Turtle ID

al0ha · 06-16-2008, 09:43 PM

hey guys, i was wondering what kind of turtle/tortoise this is and how to take care of it. my girlfriend's father picked it up yesterday and have no idea what kind it is. currently its living in the backyard thanks guys!

Reef Mongoose · 06-16-2008, 10:03 PM

Its a painted turtle, feed it some fruit and vegies. Just google painted turtle if you want some more info

Killerdrgn · 06-16-2008, 10:37 PM

Make sure it doesn't run away. or at least it has not escape routes. I attempted to let mine live in the backyard in a kiddie pool, but then one escaped and ran away.

al0ha · 06-16-2008, 11:26 PM

hmmm so no turtle tank? i was going to keep him in a big tank with a fake rock so he could swim, u know kinda like that turtle tank at the union sq petco

chazertis · 06-17-2008, 12:17 AM

i think that'd be cool

jejton · 06-17-2008, 12:49 AM

Put him back where he was found ( unless it was on a road, in which case put him back near where he was found ).

leoskee · 06-17-2008, 08:01 AM

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Originally Posted by jejton


	Put him back where he was found ( unless it was on a road, in which case put him back near where he was found ).

I second the above comment.

Its a wild turtle so you should put it back where it came from. The turtles that are sold in pet shops (RES and Painted) are captive bred. Do the right thing and have your girl's father put him back where he found it.

yiliyang · 06-17-2008, 08:18 AM

That looks like a wild turtle to me. If it is not too far and safe to do so, the right thing to do is to put it back in its native habitat. That is a almost full grown animal, it will have a much harder time adjusting to your fish tank. You should let him be free.

Reef Mongoose · 06-17-2008, 09:54 AM

I used to catch painted turtles all the time, he will be fine in a tank if you want to keep him. I would not go smaller than 30 gallons though. If you want to let him go, take him down to the edge of the lake or pond near where you found him (I am sure there can't be one to far from where you found him) and let him go. If you let him go to far from a lake or pond he is dead.

al0ha · 06-17-2008, 03:02 PM

yeah i'll try to convince my gf's father to put him back where he came from. he probably found him somewhere in jersey

06-16-2008, 09:43 PM	#1
al0ha Team Venture Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Chinatown Posts: 285 Reefer Ratings: (5) Friends: (0)	Turtle ID hey guys, i was wondering what kind of turtle/tortoise this is and how to take care of it. my girlfriend's father picked it up yesterday and have no idea what kind it is. currently its living in the backyard thanks guys! __________________ Last edited by al0ha; 06-16-2008 at 11:33 PM.

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al0ha Team Venture Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Chinatown Posts: 285 Reefer Ratings: (5) Friends: (0)	hmmm so no turtle tank? i was going to keep him in a big tank with a fake rock so he could swim, u know kinda like that turtle tank at the union sq petco __________________

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chazertis DDS Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: WAY upper westside manhattan Posts: 800 Reefer Ratings: (21) Friends: (1)	i think that'd be cool __________________ be the flame not the moth http://www.manhattanreefs.com/forum/...uare-tank.html

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al0ha Team Venture Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Chinatown Posts: 285 Reefer Ratings: (5) Friends: (0)	yeah i'll try to convince my gf's father to put him back where he came from. he probably found him somewhere in jersey __________________

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06-16-2008, 10:03 PM	#2
Reef Mongoose Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Westchester Posts: 247 Reefer Ratings: (3) Friends: (0)	Its a painted turtle, feed it some fruit and vegies. Just google painted turtle if you want some more info

06-16-2008, 10:37 PM	#3
Killerdrgn Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Forest Hills Posts: 1,500 Reefer Ratings: (11) Friends: (5)	Make sure it doesn't run away. or at least it has not escape routes. I attempted to let mine live in the backyard in a kiddie pool, but then one escaped and ran away.

06-17-2008, 12:49 AM	#6
jejton Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Suffolk Posts: 1,576 Reefer Ratings: (10) Friends: (1)	Put him back where he was found ( unless it was on a road, in which case put him back near where he was found ).

06-17-2008, 08:18 AM	#8
yiliyang Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: North western NJ Posts: 250 Reefer Ratings: (3) Friends: (0)	That looks like a wild turtle to me. If it is not too far and safe to do so, the right thing to do is to put it back in its native habitat. That is a almost full grown animal, it will have a much harder time adjusting to your fish tank. You should let him be free.

06-17-2008, 09:54 AM	#9
Reef Mongoose Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Westchester Posts: 247 Reefer Ratings: (3) Friends: (0)	I used to catch painted turtles all the time, he will be fine in a tank if you want to keep him. I would not go smaller than 30 gallons though. If you want to let him go, take him down to the edge of the lake or pond near where you found him (I am sure there can't be one to far from where you found him) and let him go. If you let him go to far from a lake or pond he is dead.