Rubyfryk
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So I have no idea how the turtle got into my driveway, the nearest water is a mile and a half away… but anyhow he was there. I’m pretty sure he’s a River Cooter Turtle. Long story short, I brought him inside because my son LOVES turtles and I planned to release him but I’m pretty sure he got really stressed out or something from us or from maybe whatever carried him to my driveway or just al of it, and started getting sick, so I went and bought hundreds of dollars of turtle stuff to nurse him back to heath…. and he seems a lot better now. The question is though, can I still go release him now that he isn’t ill and at least has a chance of surviving? Or is it not a good idea? I have seriously considered just keeping him… I am thinking about serval years from now when I have a huge turtle though and wouldn’t a huge turtle rather be in a pond..? Can I release it into the small pond in my yard when he is several years old and just still feed him daily? Idk what to do. What is my best option, what is best for the turtle at this point? I really want the turtle to live lol, I was all set to release him but then realized he didn’t look so well and I couldn’t send him off like that.