I have kept wild boxies when I was younger. I let some go. I kept some for years. I am totally against it now. However, if someone finds a boxie crossing the street in a bad area area for boxies I will not kill them for it.

I don't take wild boxies because I have killed so many things in my life. I have commited random acts of violence on people, and everything under the sun that is illegal. So when I see a box turtle, or snake or any other animal in the road, I will go out of my way and even be late to work to make sure that animal is put in a safe wooded area. This is the only way I feel i can repay for all the things I have done. That is why I am not coming down on boxie bro. I have done things way worse than keeping a wild turtle.

I got off on a tangent.

I can remember being around 5 and riding down this street with my grandmom. Shi had a basket on her bike. We would find boxies crossing this street and take them to her house. We we wlould let them go at the end of the summer. It ould be 3-6 of them Some I kept for years. Most I let go every summer.

You cannot find a box turtle in that woods any more. I don't think it was because of me and my grandmom. Box turtles are Illegal in NJ. there is not really alot of people who have them here. I am the only one I know.

A big factor was the boxies would try to cross the street but once the dropped offf of the curb they could not climb up the other side. It was like half a mile to the nearest house so they would get run over because they were stuck in the street or fall in the sewer.

Has anyone else seen a situation like this before?

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