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Right now I am feeding my RES and my Map Turtle ReptoMin by Tetrafauna. It is the "Select-a-food" so it has 'staple diet' pellets, baby shrimp, and mini krill. The RES eats them all, but the Map turtle will only eat the shrimp and krill. There are a few guppies in the tank for food, but only the res seems interested. I also had some snails that the map eats, but the res does not seem as interested. I have them in a 20 long gallon tank now (they are about 2 inches). I realize that this is small, but I don't plan on keeping them too long. Would it be okay to release them back (I caught them about 1.5 months ago) to their river next spring (or would before it gets too cold this year be better?), or have I damaged their instincts??
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I don't think you have damaged their instincts but you may have exposed them to things that could hurt the wild population. This will be controversial, I think you will get a variety of responses.

Good luck, Nancy

thanks for input man, but if anyone else has inputs about feeding, and/or releasing back, please post
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0.1 Pogona vitticeps Inland Bearded Dragon Puff the Magic Dragon Approx. DOB's 01/11/02.
1.0 Uromastyx malinensis Mali Uromastyx Fluffy 04/19/00.
0.1 Iguana iguana Green Iguana Taco 10/5/94.
0.1 Gekko gekko Tokay Gecko Brogan 12/14/01.
0.0.1 Oedura monilis Australian Velvet Gecko Danny 08/28/01.
0.1 Eublepharis macularius Leopard Gecko Jazmine 4/10/04.
0.0.1 Phelsuma standingi Standing's Day Gecko Emril 3/24/04.
1.0 Tabby Cat Sargon 08/08/89. Our real fluffy.