Put Down the Nail Polish and Step Away from the Turtles I'm going to get up on my soapbox for a minute but this important. Are you ready? Just leave the damn turtles alone, ok? Sure, if you see a turtle crossing the road, help it along - in the direction that it was already headed but beyond that, leave them alone.
The Friends of Texas Wildlife recently shared photos on social media of a box turtle that someone allowed their child (I assume it was a child because I cannot fathom an adult ever thinking this is acceptable) to "paint" the shell using nail polish. The post goes on to detail how toxic and even deadly this can be for a turtle,