I saw the turtle back out in it's tank yesterday, so I went
over to talk to the man & his wife about it. I fibbed a bit &
told her I knew someone who would take the turtle.She said
it would be alright as long as it went to a good home. She then
held the turtle and talked to it & said her goodbyes. That
turtle responded to her voice just as a cat or dog would. He
was so calm. I took the turtle in a open box & drove to the park.
The turtle acted very scared & stressed the whole way there.
I felt so bad & really questioned whether I was doing the right
thing letting it loose in the wild. It's clearly been raised as a pet.
After driving around for about a hour, I took him back to her &
told her that this person I had in mind couldn't take him right
now & I apologized. We got to talking about turtle food, etc.
I mentioned that I shop at PetsMart at least once a week & I
could pick up some for her. Long story short, I went to the store
and bought several types of turtle food for her & she repaid me
what it cost. I told her that I'd be happy to bring more wentever
it's needed as I go there every week.They don't have a car, so
I've decided it's better to help them & the turtle this way than
to release it in the park.