AmordeAbba
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I'm in Long Beach, CA which is a very urban city & yesterday in my backyard on the grass... I found this little guy/girl. I've been trying to find out what it is and so far it seems to be some kind of a desert turtle. It looks like a hatchling. I was reading that it is illegal to keep "wildlife" as pets but at the same time...it was in my yard and I wasn't going to just leave it because my cat was about to start pouncing on it. It's about the size of a half dollar. There is NO way I'm going to put in back outside and leave it so please don't tell me that. I want to know if anyone can identify the actual type of turtle this is and where I can get some info on taking care if it. I used to have 2 box turtles for 11 years and someone else owns them now, so I'm not 100% clueless about them...but at the same time, I know there are different requirements for different turtles especially since this is still a baby. I'm still so lost in how he got there. There are no ponds around here, not lakes...I'm in a busy area where he could have easily got stepped on or snached up my a raccoon, opossum, cat, etc....so hopefully someone can bring their expert advice and help me out. I was going to take him to the reptile store and just let them take care of him but after sleeping on it I think I'll take care of him. (Depending on if I can get some good advice here.) Thanks in advance! I'll answer any more questions if needed.