Today brought in a not quite full grown male spiny softshell turtle. He seems tame, at least he didn't scramble to get out of my hands and didn't try to bite me. He's free, providing you have a pond outside to put him in. @Markw84 ?
Ok Yvonne. I will talk to the husband. I did my research and as Markw84 said they need a sandy bottom. Our pond is a natural style. I know the bottom is muddy. We have added sand in the past but I don’t know if it would be enough for the turtle. I read they need to bask then when they bury in the sand the action of the sand scraping helps keep the shell healthy.I'm not a big fan of shipping, but my partner will be coming up from SoCal in either September or October. If you REALLY want the turtle, he can bring it south when he goes back home. Let me know.
Speaking of softshells. . . does anyone know if they put out a stinky musk as a defense mechanism? He had two spots, one on either side of the edge of his carapace right above his head that had a slight milky ooze, and it was very stinky.