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I’ve never seen one of these in my pond before. My neighbor and his little girls came over for a swim today. As I was letting the girls feed the Goldfish and Koi in the pond, my neighbor (somehow) noticed this baby Red Eared Slider.
Now how he noticed this little thing in the pond, I have no idea. It’s just a wild guess of mine, but I’m wondering if this baby Turtle’s mother laid her eggs near my pond because we have had almost no rain lately (and so the creek behind the house is likely dry).
After my neighbor explained what kind of Turtle it was and things about its habitat, we released it back into the pond.
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Baby Red Eared Slider Turtle
by texdr
mallory roberts - I love my turtle but I’ve never seen one that small. Mine is a little bigger than that, but I still like the red eared sliders!!October 11, 2011 – 8:41 am
texdr - We think that little turtle is still alive in the pond. I’m not sure how it survived the winter (and the summer for that matter), but we still occasionally see it basking on the side of the pond. He’s gotten much larger than when that picture was originally taken.October 11, 2011 – 10:06 pm