Hello, I've lived in WA(Seattle,) and have seen sliders in Lake Washington before. They were let go, as far as I know. But this I have to say.

Sliders aren't native to that area, sun is rather scarce, and putting any slider in a pond may be detrimental to its health. The water there is cold, the bottoms of lakes and steams are usually rocky, and your turtles may become ferral which in turn may cause environmental disruptions.

Nonetheless, in summer you could put some sliders in the ponds, but how would you keep track of them? What's the purpose? How would you feed them and make sure they're all right in a pond that big?

I'd say a smaller pond, like a garden one, would be fine, even beneficial for turtles in the summer. But what you're doing is simply introducing a new species and one that probably won't fare too well there.

I'd think it'd be great, but the climate up there just isn't suitable for sliders. The cold won't hurt them too much, but thing is, they need to hibernate, because if temps don't get below freezing yet they're still up and about, they starve.

Check with others though.

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