05/19/2026
Turtles are on the move in Belmont Bay! 🐢🐢🐢
Baby turtles 🐢 are hatching and making their way to the ponds and the river. From May - Aug., adult female pond turtles move up from the ponds seeking sunny, elevated areas with loose soil, sand or mulch to lay their eggs.
If you find a pond turtle in your yard, the best thing to do is just watch them. They may think your mulch bed is a safe space to lay eggs. After digging a depression and laying eggs 🥚 she will return to the pond of river.
These turtles 🐢 do not need to be ‘rescued’ unless they’re crossing a road.
If you see a turtle in the road, move them 🐢along in the direction that they are walking.
Enjoy prime turtle-watching season 🐢🐢
AERO Animal Education and Rescue Organization
