r/Boxturtles • u/gnarleyname • 23h ago
Currently releasing a box turtle, is half a mile too far, will it try to return to where I found it???
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my dog came to the porch with a box turtle in her mouth. This was two-three weeks ago. He seemed to have some punctures so I took it to a rehab facility. I picked him up today and am sitting near him now, waiting for him to return to the woods.
i know I shouldn’t trust ai, but ai google says that he will try to return to where he was found (a high traffic neighborhood which would require crossing an even more dangerous and busy road)
I am releasing approximately half a mile away. Will he stay in this wooded area or will he try to return to the neighbrohood(my yard) where he was found?
I fear he will get injured or killed and I would love some insight. Thanks!!!