I appreciate your help. I finding out that it is a tricky thing to
identify a turtle. I am worried about the condition of the shell. It
looks pretty beat up, but I assume that is from being out in the
elements.

Toby got a piece of turkey today and came up to me and grabbed it. Now
I know they eat better in the water. I know that I am not supposed to
feed him but maybe he will stick around. I am really interested in
figuring whether he came up river or from the lake. Nevertheless it is
a treacherous trek either way.

When I was a kid we used to have turtle around all of the time, but
this guy took me by surprised when he hissed at me because I picked
him up for the photo op. He also peed at me. A sign that he was
"****ed" or stressed.

The second picture was for showing his size. I think he is about 11
inches or so. Right now he is the king of the pond.

I want to thank all of your responses. K30a has the right idea. I
probably need to call the local vet. I do not want to take him
anywhere. Frankly we need to treat him like the Bobcats and raccoons
that we see. Enjoy them and let them be. We have native vegetation
and it is incredible how much wildlife it attracts. It helps to live
near creek also.

Thanks again,
Fabio & TobyDaTurtle



(Fabio Soto) wrote in message . com...
Hello my name is TobyTurtle. Could some one write back to this family
that found me so that hopefully they will leave me alone.

I live on their creek which is really nice. It has a nice pond and
lots of vegetation around to hide and find lots of food.

Today was a nice beautiful San Diego day and they were nice enough to
bring me turkey and lettuce. He he, which one do you think I ate right
away?

Here are my pictures.
http://www.socalbreakers.com/images/Toby/Toby-001.jpg

http://www.socalbreakers.com/images/Toby/Toby-003.jpg

Can someone write back and tell them in plain english who am I and
maybe how old I am. Maybe you can tell by my size. What do you expect?
They do not speak turtle. I tried to tell him but he did not
understand me.

I do want to say sorry for hissing at him. The owner of the creek
tried to pick me up and I was not happy. He looked under my belly and
told his wife I was a male. Duh! my name is TobyTurtle.

Thanks!

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TobyDaTurtle