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Just the other day I was walking in the shallows, in a little run-off area right next to the river, where the current was barely noticeable. I was looking, and trying to catch small fish for my little water snake, when, "Oh my god, is that a turtle?!" I looked down into the water, and right below a floating leaf sat this little guy, I saw the outline of the shell. I honestly am not sure I was that good at sneaking, but I manged to get close enough to crouch down and scoop it up with the tiny little net I had acquired at the bait shop (I do mean tiny, its like a net you'd use for aquarium fish.) I was so super excited, hadn't a clue if I had actually scooped it up at first, because I got a whole bunch of sand/mud with it. But yes, the turtle was there!

This is the same species as the older male turtle I caught earlier this year, the shortly named Scute(s).

This one's shell seemed a little awkwardly bent, which suggests it may have just emerged from its egg not long ago. A little "soft around the edges"

Thinking I'll call her/him Squirtle. She already ate pellet food and dried krill for me. Next important thing I'll need to do is get that snake rack (getting a job would help get it faster) to free up a tank, and then get a nice filter system.

Description

Just the other day I was walking in the shallows, in a little run-off area right next to the river, where the current was barely noticeable. I was looking, and trying to catch small fish for my little water snake, when, "Oh my god, is that a turtle?!" I looked down into the water, and right below a floating leaf sat this little guy, I saw the outline of the shell. I honestly am not sure I was that good at sneaking, but I manged to get close enough to crouch down and scoop it up with the tiny little net I had acquired at the bait shop (I do mean tiny, its like a net you'd use for aquarium fish.) I was so super excited, hadn't a clue if I had actually scooped it up at first, because I got a whole bunch of sand/mud with it. But yes, the turtle was there!

This is the same species as the older male turtle I caught earlier this year, the shortly named Scute(s).

This one's shell seemed a little awkwardly bent, which suggests it may have just emerged from its egg not long ago. A little "soft around the edges"

Thinking I'll call her/him Squirtle. She already ate pellet food and dried krill for me. Next important thing I'll need to do is get that snake rack (getting a job would help get it faster) to free up a tank, and then get a nice filter system.