....and the funny thing was, the dog (a Sheltie) was scared _hitless of the turtle! I'll never forget the time the dog was curled up with a nice bone in the yard. The turtle walked right up to it and pulled the bone away. The dog just whimpered and watched. What a wuss!

I was driving down the road one day when I saw the turtle crossing the road. It was swamps on both sides. I stopped to let him cross. Some dip_hit (a kid) coming in the other direction came to a full stop.....then drove right over him laughing. The turtle seemed OK though. I put him in the back of my car (he smelled like a sewer!) and took him to a vet I know. He turned out fine. He stayed in the yard for a year or so, he hibernated back there, then the next year I released him back to the swamp he came from.

He loved nightcrawlers, and used to feast on wild berries. I also remember, he had some set of claws....long, and pretty sharp. And he would look at you like "go ahead, just try it!"

Hope your turtle gets well soon!