Common box turtle found outside my trailer in Gentilly 2. Appears to be moving towards the drainage ditch on the other side of the yard. Other turtles have been seen here after rainy days. The turtle retracted it's head and arms when I approached.
This turtle had dug a hole to put its eggs in. Don't think it is a gopher turtle but the nearest water is a mile away in a Aldridge creek. But it didn't look like a painted or snapping turtle either. I did not see the eggs hatch or signs of it, so I thought she was disposing of them since they did not get inseminate.
-found alone on a sunny day in backyard
-supposedly attracted by home grown vegetables in garden
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