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Has anybody had any experience with a softshell being able to climb a mesh fence ?
we put one of our softshells out in the pond yesterday, the entire pond is enclosed ina fence appx 20 inches high with a 1 1/2 inch lip and within a couple hours he was gone, he may have dug into the ground but we have searched the whole area carefully, the pond is only about 3 feet deep and 10 feet across and crystal clear so we know he is nowhere in the pond.
I had a spotted a year ago go over a wall and that is why we went to the fench with the lip at the top.

Thanks

Any turtle could probably climb the fence if given the chance and oppurtunity. It most likely did if you haven't found it yet.
Michael

Michael\'s Place

o yea turtles will climb eny thing and everything but do u have eny sand or gravel in the pond couse softshells will dig under it and wait for a long time. softshells dont even have to come to the serfece to breath really couse they can take in oxigen from the water threw there necks.
CrazyCody

Hello, no there is no sand of gravel in the pond yet, we had just set it up and the water was clear, we removed everthing from the pond and check very carefully all around to outside in the dirt

sorry to hear about the turtle but here is a question what state do u live in and the softshell u have native to were u live couse it could couse havik on the local wild life if it a gravid female also look around your yard u might find it i had a eastern painted turtle wonce and it got out of it pen and about 2 months later a found it rakeing leaves so u never know
CrazyCody

Did you ever find him?