Quote Originally Posted by LittleFoot View Post
don't really want to release him ... lol. my son is quite attached. I think i may go get some sand for him tonight and see what he does. if he starts shoveling I think that will help with our answer (though I have seen him do this with rocks already...)
Skip the sand. I would set up a semi-aquatic tank for him. You can use the floating turtle platforms they sell in pet stores. Maybe a submerisble filter.