You can't imagine how jealous I am of having boxies roaming freely in your yard! Back when I was a teenager before they passed all the restrictions in the pet trade (drastically needed) I was able to get a beautiful adult and a couple of hatchlings. Had them for at least five years, but one summer they escaped from their summer outdoor quarters - I think my dog ripped open a corner of screen to get at their cat food dish - and off they went into the woods. I know there are supposed to be a few in SE Minnesota, but doubt they survived this far north. That is one gorgeous fellow with the orange legs! Are you going to keep the one with the mended shell? Thank you for rehabbing these lovely little creatures.
I live on a lake, so do have painted turtles and snappers come up to lay eggs on our driveway hill. One year our dog dug up a snapper nest, but I was able to rescue about 16 eggs of about 40 and hatch them to release in the fall. Stinky little guys!
