Baby Turtle

[RoxyMyDragon]

Hi everyone my grandpa was getting off work when all the sudden a baby yellow streaked head turtle fell from the sky (Bird had him) and he brought him to me so i was gonna keep him and wanted to know if anyone knew anything about them?

 

[nrich]

I can't be for certain unless I see a picture, but I'm going to guess that your baby is a common map turtle (based on the yellow streaks). These are really cute and friendly turtles and stay a manageable size as an adult. I've got a couple of red eared sliders that are getting close to being monsters!

Here's a couple care sheets I found.
http://www.chelonia.org/Articles/graptemyscare.htm
http://www.austinsturtlepage.com/Care/cs-commap.htm

If you decide that a map turtle isn't what you have here's a quick turtle species guide to help you determine what you might have:
http://critterguy.museum.msu.edu/FieldGuide/Turtles.html

 

[RoxyMyDragon]

thanks for the help im just gonna keep him for a little bit not to long maby a week just to make sure he if fine they im gonna let him go in the ditch by me there are quit a few turttles in there along with other stuff (just saw a 1 eyed Frog lol felt bad for him as i walked by).

 

[nrich]

that's probably the best plan. Keep wild animals wild.