LOL!,...that's pretty interesting that your name is also Doug, so with that said,....glad to meet ya!..LOL!



Yes, I know what you mean about releasing it and wondering if it will eventually meet up with a deadly problem of some kind, namely ignorant humans, and/or their cars,....and even the dogs they own. I once captured a very small Gopher Tortoise in my back yard in central Florida, and thought I would do it a big favor by placing it far outside my fenced yard in some nearby wooded lots. Well, a couple days later, I saw one of our Miniature Wire-haired Dachshunds dilligently chewing on something, and would NOT come to me no matter how mad I got while calling it's name. Well, as I walked closer to the dog to see why it was ignoring me, I had a horrible thought come over me as the item the dog was chewing became more visible. It was the very same young Tortoise that I thought I was doing the "big favor" for a few days earlier.....I had a terrible heart-sunk feeling when I discovered this, as the young Tortoise's intestines were all exposed from being chewed by the dog,..it was still quite alive too which made me feel even worse than I already did. I quickly did what was best for the animal, and swiftly put it out of it's misery. So the moral of this story is, bad things can happen at any time when humans and their pets are in close proximity of wild animals. If it was me, and I was going to release it, I would try to find a similar, but more remote area to release it in, as like you mentioned, it could easily meet up with a shovel, a dog, a lawnmower, car, etc...





anyway, you get the idea!..LOL!





best regards, ~Doug
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