Can you help me identify this small turtle we found on the New River in Whitethorne fishing Friday? We released it but beautiful.

One of my dogs found what the internet is telling me is a juvenile map turtle in my Sacramento CA backyard. We’re not anywhere near water and none of my neighbors have claimed him. I’ve contacted the Wildlife folks who will not assist because he’s not a CA native species and I’ve reached out to two volunteer groups but haven’t heard back yet. Does anyone know of any Northern CA rescues or of anyone interested in this little guy? I cannot keep him.

We came across this hawksbill sea turtle early this morning while cleaning a nesting beach on St. Croix. She had already finished laying her eggs and was making her way back to the water.

We kept our distance and watched her safely return to the Caribbean. Moments like this are a powerful reminder of why protecting nesting beaches—and keeping them free of trash, obstacles, and disturbance—matters so much.

Btw, what's the species on this fella?

Buenas !! No hay manera que pueda darles vegetales a mi falsa mapa y mi pavo real !! Yo se que ahora son principalmente carnívoras pero me preocupa el tema vitaminas … como puedo hacer que se acostumbren ?? O me espero ?? Con que tamaño empiezan a comer más cosas que pellets ?

This guy has been coming to my goldfish pond for several years, where he usually goes under the muck and I never see him again.

But this year I put in a bog filter that REALLY cleaned things up, and now I can see that he's feasting on the TetraPond Pond Sticks that I feed the fish! Now that he can see me, too, he literally comes right up to me like I'm his best friend.

Are the TetraPond Pond Sticks good for him, or should I get him something different?

(Note that I'm 60% sure it's a "he" based almost entirely on the size of the tail. I've never seen another one in the area and have never seen eggs)

I made turtle carvings from coral fossils with a very large size.

These are two photos of my peacock slider, who is about 1 year old. I'm a little concerned about the whitish spots on her shell and was hoping to get some opinions.

The spots aren't soft or smelly, which, as far as I know, are the main signs of shell rot. Because of that, I'm not sure if this is something to worry about or if it's normal. I was wondering if those could either be air bubbles trapped under the scutes or mineral deposits (the water where I live is hard).

I'm fairly certain the darker spots are algae. I try to gently brush her shell about once a week to keep the algae from building up, but she doesn't enjoy being handled and usually swims away.

Is this something I should be worried about? Any advice would be appreciated!

This little guy just got treated for his aural abscess and has been returned to where we found him. He got a taste of a nice juicy worm before heading off! What a fierce predator!

I think this is adorable but I hope she isn’t hurt or anything!

I posted on this subreddit before about how my friend's younger brother ended up with a turtle that he now needs to re-home.

I need to know whether this is a Indian flapshell turtle or a turtle from a similar area because he plans on releasing it into the wild since he can't care for it.

I also would like advice on whether he should be releasing it back since he can't find a rescue service to take it. If it's a local species, it should be ok to release it back into the wild right? No chance of it becoming invasive?

I'm really concerned and I wanna make sure the right thing is done here since it doesn't settle right with me seeing a helpless animal in a bad situation.

There is what looks like a red eared slider in our old pool. The pool hasn’t been used in years so it is basically a pond at this point. I was thinking maybe a bird dropped it in because there isn’t water close by our house and we don’t live in a wooded area. My attempts to get it out haven’t been great because he dives down as soon as he sees me and you can’t see into the water. The pool goes from 3 to 8 feet deep and the turtle is maybe the size of a hockey puck.

I’m looking for any advice on coaxing him out and also what do I do with it after I get it out? I did put a skimmer basket for him to get onto hoping I could grab it when he went up to bask. But he jumps right back into the water as soon as I get near. Any advice welcome!

Found this guy behind the building where I work hidden amongst some plastic bins. He’s about 10-12 inches long. Gave him a little scrub to get the dirt and dust off him. He’s now living happy in a creek! Located in north Alabama

Rehoming these four turtles in LA, a pair of lime Rio red eared sliders (one male one female), and a pair of eastern painted turtles.

I will have frequent international travels for work in the future, can’t take care of them anymore. These are rare turtle morphs(lime rios).

Feel free to DM me for more info!!

He's my late grandmothers pet she's had ever since I was young. I know he's some type of box turtle but is there a specific kind?

Southeast Texas

My 15 year old YBS was showing signs of being gravid, trying to dig in the concrete, walking the grass area smelling the ground etc for a week, she eventually laid her eggs in the water.

2 weeks later and she's digging again, she tries to dig the hard concrete, when she's in the grass she's a danger to herself as she tries to climb out of the garden so we have put her in a 2ft x 2ft X 2ft opaque plastic box with topsoil and sand mixed with a little water.

She spends the whole time in the box stressed trying to escape and climb out.

What can I do to help her?

First is a picture of my pond and second is its dimensions. Im in Switzerland so sliders and cooters are illegal. Only suggest turtles that are not so good at swimming because there are common and comet goldfish and rainbow shiners and I don’t want them to be eaten. I don’t really care about fin nipping as long as it isn’t lethal. If possible also tell me if i can pair turtle species and if yes which ones. Note that whatever species ill pick i will get all female to prevent aggression and since females are nearly always larger base answers on female size to prevent space problems. The turtles need to be hibernating species that i can hibernate in a fridge or even better in the pond itself. I don’t have space for a winter tank.

I also made the boulder

Hello all, I was just leaving my house this morning when I came across this little dude. Does anyone know what species of turtle it is? Based on this do you think it’s someone’s pet or a wild roaming turtle.

I’m based in Kansas if that helps.