I rescued a box turtle 12 years ago and I still have him. I want to release him back to the wild in a nice park near my house. He had 2 surgeries of rectal prolapse and recently the vet said it is because he is in captivity so it’s time for him to go back to nature. My question is this, after all this time of ME providing his food, will he be able to survive in the wild? I know they are born with survival skills but I’m wondering if he will be okay? Thank you for your answers in advance.
In the past week he is showing signs of minimal prolapse again but it’s not all the way out like before.
I called the Mesker Zoo in Evansville Indiana to see if they will take Dakota. I have not heard back yet. After reading the posts, I won’t turn him out on his own as he would be lost by himself. Right now he’s walking around the house (he’s small) and getting in to things like a little kid, lol.The backyard structure for him is a good idea.
