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JW Mills
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April 17, 2011, 07:22:18 PM
This turtle is not native to Ontario.
Most likely it was bought as a pet and then released into the wild when the owners no longer wanted it.
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Last Edit: June 09, 2011, 03:57:35 PM by JW Mills
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Misty01
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April 17, 2011, 11:32:01 PM
Wow great photo, I would have thought it was just a variation on a local turtle. Very cool!
Crystal
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Last Edit: December 31, 1969, 07:00:00 PM by Misty01
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angieinto
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April 18, 2011, 05:22:46 AM
Hope he'll be ok in our climate year round? :shock:
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Last Edit: December 31, 1969, 07:00:00 PM by angieinto
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Rob'in'To
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April 18, 2011, 08:10:11 AM
Neat sighting. He looks pretty big which would explain why someone might have done such a thing. People need to research on their animals; especially the more unique types. I read two books on tarantulas before I got my first one who lived for 23 years.
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Last Edit: December 31, 1969, 07:00:00 PM by Rob'in'To
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A birth certificate shows we were born. A death certificate shows we died. Pictures show we live.
Turtlebird
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April 20, 2011, 01:02:20 AM
unfortunately red-eared sliders are surviving, and may even be reproducing, in Ontario. Not good news for native turtles. I've seen the same big female at the same spot in the Thames River for the last three years now.
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