help! turtle found in backyard...dogss..

[-MaliciousMinty-]

My uncle found a turtle in this backyard heart
but he has some big dogs and well...
they chewd up his shell!
so now from wat i can see he was 3 holes in his shell.
and my mom wants tew put it in a pond
but i really wanna help it,
ive never raised a turtle b4 so i dunno anything
and will the shell grow back??
will it be ok?????
i dont see any holes n de skin.
my mom dont wanna pay for a vet

this is wat he looks like




i dunno if u can really see the holes  

[Sarahmooo]

It should grow back, but it'll take a long time and probably won't look normal.
If he found it in his backyard, it'll probably just run away to be honest.

He's cute, though.

 

[JunkieRunningDry]

haha I found one of those turtles once while I was skatin around and i put him in my pocket, then he fell into the lap of luxury eating as many strawberries n fruits as he pleased till he was super spoiled, I let him roam free in my house and one day I guess he decided to go ha it was weird, sorta like one of those guys that crashes at your house sometimes? maybe haha j/kin'  

[Sarahmooo]

JunkieRunningDry

haha I found one of those turtles once while I was skatin around and i put him in my pocket, then he fell into the lap of luxury eating as many strawberries n fruits as he pleased till he was super spoiled, I let him roam free in my house and one day I guess he decided to go ha it was weird, sorta like one of those guys that crashes at your house sometimes? maybe haha j/kin'

Aw, how cute :3

 

[Ryuna_08]

thats not a box turtle its a red ear slider, i used to have two. reptiles are alot of work. if you dont have any money i recoemnd finding a new home (not letting it go) but heres some care sheets
and a good forum to join
http://www.thereptilerack.com/ join this forum very good can help u find good, cheap ways to care for it.

http://www.austinsturtlepage.com/Care/caresheet-red_ear_slider.htm

i would do ur research before you decide to keep him or not.  

[Mistress of Rain]

May just be my point of view, but he is a wild animal, if he is well enough to do what any other turtle can do I would let him go in a safe place, away from dogs and the like. They have things they need to do in the wild to help keep this world spinning...until the human species destories the plante completely.  

[Foofy_Miru]

Mistress of Rain

May just be my point of view, but he is a wild animal, if he is well enough to do what any other turtle can do I would let him go in a safe place, away from dogs and the like. They have things they need to do in the wild to help keep this world spinning...until the human species destories the plante completely.

In just about any other situation, I would agree with you.

However, I think the reason Ryuna recommended he find it a home or keep it is that RES is an invasive species. I couldn't honestly tell you where it's actually native (and we don't know Black_Ice's location to determine that), but Red-Eared Sliders (if that is, indeed, what this turtle is) are a hardy invasive species. I know they're trouble in the Midwest, and I think they're even a problem in Oregon.

My recommendation to Black_ice would be to try getting a positive ID on the turtle... Check to make sure it's native to your area... And proceed from there. If it's a native of your area, release it to an area away from human activity. If it's a non-native turtle, however, you should try finding a suitable home or contact a wildlife rehab center. Maybe contact the wildlife rehab center, anyway, if the shell damage seems like a genuine problem.

FWIW, I came across this turtle forum while researching tortoises. Seems to be a good one. http://www.turtletimes.com/forums/  

[lucariopokemonsonic]

I'm not sure if the turtle will be OK or not but I'm glad you want to take care of it. biggrin