Can I let my two red ear sliders go live in our lake? Will they survive? They are getting too big!?

you should never release a pet into the wild. It's a very careless and stupid thing to do. If you can no longer afford or don't want to take care of them put out an ad like others have already suggested. There are lots of buy and sells on the internet that allow you to post ads for free. You may also consider making up posters and placing them in pet stores.





If that doesn't work call the SPCA and tell them they need a home. You may have to keep them at your house while they are waiting to be adopted but the SPCA will make sure they find a loving home. You may also want to ask pet stores about rescues for reptiles. There may be a group willing to take them.

Can I let my two red ear sliders go live in our lake? Will they survive? They are getting too big!?
give em to a zoo or someone who can afford to take care of them. releasing them in a lake could disturb the local ecosystem.
Reply:dont realease take to zoo or adoption center for reptiles
Reply:Absolutely DO NOT release them. Red-ears are an established pest world-wide due to ignorant pet keepers.


DO NOT RELEASE THEM!





If you can't find anybody that wants them, it would be better to euthanize them than to release them.
Reply:It is always a bad idea to let captive fish (or any other animal) go into your local waterways. It can wreak all sorts of havoc with the ecosystem, and if you get caught, you can be fined (or worse). Some areas have really impressively strict laws on people who let animals go into the wild that are not native to the area. So I would be very hesitant to do something like that.


A local pet store should take them off your hands, and they'll be happy to re-sell them to someone with a bigger setup. Most likely though, you should not expect a sale yourself because the stores (at least the ones around here) do not buy animals/fish from the general public. They'll take them and sell them, but don't pay for them. It's a bit ridiculous in my opinion, but that's how they like to work.


You can also try taking out an ad and selling them yourself, but I wouldn't bet on a big response from that. Probably the best thing to do is take them into the store and move on.





Good luck.



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