I didn't know he found it when I wrote that. Then I read the whole mercury contamination thread. No, its not illegal to release, but its not a good idea. The turtle itself will most likely die, as only they can determine the proper habitat, not humans. And if it really IS contaminated, then why risk the whole ecosystem? Keep the dang thing, I already wrote him a whole page in a PM. Either that or find a nature center (not zoo) near you, they might appreciate it. I know ours would if we had muds.
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JEAE21;1131471; said:You know i'm the type a guy that goes extreme lengths to see what would happen. I'm more of a experiencer, not a read-the-book-and-satisfy.
like that one time in Japan, when I put my finger infront of a farely large sotshell turtle. because i HEARD that softshells don't let go once they bite. He held on for 30minutes until i was able to get some acutal food by his face to distract him. As a result i proved that softshells do let go after they bite someone.Try it next time with an snapping turtle should be an interisting experiment
estuary;1131547; said:
i liked this one it made me chuckle...lesson learned you can tell by the flaming do not do that again and if your turt endup on its back while in you yard or wherever make sure you dont walk past cause you have seen him flip over a few times cause he might not always be able to do that so you need to put him back on his feet...
Try this for extreme :JEAE21;1131471; said:
Go jump off a bridge and see what happens, experience that. Nevermind reading a book that says not to, that wouldn't be too satifying, would it?
Okay honestly, why would you do something that you've heard can kill your turtle, just to see if it actually does kill the turtle? And why would you let a softshell bite you just because you heard they won't let go, and you want to see if it really won't let go?
Experience can sometimes teach us more than reading, but don't discount the importance of common sense. Plus, why take chances like that when you know you might be risking your turtle's life? Doesn't it deserve the same level of respect as a dog or cat or even a human life?
Experience can sometimes teach us more than reading, but don't discount the importance of common sense. Plus, why take chances like that when you know you might be risking your turtle's life? Doesn't it deserve the same level of respect as a dog or cat or even a human life?
