help turtle found in road - need id and advice

fourtorts · 12-05-2007, 01:40 PM

I am posting for a lady who has rung me as she has found a turtle (i think it is ) in the road and needs help on what it is and how to care for it whilst she is trying to find the owner. I would very much appreciate someone contacting her if you pm me I can give you her email address or phone number.
Hope someone can help heres the pics looks a nice fella....

**egyptiandan64** · 12-05-2007, 01:47 PM

Hi Lynne,
Your friend has found a female Red-eared slider

Danny

fourtorts · 12-05-2007, 02:28 PM

thanx dan... is there anyone in uk who is willing to contact mandy with help on feeding and housing

12-05-2007, 05:48 PM

im quite sure it is a red eared slider aka a terrapin, i am not an expert although i did have a few of these at one time i would happily try and give her some advice.

they should be in a fairly decent sized tank, 10gallons for every inch on shell, and should also have an area they can come out of the water should they want to, also should have a basking light over this area, and also a uv light.
she will be able to buy turtle pellets from any petshop, feed these to the turtle, and fish, meat, prawns, and maybe some veg could also be fed to it also.

pm me should you require anymore info..

fourtorts · 12-05-2007, 06:48 PM

thanx very much darren.. I'll pass on the info, The lady has put it in her pond this pm, she took the fish out though because I thought it would eat them.
I told her about this site and she is currently awaiting access. She has never had anything to do with turtles and I only know about torts. It is being kept in her conservatory at the moment.

12-05-2007, 08:18 PM

yes chances are it would eat her fish, so if she doesnt want to lose them put them somewere else ot put the turtle somewere else!!

does she plan on keeping the turtle??? if so just go by what i said and read more on the forum she will get lots of info about the upkeep of turtles.

pm me if you need more info.

fourtorts · 13-05-2007, 11:41 AM

I think she is planning on keeping it if the owner can't be found. She should be registered on shelled warriors by now. Unfortunately i don't know anything about turtles. Although looking at the picture it is about 10" long and has obviously been looked after really well. I am concerned that because we don't know what it has been fed on it may have an adverse effect on it changing it's food.
I feel sorry for the person who has lost it I bet they put it out cos of the good weather and it managed to find an escape route they must be worried as she has had the turtle since Sunday. Luckily she found shelled warriors on the net and contacted me as i live in the same town. She has also contacted the police ,vets, and houses on adjoining roads. this turtle is really lucky as the road it was found on was a busy one.

Fred · 13-05-2007, 03:14 PM

Hi I am new to this so hope this turns out ok. We have decided that we cannot give our found turtle the home which she deserves but not sure what to do next. She has not eaten much since we found her last week and we are getting really concerned, although she is still quite lively.

Any advice would be much appreciated on what to do next or who to contact.

KayMarie · 13-05-2007, 03:39 PM

Well you could wait and see if anyone comes forward for him/her and then go from there... You could ring the RSPCA or Tortoise Trust and see what they advice or you could re home him/her on here. I'm sure there are plenty of people on here with experience in keeping turtles...

Its up to you...

13-05-2007, 03:56 PM

if you cant keep it, then just do what kaymarie has said, ring the rspca or re-home it, where abouts are you?? if it wasnt far from me i would be willing to look after it, but depends where you are!!

12-05-2007, 01:40 PM	#1
fourtorts Member Incubating Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: chesterfield derbyshire Posts: 180	help turtle found in road - need id and advice I am posting for a lady who has rung me as she has found a turtle (i think it is ) in the road and needs help on what it is and how to care for it whilst she is trying to find the owner. I would very much appreciate someone contacting her if you pm me I can give you her email address or phone number. Hope someone can help heres the pics looks a nice fella.... __________________ Hi I'm Lynne and I am the proud parent of three dogs, three redfoots, two hermanns, one horsefield, four rabbits and three chinchillas ..... Oh and a hubby and a daughter .. my doggy daycare web http://www.littledoggydaycare.co.uk/index.php

12-05-2007, 01:47 PM	#2
egyptiandan64 Super Moderator Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: USA Posts: 14,171	Hi Lynne, Your friend has found a female Red-eared slider Danny __________________

12-05-2007, 02:28 PM	#3
fourtorts Member Incubating Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: chesterfield derbyshire Posts: 180	thanx dan... is there anyone in uk who is willing to contact mandy with help on feeding and housing __________________ Hi I'm Lynne and I am the proud parent of three dogs, three redfoots, two hermanns, one horsefield, four rabbits and three chinchillas ..... Oh and a hubby and a daughter .. my doggy daycare web http://www.littledoggydaycare.co.uk/index.php

12-05-2007, 06:48 PM	#5
fourtorts Member Incubating Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: chesterfield derbyshire Posts: 180	thanx very much darren.. I'll pass on the info, The lady has put it in her pond this pm, she took the fish out though because I thought it would eat them. I told her about this site and she is currently awaiting access. She has never had anything to do with turtles and I only know about torts. It is being kept in her conservatory at the moment. __________________ Hi I'm Lynne and I am the proud parent of three dogs, three redfoots, two hermanns, one horsefield, four rabbits and three chinchillas ..... Oh and a hubby and a daughter .. my doggy daycare web http://www.littledoggydaycare.co.uk/index.php

13-05-2007, 11:41 AM	#7
fourtorts Member Incubating Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: chesterfield derbyshire Posts: 180	I think she is planning on keeping it if the owner can't be found. She should be registered on shelled warriors by now. Unfortunately i don't know anything about turtles. Although looking at the picture it is about 10" long and has obviously been looked after really well. I am concerned that because we don't know what it has been fed on it may have an adverse effect on it changing it's food. I feel sorry for the person who has lost it I bet they put it out cos of the good weather and it managed to find an escape route they must be worried as she has had the turtle since Sunday. Luckily she found shelled warriors on the net and contacted me as i live in the same town. She has also contacted the police ,vets, and houses on adjoining roads. this turtle is really lucky as the road it was found on was a busy one. __________________ Hi I'm Lynne and I am the proud parent of three dogs, three redfoots, two hermanns, one horsefield, four rabbits and three chinchillas ..... Oh and a hubby and a daughter .. my doggy daycare web http://www.littledoggydaycare.co.uk/index.php

12-05-2007, 05:48 PM	#4
bruceleetortoise Guest Posts: n/a	im quite sure it is a red eared slider aka a terrapin, i am not an expert although i did have a few of these at one time i would happily try and give her some advice. they should be in a fairly decent sized tank, 10gallons for every inch on shell, and should also have an area they can come out of the water should they want to, also should have a basking light over this area, and also a uv light. she will be able to buy turtle pellets from any petshop, feed these to the turtle, and fish, meat, prawns, and maybe some veg could also be fed to it also. pm me should you require anymore info..

12-05-2007, 08:18 PM	#6
bruceleetortoise Guest Posts: n/a	yes chances are it would eat her fish, so if she doesnt want to lose them put them somewere else ot put the turtle somewere else!! does she plan on keeping the turtle??? if so just go by what i said and read more on the forum she will get lots of info about the upkeep of turtles. pm me if you need more info.

13-05-2007, 03:14 PM	#8
Fred Junior Member Egg Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 3	Hi I am new to this so hope this turns out ok. We have decided that we cannot give our found turtle the home which she deserves but not sure what to do next. She has not eaten much since we found her last week and we are getting really concerned, although she is still quite lively. Any advice would be much appreciated on what to do next or who to contact.

13-05-2007, 03:39 PM	#9
KayMarie Senior Member Sub Adult Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Leeds, West Yorkshire :D Posts: 1,252	Well you could wait and see if anyone comes forward for him/her and then go from there... You could ring the RSPCA or Tortoise Trust and see what they advice or you could re home him/her on here. I'm sure there are plenty of people on here with experience in keeping turtles... Its up to you...

13-05-2007, 03:56 PM	#10
bruceleetortoise Guest Posts: n/a	if you cant keep it, then just do what kaymarie has said, ring the rspca or re-home it, where abouts are you?? if it wasnt far from me i would be willing to look after it, but depends where you are!!

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