My coworker caught this little dude, a little larger than a quarter, a month ago. She's been keeping it in a small Tupperware container with unconditioned tap water, with no heat or UVB. She just gave him to me today. I'm talking to a wildlife rehabber right now, I want to release it, but the coworker doesn't remember what creek she got him from. The rehabber said I can't release him in any creek in the area. I don't really know what to do.
Right now I have him in a 10 gallon tank (it's all I had to spare in my house) with a heat lamp and conditioned water. There's no substrate. I got him a hide he can also use to climb out of the water on to bask. My local pet store doesn't carry UVB bulbs, so heading to the next town over tomorrow to get one for him if the rehabber doesn't respond what to do with it by then. I'm feeding him a commercial turtle food (not the sticks, it's wet gooey stuff made up of insects, fruits, etc.)
Is there a chance I'm going to have to keep him? If I do have to keep him, is there a good article or something outlining the care I have to give him/a list of all the stuff I need for him? Can I just find a creek that also has turtles to release him into? I just want to do what's best for this dude.
Right now I have him in a 10 gallon tank (it's all I had to spare in my house) with a heat lamp and conditioned water. There's no substrate. I got him a hide he can also use to climb out of the water on to bask. My local pet store doesn't carry UVB bulbs, so heading to the next town over tomorrow to get one for him if the rehabber doesn't respond what to do with it by then. I'm feeding him a commercial turtle food (not the sticks, it's wet gooey stuff made up of insects, fruits, etc.)
Is there a chance I'm going to have to keep him? If I do have to keep him, is there a good article or something outlining the care I have to give him/a list of all the stuff I need for him? Can I just find a creek that also has turtles to release him into? I just want to do what's best for this dude.