Quote Originally Posted by IRescue452
Call a wildlife place or spca, or release it in a wild wooded area.
There is a very old superstition that once a turtle bites it won't let go until it hears thunder.
That's exactly where my fear comes from. I heard that the only way to get a turtle to release something it's bitten onto is to kill it, which I don't think I could do.. But, if it bites my dogs, then I would have to.. Such scary thoughts make me don't want to take any parts in keeping it. My fear prevents me from enjoying the cute little guest that visits our yard!

I'll call the animal control to see what they say.