Turtle in garage

Buck · Jun 21, 2002

Just got home from work and my son introduced me to a visitor.

Has any one got an idea why a snapper would come into a garage?

What should I do?

Thanks,

Buck

brewerbob · Jun 21, 2002

You can amend your profile and add the turtle.
Bob

wroughtn_harv · Jun 21, 2002

Or add the turtle and really change his profile!!!!

DavidInNH · Jun 21, 2002

Check out <A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.tractorbynet.com/cgi-bin/compact/showflat.pl?Cat=&Board=rural&Number=156458&page=1&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=0&fpart=>Momma Turtle</A> in the Rural Living forum. They are supposed to be good eating./w3tcompact/icons/tongue.gif

-david

Gatorboy · Jun 21, 2002

Here is what 8NTX says:

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You usually can catch a snapper with a shovel. Just put it in front of his face and he will bite it and hang on. Put it in the back of your pickup or other solid enclosure, and relocate it to a remote area away from your home. Or follow the recipes above. They can be dangerous to pets or small children.

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Von · Jun 21, 2002

Buck, I had one lay eggs in my back yard this week. Dug the nest up after she left and got 44 eggs. Small but tasty!/w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif ......O.K. I saved them in a bucket covered with sand, the kids want to see them when they hatch.

bgott · Jun 22, 2002

What should I do?

I think Chuck Berry recommended " both hands holdin' my ding-a-ling" for dealing with snappers. /w3tcompact/icons/grin.gif

knucklehead · Jun 22, 2002

I just knew that someone in this highly diverse and intellectual group would bring up old Chuck Berry. Either that, or I would've. Good job, bgott!

Buck · Jun 22, 2002

Von,

Why::Maybe that is why the turtle came in the garage -- she's looking to lay eggs.

What to do:: We got a heavy pair of gloves and carryed her to a pond. Yes, she was a' snappen and a' clawin but no one was hurt.

Buck

DocHeb · Jun 22, 2002

It went into you garage because the garage was in the way of going from here to there. Nothing in the evolution of turtles has told them what to do about garages. It looks like it went in head first and couldn't back up - no "reverse" gear for turtles! They have their mind set on which way they want to go and will go that way no matter what. When I stop for turtles on the road, I always make sure to carry them to the side they were heading, otherwise they'll try to cross again after I'm gone.