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i was out fishing yesterday and i noticed some RES in the lake. know they aren't wild since they dont live here. i have
RES myself and thought i should catch them and take them out since they arent native. i have them now. should i keep them or put them back?
thanks
nathan

i would keep them to make sure they dont breed and wipe out the natural species that live inn the lake, i live in Monmouth county NJ and they arent native here either, but over the last 3-5 years they have become the dominant species in our lakes, i guess its from the owners letting their turtles go after years either way its wrong and shouldnt happen. i would def suggest taking them in to prevent native species from being wiped out

thanks for your reply, i cought 4 of them and i am keeping them

nathan

I am just wondering... I am also from PA (from the western half), where at did you find these sliders? I havent seen any, but then again i havent been to any lakes lately either! Thanks for your time...
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~ Evie

Pets:
RIP 0.1.0 German Shepherd {Dusty}
0.1.0 German Shepherd/Collie mix {Shadoe}
0.0.2 RES turtles {Booger & Snot}
1.0.0 African Clawed Frog {Bingo}
0.0.2 Snail {Gary & Larry}

i live in eastern pa by the maryland line. the town is called hanover. its not really a lake its a big public pond. i dont really know if it has a name lol sry. i know they sliders aren't native one because they dont live in PA and also i know people that told me that they let their sliders go. now i want to get all the sliders out of there. i going back out tomorrow to try to catch some more.

nathan

just wondering (again)... what are you going to do with all of these sliders? do you have a pond in your backyard or something? i mean that's a lot of turtles to house!! i give you respect for trying to change their environment and making it safer for our native turtles, i was just wondering where you are going to put all of these sliders?!?! thanks
(by the way... i live in western pa, near pittsburgh)
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~ Evie

Pets:
RIP 0.1.0 German Shepherd {Dusty}
0.1.0 German Shepherd/Collie mix {Shadoe}
0.0.2 RES turtles {Booger & Snot}
1.0.0 African Clawed Frog {Bingo}
0.0.2 Snail {Gary & Larry}

i do have a pond in my back yard. it was a small one for my 3 but since i have these 4 others i am now making a bigger one. its i think 5000 gallons. theyll be in that in the summer and sping, and some of the fall. now in my basement (its like a zoo) i have my 3 in a tank(i dont know how many gallons it is but its 6 feet long so its a lot. i bought a preform pond and im keeping the 4 i cought in there until i can find them homes or i dont know what ill do with them. they are all females so i dont think ill have to worry about them fighting since i cought them all on the same dock. i dont mind answering any questions, u can keep em coming lol
nathan