My turtles

These are two of seven hybrid slider turtles who I gave a head start on life by raising them for a couple of years. We released them a few years ago. I learned that they were hybrids of red eared and yellow bellied sliders in the book "Turtles and Tortoises of the Southeast."  Please don't take turtles from their nests.  (We dug their nest up accidentally). If you see a baby turtle, make sure it gets across the road, but otherwise leave it to nature.  Little things like this make all the difference in nature. They were very entertaining to watch, and it was satisfying to watch them return to their parents' pond.