Led Camping Lantern

Led Camping Lantern
So I found a whole bunch of snapping turtles hatching, and took them to the river, did i do the right thing?

I was camping and around 10:30 PM i found snapping turtles hatching.
They seemed to be attracted to light so i made a trench in the sand and led them with a lantern to the river. Some of them stopped at the rivers edge but most of them went right in the water. Did I do the right thing, is there any chance that they would survive.

By the way the whole camping park was packed to the gill, i thought they would have a better chance in the river rather then crawling around the beach for a couple of days.

It is SUCH a delight to read a question like this. You just have no idea how many times I type "Please do the right thing, and turn it loose..."

So, a billion kuddos, kiddo!!! (Claps hands and makes cats jump and stare at her in curiosity.)

Yep, the lil darlins are SO tired after fighting out of the egg, its usually a real struggle for them to rest up, get going, and find the water. So, doing the trench to guide them gave them a nice break and helped reserve their energy.

'You dun guuuud,' as the adage goes. lol

Getting them off a busy beach most likely increased the percentage of the clutch which will survive, and you also saved them from night predators (well, at least ones on land).

Again, job well done, and keep up the great work.

Ozark Trail Mini LED Camp Lantern (ItemSea)