I found a baby turtle in my back yard. Anyone know where I can find out what kind it is?

Question

I found it this evening. It is very small. Do you know of a website that I can go to for pictures to see what kind it is? And advice on caring for it. Please help. Only answer if you really have an answer, not just for points. Thanks. I hope I listed this in the right category. 10 points for best answer! I do not have a pond, just grass and sand in the yard. Hope it isn't a snapping turtle!

Okay for everyone who wanted a picture of the turtle, here it is. Now can u help.
Also, I am not a child, I am 24 years old, so please stop lecturing me on how I should not have caught the turtle. I just wanted to know what kind it is.

Answer 1

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Answer 2

I'm sorry people have responded so rudely, and at any rate a turtle in a suburban neighborhood could not have lasted very long. I am having trouble seeing the picture due to the size, but i think it could be box turtle in reference to my own. You do not need a pond if it is a land turtle, just a dish of water, fruit vegetables, a place to roam, and a nice area to rest in. Turtles also can be great pets, coming when called, and being stroked under the neck.

Answer 3

e-mail me some pictures and the area of the country you found it in and I'll let you know. In any case you shouldn't keep wild turtles. Turtles need special care and different things depending on the species. Since you don't know what it is or how to care for it you should let it go where you found it. Since you have no water close by you can pretty much guarantee it's not a snapper. Probably a box turtle or something like that.

Answer 4

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I found a baby turtle in my back yard. Anyone know where I can find out what kind it is?
I found it this evening. It is very small. Do you know of a website that I can go to for pictures to see what kind it is? And advice on caring for it. Please help. Only answer if you really have an answer, not just for points. Thanks. I hope I listed this in the right category. 10 points for best...

Answer 5

Type in the name of your state in your search engine and then type in turtles. You should find a site with your local turtle species in short order. The best thing that you could do for this turtle is to put it back out in the wild. Turtles are on their own from the time they hatch, it is the way of nature. You could call your local County Extension Office and they can direct you even better. Good luck to you, I hope you find a good place to relocate the turtle. It is unlikely to survive in captivity.

Answer 6

1. You can try the gallery at various turtle sites, like
- http://www.tortoise.org

2. You can google 'turtles [your state] (or a nearby state) and usually see several good photos of turtles in your locale.

3. You can google 'turtle identification key' and get some helpful stuff, although not as much as you might like. One such site is:
- http://www.turtlecare.net/what.htm (This site is cut and pasted in another answer)

4. You can describe it better for us and we'll try to answer. The helpful bits are the main shapes (or unusual features), colors, patterns, and other colors used on the back, belly, and head/neck. Believe it or not, the belly stuff is often the key to ID!

5. Post us some photos, including the belly, and we can usually nail it for you.

Answer 7

take it to a pet store

go to google and hit the images button then type in baby turtles and see what comes up

or search the web for what kind of turtle is this

1. If your turtle has a soft, leathery skin, it is a SOFTSHELL turtle.


2. If your turtle has webs between the toes (usually best visible at the
rear legs), it is a aquatic or semi-aquatic water turtle. -> 6,8

3. If your turtle does not have webs between the toes,
it is some kind of land turtle. Don't put it into water, since many
land turtles cannot swim! -> 5

4. If your turtle's front legs look like flippers, and you found it on
the beach, it is a sea turtle.
Call a local wildlife rescue station for help!

5. If your land turtle has a high, domed shell, it is probably a box
turtle. -> 10
Refer to the Box Turtle Care sheets for basic care information.

6. If your turtle has a flat, unkeeled carapace with yellow, black, and
possibly orange or red markings, it is a Chrysemys species. This includes
cooters, sliders, and painted turtles. Refer to the Water Turtle Care sheets
for basic care information. -> 7

7. If your turtle is yellow/black with red or orange markings on its cheeks,
it is a red-eared slider turtle. If there are red crescents on the marginal
scutes, and red and yellow stripes on the legs, it is a painted turtle.
Refer to the Water Turtle Care sheets
for basic care information.

8. If your turtle has a brown or black carapace with 3 ridges, and the skin is
olive or black, you might have a Reeves turtle.
Refer to the Water Turtle Care sheets
for basic care information.

9. If your turtle has lots of yellow spots on the carapace, it is a spotted turtle.
Refer to the Water Turtle Care sheets for basic care information.

10. If your box turtle has a yellow head and a yellow ridge on on a brown
shell, you probably have a Cuora flavomarginata, which is a semi-aquatic
box turtle. This turtle is also called Chinese Box Turtle, Yellow-headed
Box Turtle, or Golden-headed Box Turtle.
This turtle needs to be kept warm, and it needs a nice, big
tub of water to wade in. These box turtles eat fruit and meat, rarely
vegetables. They can be finnicky eaters and are not easy to keep.

11. If your turtle has the following properties, it is one of several types of snapping
turtle:
* Clawed front feet/webbed back feet
* Small plastron, it looks like the turtle is wearing a shell that is too little
for it when looked at from below
* Large head, long tail, and long neck for the size of the shell
* Usually dark/black carapace
* Hooked jaws


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Answer 8

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Answer 9

Check for some features that you see on the turtle. Then you can research it on google or you can ask a professional and they'll tell you what turtle it is.

Answer 10

I dont see a picture. Since you have one though for referance, let the turtle go now. At your age you should know not to take wildlife from its environment.

Answer 11

if it is brown with a yell orange stripe in the center going down it is a box turtle a good turtle to keep if all black and pointy edges at top and bottom it a snapper don't keep