| A couple things to note.
Box turtles when hatched are not nursed or cared for by anybody. So, if you were to release it, its not like it would be condemned to death without the care of its mother.
If you DO decide to release it, have your husband put it back close to where he found it. If you don't it can have detrimental effects on the turtle because it will spend a lot of time trying to find its way "home". Turtles usually try and stay very close to where they were born, so that they can have almost guarunteed mates.
Box turtles average life is 40 YEARS, some have lived to be over 100. IF you do commit to having this as a pet, understand you are commiting to something for that long. If you are NOT commited for something that long....release it now.
But, they do make fun pets, and they are always fun to watch scurry around. When I was younger we had 4 that we kept in a chicken wired fence in my back yard. We built a small pond and put in sme nice foliage. They do require a decent amount of space when they get larger. You have reptiles already, so I am sure you are aware of all that goes into caring for pets.
Choice is yours, I loved the ones I had when I was younger. |