cross the road?  |
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oldfashioned girl
True Blue Farmgirl
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monica
oatman
az
USA
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 Posted - Jul 12 2010 : 08:49:24 AM
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Kathryn, I had to laugh when I saw the title of your topic! I tried to help a turtle out of the road many years ago and I will always remember it because he was not a very cooperative fellow and the other thing is that he was a snapping turtle and just about bit the broom handle in half that I was using to get him out of the road! I would have left him alone to fend for himself, but it was raining that day and the skies were gray and you could hardly see him in the road! I finally got him out of the road, but he didn't stop to thank me, just kind of hissed at me! :)
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harmonyfarm
True Blue Farmgirl
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Debbie
Southeastern
Ohio
USA
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Posted - Jul 12 2010 : 09:21:22 AM
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I always stop to help turtles cross the road. The only thing that makes me wonder is what if the car that passed that turtle before me accidentally spun it around in the opposite direction it was going? That means I made it's day a little harder....bummer...
Debbie
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sherone_13
True Blue Farmgirl
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Sherone
Evanston
WY
USA
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Posted - Jul 12 2010 : 11:15:57 AM
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I think if a turtle was crossing the road in Wyoming, there would be lots of people who would stop. However, it would not be that they were going to move it to the side of the road. They would all be just sooooo surprised to actually see a turtle in Wyoming. :o)
Sherone
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junkjunkie
True Blue Farmgirl
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Judy
Lawrenceville
NJ
USA
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Posted - Jul 12 2010 : 4:22:13 PM
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It's funny how that you asked that question...a week or so ago, on the way to work, I drove on a super highway (I-295) that people go 80+ mph...a little box turtle started to cross on the left lane of the highway. I was in the middle lane and no one was on the left lane, and a fleeting thought was to somehow pull over to save it. Of course, I would put my own life in danger, so that was out of the question. All morning, I thought of that turtle. It really bothered me! I always try to swerve or avoid any animals in the road...but, infortunately, it's not always possible. I don't think I've ever hit anything yet. In my area, you see a lot of squirrels run over and a lot of dead deer on the side of the road. I always feel bad.
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Bonnie Ellis
True Blue Farmgirl
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Bonnie
Minneapolis
Minnesota
USA
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Posted - Jul 13 2010 : 03:43:24 AM
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Everyone should read this book. "The Turtle Saver by Laurie Parker. It's a children's book that tells of what happens when a man saves a turtle he finds on the road. The story is heartwarming and true. Find it at the library.Quail Ridge Press. I teach in an environmental school program for kids 3-8th grade on an island in the middle of a lake in the summer. The kids love this story. Bonnie
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Annab
True Blue Farmgirl
2900 Posts
Anna
Seagrove
NC
USA
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Posted - Jul 13 2010 : 10:04:20 AM
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that's funny Heather!
We get 1 or 2 of those kind too. Long about August they appear and spin the biggest webs on the front porch.
I love turning on the lights and watching them catch stuff.
Have also on occasion in the early a.m. forgotten about them and yep, walked square into the web too! I felt badly for the spider havng to redo it all over again, but I guess that's what they do! |
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emsmommy5
True Blue Farmgirl
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Angie
Buckley
WA
USA
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Posted - Jul 13 2010 : 11:36:49 AM
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Spiders are more than welcome to live outside, webs and all. We occasionally get these HUGE creepy ones in the house that will actually run at you.... sorry, no can do.
The cat keeps the mice out of the house and hopefully they have learned to avoid the dog's yard. I think he's as good a mouser as the cat.
The only other critters that cannot stay are the slugs which invade my garden. Still wishing for chickens.
The bees, birds, snakes, frogs, etc... no problem. Even the racoons are left alone, at least by us, the dog doesn't like them. We don't have turtles....
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Faransgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
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Beth
Houston
Texas
USA
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Posted - Jul 14 2010 : 09:24:29 AM
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My friend and I helped the same one three time in one day. We passed it once and he was crossing the road one direction so we helped him along. About an hour later we passed that spot again and he was on his way back the other way so we helped him along then about 4 hours later we passed again and he was headed right up the middle of the road. So we put him back in the bayou.
We also had a puppy killed at the intersection of our street two days ago. I was calling to get it picked up when my husband came home and said the teenage boys down the road had picked it up and were burying it on the side of the road where it was hit. I was surprised as we normally refer to that group as Richard and his Highwaymen. I guess their meanness doesn't include small puppies.
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Fiddlermom
Farmgirl in Training
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Melissa
Logan
AL
USA
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Posted - Jul 14 2010 : 10:27:10 AM
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I dangerously avoid hitting animals, which means I sometimes drive in the ditch, but I haven't wrecked yet! We've got a snake in our out building where the feed is kept, but I will not kill him! He's eaten every rat and no more wasted feed! He's a harmless black snake and I leave him alone. I killed one last year and I regretted it because we were overtaken by the rats! I don't like finding his skins after molting, kinda gives me the creeps!
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pnickols
True Blue Farmgirl
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Patricia
Parma
Ohio
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Posted - Jul 14 2010 : 4:00:39 PM
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| I shared this with my daughter cuz yes, we stop for squirrels and birds and the deer who are trying to get across the road, oh the geese with their babies too. It broke my heart one day, I cried all the way home from a deer hit on the road, I felt I should have done something to help it, but didn't know what |
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DvilleMama
True Blue Farmgirl
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Lyn
Small Town
MI
USA
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Posted - Jul 14 2010 : 5:11:01 PM
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Well, I feel better knowing I'm not the only one. I have stopped to help turtles along. Call me crazy but I try to avoid frogs, catapillers and even mice when they dart out of the tall grass. Animals are much too precious to me to not make the effort to help/save/avoid them. I am also guilty of not killing spiders in my house. I do draw the line at the wolf spider and those big, hairy centipedes that are fast as lightning. {{{shudder}}}
Lyn
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Leilaht
True Blue Farmgirl
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Elizabeth
Highland
MI
USA
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Posted - Jul 25 2010 : 09:14:55 AM
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Of course I help turtles out of the road! I avoid hitting others too. I hit a possum once because he turned around mid run and came back. I cried all the way to work.
I once stopped to get a turtle, and while I was walking back to pick him up a man purposely swerved to hit him right in front of me! I swear if I had a baseball bat I would have put it through his windshield. My kids were sitting in my car watching. I just don't understand why someone would purposely hit a turtle. They are the most unoffensive creatures. My husband will stop to help one too, but he drives a full size pickup and he will park it across the road to stop traffic while he does it.
Liz
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lovingewe
True Blue Farmgirl
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marlyn-neleh
norwood
Ontario
Canada
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Posted - Jul 25 2010 : 11:29:50 AM
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I keep gloves in the back of the van just for this reason. Driving back roads, you never know what you might need to help cross the road.
Nice post!
Marlyn
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Mollymaude
True Blue Farmgirl
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Vickie
San Angelo
TX
USA
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Posted - Jul 26 2010 : 08:24:20 AM
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I stop for all turtles and so does my son that is 36 yrs old. If necessary we move them to safety out of the road. I slow down and swerve for all animals much to the dismay of many drivers.
I took my two grandsons (13 & 8 yrs) fishing at our tank and walking around the pasture a few weeks ago and we found some of the most extraordinary spiders and spider webs I have ever seen. They were amazed and excited, took many pictures and can't wait to share with their classmates when school starts.
It was heartwarming to see them enjoy something free and and natural in this day and time. Especially the 13 year old who is not raised in the country and finds himself 'bored' during the time he spends with us in the country.
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