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Red eared slider Anonymous
the stray cat i feed led me to this turtle that someone abandoned by a resevoir by my house.

his shell is 9 inches long :o
>> Anonymous
how do you know someone abandoned it?
>> Anonymous
Holy shit, can I have that penny?
>> Anonymous
Uuuh. They are common in the wild, it probably was never owned.
>> Anonymous
>>86375

Fuck off. My penny.
>> Anonymous
Do you have any model rockets?

And a parachute?

(Parachute optional)
>> Anonymous
Is this species native to your area? If so, it was probably not abandoned, you've probably taken him away from his wife and kids. I bet all the baby turtles are at home now saying "Mom, why hasn't Dad come home? Do you think he's alright?" The mom turtle will answer, with a strained smile, "I'm sure he's alright kids, he'll be home soon, just you wait and see," but inside she knows, really, that something is wrong, the poor little baby turtles aren't going to see their dad again, and the love of her life is gone.
>> Anonymous
>>86429

i know the point that you're trying to get across, but most turtles don't stay with their children after they are hatched anyway.
>> Anonymous
>>86456
I was thinking the same thing too. Still it was hilarious.
>> Anonymous
>>86456
Neither do they get married or speak english, as far as I am aware. I just wanted to make the point that the turtle was most likely wild, and got a little carried away.
>> Anonymous
OP here.

no way its wild, looked up thier native range, mississippi river delta, texas gulf coast to east coast.

i live by downtown los angeles :P
>> Anonymous
>>86492
psssh
i see fuckers like that all the time and i live in NJ. including as far north as maine

just find some water, like a swamp or something and let it go.
>> Anonymous
First, get it some water. turtles like water
>> Anonymous
>>86492
that is their natural range. being that probably 90% of turtles sold as pets in the US are red eared sliders and probably 99% of those are discarded after a short while it is not unrealistic to assume that there are "wild" populations of red eared sliders descended from former pets in areas where they are not native.

The RESlider is pretty adaptable so if there is a pond with good food and the winters are not Canadian cold, chances are one could survive there.
>> Anonymous
Downtown LA?

Yeah, there's a few wild populations in the area.

Red Ears are tenacious little bastards that'll set up home almost anywhere in the US with fairly mild winters.

I don't condone re-releasing him into the wild, though.

Got a zoo or reptile rescue you could call?