We were headed down the road in the Family Truckster, when suddenly from the backseat Chandler is yelling, "Stop Daddy! There's a turtle in the road, stop, STOP!!!".
So I stopped the car, hopped out and saved the life of this poor creature. He was pulled tight inside his shell and didn't come out for a couple of hours. As you can see by the picture, he isn't very big.
Chandler named him Franklin, and I spent a few HOURS online trying to figure out what he is and how (and if) we should care for him. I think he is a box tortoise, very common in this area. So we've got a basic setup in the house for him, and if everything works out we'll probably make a place in the yard for him too. Chandler is very excited and said, "Don't worry Daddy, I will really take care of this little guy." It was very sweet how he wanted to save him and "make a home" for him.
One thing I told Chandler was that Franklin appears to be a girl, but he didn't want to hear any of that.
