fluffhead31
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We have a little fish pond, roughly 20' x 10'. We have kids so we had to put a fence around it. A few weeks ago this female snapping turtle who i presume was in the area laying eggs wanted to get in the pond but she was getting caught in the fence. Several times i got her untangled and pointed her away from the pond but she kept coming back and getting stuck so i eventually opened a section of fencing and went to bed. Not surprisingly, she is now in the pond and I want her gone! She is destroying all of the vegetation and probably eating the fish and frogs (though i have no proof). I tried removing another section of fencing and making a nice easy path for her to walk away on her own but she hasn't found it. The turtle is big and intimidating...the picture attached doesn't do it justice. The neck sticks out a good 8-12" and looks thick and strong.
Any thoughts on how to get her our of there (other than a 12 gauge ?? She is tough to see...usually hiding below the lily pads and disappears when humans approach.
Any thoughts on how to get her our of there (other than a 12 gauge ?? She is tough to see...usually hiding below the lily pads and disappears when humans approach.