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Herbie and Mojo

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Question
Hi Mark,
I have two turtles and I love them to death! Herbie is a eastern painted turtle
and is 13 years old, hes about 6 inches long. Mojo is african sulcata tortoise
and hes almost a year old. The problem is we are moving to Hawaii. And I
need to give up my turtles to a suitable homes. Since I go to school in the
carolinas I was thinking I could let him go in a pond down there; would that
be suitable? And would you know how to locate anyone looking for a turtle
for their pond? lastly i cant keep mojo either what can I do with a tortoise
that has the potential to be over 200lbs one day? any ideas and advice would
be great! thanks! =)  

Answer
I don't have any easy answers. I do not recommend releasing captives to the wild- it is usually bad both for the turtle and the wild population.

My best recommendation is to list at every turtle and tortoise forum you can find, Craigslist, kingsnake.com, turtleforum.com, etc.

Good luck!