guys on street corners here in dallas sell the babies...
these things are everywhere: apartment ponds, lakes, streams, rivers, man-made water bodies, etc...
There was a strong population where I let them go, and I know that they are better off...
Please stop letting me know that the tank is dirty... I had to watch TV in that room.... After spending a couple hundred dollars on filters and accessories, the 55g that was their water tank after the pic shown stayed crystal clear, except for the dirt they dragged in from the dry tank.
The total size of their habitat was 12'x2'x4'.
I don't think they lacked for anything besides the freedom that I gave them.