Yesterday, my mom's boss found a RES roaming around her yard and picked it up. They went door-to-door to try and find his owner, and even down the street to the river, with no luck...
He is now in my possession (probably will be adopted by me). Overall, he seems healthy, other than a couple small chunks missing from his shell near his head. He is currently quarantined in a large tub until we can either find his home or purchase and set up a home of his own.
I own a very small RES (less then 4 in.), and this turtle is about 6 in. or so.
My question is, when can I take the bigger RES off of quarantine, and when would it be okay to move the baby in with the larger one??
He is now in my possession (probably will be adopted by me). Overall, he seems healthy, other than a couple small chunks missing from his shell near his head. He is currently quarantined in a large tub until we can either find his home or purchase and set up a home of his own.
I own a very small RES (less then 4 in.), and this turtle is about 6 in. or so.
My question is, when can I take the bigger RES off of quarantine, and when would it be okay to move the baby in with the larger one??