Don't worry. Just place it where you found it. These guys have radars and sonars like you wouldn't believe. Their instinct are amazing. I recued a Snapper from being run over by an 18-wheeler last year. It was in the middle of the road just booting it across. The trucker and I called the Dept. of Land and Forest and they said to place it across the road - ie, where it was going. Sure enough we followed it to a small lake where it started digging to lay it's eggs! Even though it couldn't see the lake, it knew what direction to go in. Amazing creatures!

Brian, that is a wonderful site on box turtles, I did see them there. There is a photo together of a 6 month ond a year old and a two year old. Three of these guys are a year old and the third could be and just has't got the yellow coloring yet since I had him inside this past month. Hard to believe they are so old for their size. I am planning on releasing them very soon. I hurt their habitant by pulling out weeds in the area I found them. I did have wild blackberries and was trying to get rid them too. It's hard to get rid of that so at least it is coming back, I already did have a tomato plant and some parsely and my blackberry plants there. I've added several strawberry plants, another tomato plant (as I have found they love them). I'm reading on the site about foods they like and would like any suggestions for plant life they eat. I am going to dig out some holes for them, add more leaf matter and some logs for shelter and a shallow body of water ( will keep it clean). Any other suggestions would be appreciated. I think tomorrow mornning will be their day. Dirtgirl, I think you are right. The musk turtle/stinkpot seems to describe them well. I found them in my garden pond and am sure I must have seen an adult once. Actually only the head of it, and it was very different than my sliders. She came to my pond on her and must have liked it. I found these two guys in one of my bog areas. I guess I will have to put up the 'leaf' net early this year so I can privide them protection. Thanks everyone for helping me to understand by your info and sites you sent me to. Education is the way to understanding. For these two types of turtles anyway I see they really need to grow up in their own enviroment. The yellow sliders though did great and are living happily in my pond. It only took a couple of months to get them to the size they could have a chance at life on their own.

Keep it if you want, but make sure you give it a good place and it is legal in your area to keep them. Still no pictures, lol.

Perhaps I should have given more info in my first note. I only had them in the 'tub' so they cound go outside for some sunshine. It is not where I keep them. When I feel they are large enough to be released back to the wild I will do so. I have a family of racoons not to mention birds and snakes who like to dine on newborn turtles and I will do my best to give these babies a chance to live. I just wanted to know what they are since I want to give them the conditions they require.