Giant Turtle!?

Question

My dad is at work right now, he found a BIG turtle on the streets of downtown. He didnt want it to be crushed by cars. I dont know the details but right now, he has the turtle in a bag in his car. What do can he do? Hes in downtown, very far from home.

Answer 1

A wild life sancurary. Try your local phone book and theres usually numbers in the from like hot lines and help numbers for people and animals. If theres any decent ponds he may want to consider releasing it there. You dont wanna keep it because it wont survive. It may be a snapping turtle most likely.

Answer 2

Contact the “herpetologicalsocieties.com“.

Answer 3

Canada? Probably a snapper  (Common Snapping Turtle, Chelydra serpentina) which can easily live in very small waterways, drainage ditches, and even some sewer systems. Oddly, you often find the biggest snappers in the smallest places!

Painted Turtles are common there, and although they can get a bit large, they would not be 'giant'. Red-ear Sliders however can get huge, and are found in most cities thanks to people letting them go (where they can out-compete and kill off local native turtles!)

Please let it go where you found it, just off the road a bit. In the long run, it will be the easiest answer for everyone, and the best for the turtle!

Answer 4

give it vegies and keep it till when ever u fell like takein it to a shelter

Answer 5

Okay, Call your local Animal Shelter and tell them you found a turtle. You should either bring it to a pond or give it up. You should never keep it. It could be wild or have a disease. Good Luck.

Answer 6

first, check if its a water turtle or land. water turtles have big flat feet, land turtles have stumped feet. water turtle goes in water, land turtle gets shallow drinking water dish. land turtle can drown water turtle can dehidrate best of luck, and feed it romain or other veggies

Answer 7

Just bring it away from the streets.  To a pond, or the woods or something, and let it go.  It'll be fine!  What does it look like?

Answer 8

Tortoises (he walks on land right?  not in water?) eat dark leafy greens.  Dark salad mixtures, cut up veggies.  That should do it for the night!