Turtlesinger, Inc.


is a Federal 501(c)3 Public Charity - New Jersey Charities Registration # CH2998200
Mission Statement: To educate and entertain the public about turtles with original songs and/or live turtles.



May 23, 2024



Snapping Turtles Everywhere!



Here are 3 photos of snapping turtles we have helped or watched cross roads in Cape May County. The first was one we helped across the Garden State Parkway.


The second snapping turtle, on Route 347 in Belleplain State Forest, trotted gamely down the side of the road as if there was a turtle sidewalk there before turning off into a small creek.


The third photo was taken at the Tuckahoe Wildlife Management Area where we noticed this snapping turtle crossing the road behind us.


For tips on how to safely help a snapping turtle cross the road, email us through the feedback button on the right.


For another snapping turtle to remind you how small these turtles start out, SCROLL DOWN...



May 23, 2024



Tiny Turtles Crossing Roads



In Spring and Fall, what looks like a tiny pebble that’s moving is actually a tiny turtle! Here is a tiny snapper hatchling crossing the road.


The video also shows just how tiny baby mud turtles are! We watch very carefully to not run over these precious turtles.


For an older mud turtle we helped across the road, SCROLL DOWN...



May 23, 2024



Many Muds



These little mud turtles (although be careful to pick them up from behind to avoid a nasty bite when handled) can often be found on Tyler Road in Petersburg, New Jersey.


We have found many mud turtles of all sizes (and other turtles) crossing this road where it is bordered on both sides by water.


For a different kind of turtle who resembles a mud turtle, SCROLL DOWN...



May 23, 2024



Musk, Not Mud



This little turtle next to our motorcycle is the only musk turtle we have ever seen in Cape May County! We helped this one across Fulling Mill Road in Lower Township, New Jersey, where we have helped many turtles (again, turtles often cross roads where there is water on both sides).


We love mud, musk, and snapping turtles! Identifying mud turtles from musk turtles can be tricky unless you can see the plastron (underside) of the turtle—the musk turtle’s plastron is markedly smaller than the mud turtle’s.


Stopping on our motorcycle to help turtles is easier than stopping our car—making it quicker to pull over, jump off and help them.


For more about a water turtle you can help during Be Kind to Animals Month, SCROLL DOWN...



May 23, 2024



Painted Turtles You Can Help



Here are 3 different painted turtles on Cape May County roads. Be careful handling male painted turtles with their very long front claws, used to flutter in the face of females during courtship.


For the next very beautiful turtle you can help, SCROLL DOWN...



May 23, 2024



Be Kind to Box Turtles



Here are 4 box turtles, the first two which we helped across Hand Avenue and Bayberry Drive, in Cape May County, and it’s always such a privilege to help box turtles since they can live to be over 100 years old—but not of course if they get run over!


You can see in the third photo how one wild box turtle closed up completely—like a box—hence their name! They say one cannot get even a blade of grass in between their closed shell, which is a really helpful way to discourage predators trying to get in.


The fourth photo is once again from a motorcycle ride, this time to Bivalve, New Jersey. On a motorcycle trip to the Smoky Mountains, we helped box turtles cross the road in 5 states: New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia and North Carolina!


For today's final local Cape May County turtle on our blog that you can help across the roads, SCROLL DOWN...



May 23, 2024



Be Kind to Diamondback Terrapins



We are right on the cusp of diamondback terrapin nesting season, and here are 5 diamondback terrapins we have been able to help across roads—3 of them shown here at our house on Stone Harbor Boulevard!


The 4th picture pretty much says it all: a terrapin attempting to cross right near the turtle crossing sign!


The final video is also a terrapin who can apparently read, LOL: she’s just finishing covering her nest right by our turtle sign and by all the traffic going by. In 50 seconds, 14 cars and 1 motorcycle go by (and more since we can’t see the road during the entire video), showing how much they need your kindness in helping them cross the roads trying to lay their eggs.


Thank you so much for celebrating World Turtle Day and Be Kind to Animals Month with us!





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