You have lost your turtle. What to do?

If this happened in your home:

1. Check all gaps closest to the aquarium/terrarium, including places under sofas, cabinets, etc. A turtle can fit into a vertical gap between a cabinet and a wall, for example, but is unlikely to crawl too far in that position.
2. Listen carefully. Within a week, the turtle will rustle somewhere, or even crawl out, and you can catch it. An aquatic turtle will not die from dehydration in 1-2 weeks, like a land turtle, so do not panic and look. And, of course, carefully look under your feet when you walk around the apartment.

If this happened in the country, on vacation:

1. Search in the grass, bushes both near the place of escape and far away. The turtle can crawl in any direction. They are very good at burrowing into the grass and have a camouflage color. Slap the grass with your hands and feet for “stones”.
2. Print/Write flyers about the lost turtle with its appearance and size, your phone number and post it in your area. Promise a reward.
3. Search the Internet to see if anyone has found turtles lately. A turtle can be found in 1-2 years, and during this time it can live quietly in the wild.
4. Consider your mistakes and get a new turtle if the old one is not found, if you have the right conditions for this.