Thanks for all the responses so far. In my koi pond I would build a small
floating area that he would be able to climb onto. Something like an old
partially submerged log anchored to the middle of the pond. Unless the
turtle could get a running start and learn to jump it is unlikely that he
would be able to use that as a way to hop out of that pond ;-) As to
hurting koi that is my main question. In the tank he is currently living I
placed a few gambusia and a bullfrog tadpole. So far he seems to ignore
them. I think he has consumed a fair number of smaller snails I tossed in
there.
Dan
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Last year someone offered me a turtle pair (RES) and I put them in my
waterlily pond. They disappeared and we never saw them again. I figured
they crawled over the edge of the raised pond and went looking for a new
home during the major storm that occurred a couple of days after their
arrival. This spring while trimming one of my flower beds I noticed a
tiny baby turtle. He was smaller than a 50 cent coin. He was looking
dried out so we decided to put him in a spare aquarium we had. Over the
last couple of weeks he has grown quickly and we are wondering what to do
next. If I put him in the lily pond I suspect he will climb out and have
a hard time surviving our hot Houston summer. We have a large koi pond
and it would be nearly impossible to climb out of it. Would this put our
koi at risk?
Dan