Quote Originally Posted by Rat The Unloved View Post
It's a bit tricky, actually. AND you should ALWAYS check laws in your country, state and county. PLEASE, CHECK YOUR LOCAL LAWS. The below is NOT legal advice, but rather based on responsibility and morality.

1: If you've taken something from the wild, and keep it by itself, you can release it back into the wild.

2: If you've taken something from the wild, and keep it with OTHER wild stuff, you can release it back into the wild.

3: If you've taken something from the wild, and keep it with non-native and/or pet trade stuff, be cautious. If it has parasites or disease, DO NOT release it.

3: If it's from the pet trade (even if it's native), or not native to where you live, DO NOT release it.

The obvious alternative to euthanasia is to give them (or sell them) or sell them to other local keepers looking for already-raised animals. OR, to build a proper (escape-proof) outdoor enclosure for them.
I may treat them with panacure and some other stuff even if I don't it may have something. JUST to be safe. Ill treat for general parasites. General fungus, and general bacteria. Then slowly introduce it to wild bacteria from the ponds I gathered the parents.