I just found a baby yellow belly slider in my pool...

[Nativefishkeeper904]

I just found this little guy in my pool but I don't know what to do with him. I have a 55 gallon cichlid tank but I don't think he could go in there. I have a 10 gallon quarantine tank that I could keep him in for a few months but I don't know what to do.. Any suggestions?

 

[TroyMIfishkeeper]

Where are you located? If you're someplace where YBS aren't native then chances are he was someone's pet, otherwise you could always release him in a nearby pond.
OR if you're sure it's a yellow belly and not a Cumberland, and depending on where you are and if you're willing to ship, I'll take him off your hands haha

 

[Frank Castle]

Where are you located? If you're someplace where YBS aren't native then chances are he was someone's pet, otherwise you could always release him in a nearby pond.
OR if you're sure it's a yellow belly and not a Cumberland, and depending on where you are and if you're willing to ship, I'll take him off your hands haha

yea I was about to say, that looks like a Redear or a Cumberland.....color's all wrong for Yellowbelly

 

[TroyMIfishkeeper]

Any update on the turtle?

 

[Woefulrelic]

I was under the impression that most turtles are a lost cause after they've been in a chlorinated pool long enough.

 

[TroyMIfishkeeper]

I was under the impression that most turtles are a lost cause after they've been in a chlorinated pool long enough.

Yeah, can't imagine that would be good for them haha