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Thursday I was driving down a local busy road & saw an upside down turtle.
Picked him up and although bleeding from the face was still alive but lethargic.
Brought him home asked for help from local herp society member (who was very helpful).
He is a MN Painted Turtle (I think a male) about 5 inches long, cut is completely through the upper face in front of the left eye (the eye is missing), no other external damage seen.
He has not eaten (not surprised).
He is healing (but still bleeding from the cut a bit). Now when I picked him up to check him over he peed, hissed, scratched etc
before he was too lethargic to struggle.
i was told to release him in the pond nbear where I found him. Unfortunately there are several marshy areas to choose from and one pond...everything is on private property, no-one seems to want anything released into their property.
We have 2 ponds near our house with turtle populations.
Could I release him there? Or will he die trying to get 'home'?
Shoulsd the release be am or pm?
SUnny rainy?
etc...
thanks everyone!!!
Thursday I was driving down a local busy road & saw an upside down turtle.
Picked him up and although bleeding from the face was still alive but lethargic.
Brought him home asked for help from local herp society member (who was very helpful).
He is a MN Painted Turtle (I think a male) about 5 inches long, cut is completely through the upper face in front of the left eye (the eye is missing), no other external damage seen.
He has not eaten (not surprised).
He is healing (but still bleeding from the cut a bit). Now when I picked him up to check him over he peed, hissed, scratched etc
before he was too lethargic to struggle.
i was told to release him in the pond nbear where I found him. Unfortunately there are several marshy areas to choose from and one pond...everything is on private property, no-one seems to want anything released into their property.
We have 2 ponds near our house with turtle populations.
Could I release him there? Or will he die trying to get 'home'?
Shoulsd the release be am or pm?
SUnny rainy?
etc...
thanks everyone!!!