Six years ago, my daughter wanted a pet snake. We returned from the pet store with Morticia, the snake substitute, a small (5" diameter) Russian turtle.
She had my daughter's attention for all of 20 minutes, after which, she has led a fairly uneventful life in her terrarium, subsisting on various kinds of lettuce and celery. Needless to say, I'm the one stuck with the terrarium cleaning, feeding, etc.
I would really like to set Morticia free. I can't imagine that living in a glass box is much fun. Question is where to let her go? Given her very modest needs, it seems like if I let her go in a wooded, grassy area with a nearby stream, she should be OK.
If anybody knows anything about this, please write back.
Thanks,
Joanna