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Old 06-08-2012, 07:41 AM
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Originally Posted by buggyone View Post
Remember that the softshell turtle does bite. The other turtles are the red ear or painted turtle and they will not bite. They also love the water.

Do not put a gopher tortise in the pond, though. They are a land tortise. If you see one of those on the road, take it to one of the tortise preserve areas and turn it loose in the field.
How can you tell which are gopher tortise's?