jayci Posted June 2, 2007 Report Share Posted June 2, 2007 In the past, I have seen turltes in a lake in Hamilton City. Is this unusally and are they likely to survive? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
repto Posted June 2, 2007 Report Share Posted June 2, 2007 probably ones that dickheads have got sick of and chucked in there.Maybe escapees could wander down there.They should survive ok if they have a bit of size and have time to aclimatize before their first winter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
animal_lover Posted June 2, 2007 Report Share Posted June 2, 2007 ya I I agree with the Dickhead point Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayci Posted June 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2007 hmm. interesting. Might have to go on a turtle hunt next summer. Or is that turtle rescue? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick777 Posted June 4, 2007 Report Share Posted June 4, 2007 Totally agree with Repto! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ianab Posted June 4, 2007 Report Share Posted June 4, 2007 We caught a fair size turtle in the stream through our garden here in Stratford. Not sure how long it had been living there, but it had coloured up to match the sand and mud. Dont know if it would have survived winter, but many of the turtles are not actually tropical and can live through the cooler months. Neighbour took this not so little red-ear down to a local pet shop (that stocks turtles) for re-homing. Regional council and DOC wouldn't be happy with a wild turtle population establishing itself, so you aren't going to get into any trouble capturing one. Cheers Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatito Posted June 5, 2007 Report Share Posted June 5, 2007 i'll go!!! turtle hunt!!!! haha, they're quick though.... we could set traps, homer simpson style :ol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pegasus Posted June 5, 2007 Report Share Posted June 5, 2007 PLEASE think carefully before you post... Big Brother is INDEED watching. Bill Mod. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatito Posted June 5, 2007 Report Share Posted June 5, 2007 PLEASE think carefully before you post... Big Brother is INDEED watching. Bill Mod. moi? *points at self* was kidding... sorry... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pegasus Posted June 5, 2007 Report Share Posted June 5, 2007 Hey guys... Wasn't finger pointing... but just reminding everyone that we often get involved in very sensitive subjects... that "could" lead to certain parties or authorities pricking up their ears, which "could" in turn lead to....... Well... we don't need it spelt out. Take care now. Bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick777 Posted June 6, 2007 Report Share Posted June 6, 2007 scary stuff! I'm not here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatito Posted June 6, 2007 Report Share Posted June 6, 2007 Yeah, me neither Regional council and DOC wouldn't be happy with a wild turtle population establishing itself, so you aren't going to get into any trouble capturing one. As per above, would we really get in trouble if we discussed getting any turtles out of public waterspace? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markoshark Posted June 6, 2007 Report Share Posted June 6, 2007 Importing turtles would get nono'd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
repto Posted June 6, 2007 Report Share Posted June 6, 2007 can`t see a problem myself?if they don`t want them released and you are recapturing them???end of problem what I would say.Not quite as easy as it sounds by the way to catch a wild turtle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ianab Posted June 6, 2007 Report Share Posted June 6, 2007 Like Mako says, if turtles start establishing wild populations around the country they may get declared a noxious animal and get banned from import or sale. Same reason we cant keep Koi carp, some idiots kept letting them go. :evil: Now they are the fish that ate the Waikato river! You wont get into trouble for catching one, but you might not want to make a song and dance about it either - and draw more attention. Catching one in a pond is going to be a mission though, The stray we re-captured was in a shallow stream, we could just jump in and just grab it. In a pond they would dive and vanish :-? Cheers Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
repto Posted June 6, 2007 Report Share Posted June 6, 2007 the waikato River was a cesspit or open sewer for the whole of the waikato long before there were any koi in it?The auckland acclimatisation society liberated the catfish there as well prior to any koi?Thats another story however.The likelihood of redeared turtles esablishing breeding populations in NZ is very slight and IMO unlikely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted June 6, 2007 Report Share Posted June 6, 2007 have had the odd one handed in from the wild, nearly all have been underweight, we have never had an egg hatch in the ground yet after 18 years of keeping them outside, ground temp is not warm enough for long enough. so i also think it would be highly unlikely that they could "establish" in this country. google turtle traps - the indians used to trap them for food. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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