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May 25, 2007
Snapping turtles
It’s egg-laying season for snapping turtles.
I took this shot as I left for work this morning.
This medium-size female was walking down our front sidewalk.
Typically, several snapping turtles from the Celery Fram lay their eggs in our front yard every spring — most of which are soon devoured by raccoons.
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It’s always good advice to consult experts before moving any sort of wildlife.
I have been told that snapping turtles should never be relocated, because they may have some sort of pathogen that would be carried to the new habitat.
I have heard many times that for the same reason, frogs should never be relocated either.
Always best to be careful — and cautious — before moving wildlife of any kind.
Jim -
Please contact your local wildlife protection agency and see if they can move them to a new habitat.
in some states snapping turtles are protected. -
If you moved close to a wetland, I’m hoping you enjoy and care for nature?
Why would you put up a fence and stop the age-old natural cycle of these turtles? Should you not put the needs of these creatures above your own need to have
“perfect lawn”? Besides, wouldn’t it be so cool to have baby turtles on your lawn? -
thank you.. we are up against wetlands.. I am thinking we could put up a little wire fence to keep them from coming onto our yard.
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By the way, as you’ll see from subsequent posts, the raccoons will eat most of the eggs. In the seven years we’ve lived near the Celery Farm, we’ve seen very few snapping turtle babies.
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I’ll see if anybody has any ideas.
Good luck. -
help! The back and front yard of our house ( we just bought it a few months ago and had the whole yard landscaped with new grass) is now a nesting grounds for snapping turtles. they are digging and building big mounds of dirt and I am sure they are laying their eggs. I’ve seen already at least 8 of them, and am assuming that the ones I see each day may be different from the previous day’s.. What can we do? … I don’t want hundreds of baby turtles all over my yard in a few months. any suggestsions…
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Jim Wright
It’s always good advice to consult experts before moving any sort of wildlife.
I have been told that snapping turtles should never be relocated, because they may have some sort of pathogen that would be carried to the new habitat.
I have heard many times that for the same reason, frogs should never be relocated either.
Always best to be careful — and cautious — before moving wildlife of any kind.
Jim
amyeden
Please contact your local wildlife protection agency and see if they can move them to a new habitat.
in some states snapping turtles are protected.
Mandy
If you moved close to a wetland, I’m hoping you enjoy and care for nature?
Why would you put up a fence and stop the age-old natural cycle of these turtles? Should you not put the needs of these creatures above your own need to have
“perfect lawn”? Besides, wouldn’t it be so cool to have baby turtles on your lawn?
Nancy
thank you.. we are up against wetlands.. I am thinking we could put up a little wire fence to keep them from coming onto our yard.
jim wright
By the way, as you’ll see from subsequent posts, the raccoons will eat most of the eggs. In the seven years we’ve lived near the Celery Farm, we’ve seen very few snapping turtle babies.
jim wright
I’ll see if anybody has any ideas.
Good luck.
nancy
help! The back and front yard of our house ( we just bought it a few months ago and had the whole yard landscaped with new grass) is now a nesting grounds for snapping turtles. they are digging and building big mounds of dirt and I am sure they are laying their eggs. I’ve seen already at least 8 of them, and am assuming that the ones I see each day may be different from the previous day’s.. What can we do? … I don’t want hundreds of baby turtles all over my yard in a few months. any suggestsions…