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Driving down Paradise in HPP - coming up to 8th street - spotted something in the middle of my lane - as I drove over it, it appeared to be a turtle! Turned around - sure enough it was - put on blinkers and resuced the little guy/girl. What are the odds it would have made it to the other side - it was already 3/4 of the way? Time was 11:45AM - how many cars had already zoomed over it? Lucky or what? [:p]
He /she is about 5" to 6" long - claws on front and rear feet - brown head with a little orange that marks his lower head and neck (not necessarily stripes or any defined shape) - his front feet have bright yellow dots on them. [
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Searching the internet has not given me anything specifc - maybe a box turle of some unknown origin or a wood turtle or just "Rodondo" the turtle, maybe it's "Rhonda" the turtle? [^]
Any insight? Should I keep it? Bug/snail eater? To slow to catch a coqui! Put it back on it's path to Makuu? [?] [
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hi menehune.. my family has a turtle we found over 50 years ago. we named him francis so if we ever found out the sex the name would still fit (hes a boy). he has been a wonderful part of the family all these years... i grew up with him, just one of the kids. low maintance pet. if you ever find a turtle crossing the road, always take him to the side of the road in which he was heading. many people, if they find them close to one side return them to that side, but whatever way they are pointing they will keep going that direction. the road is very hazardous because they never get out of first gear... there is a turtle person on island who could probably give you pointers and a turtle sanctuary you could find on line.
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We had a similar experience here in Hilo. One day, we noticed a 5-6" box turtle next to our front lanai. We have a 600 ft driveway and neighbors are far away so we're puzzled about his origin. We've built an enclosure for him and feed him veggies and raw meat. You can take him into Stacy's (next to Ben Franklin in Hilo) for identification and care instructions.
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My neighbor found a turtle of similar description a few years ago. He kept it for a while until it ran away. This could be the same exact turtle because we live a few blocks away.
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You should email Vickie. She is a punaweb member. She owns a turtle sanctuary and should be able to answer your question.
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If it is a box turtle, it might like to eat worms and mangos. I had a pair years ago that would do little turtle dances for worms and mangos. They also like most other vegetables and bugs, too. A bit of water for them to crawl in and out of is nice and if you have a pair of them, they will lay more eggs if you give them a bit of sunshine.
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What kind?
From what Lquade said ("
never gets out the first gear")
I'd assume it's not automatic - a stick shift kind one.[
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