Pond Boss Forums POND CONSTRUCTION Creating habitat logs for turtles

Dave,
I have a painted turtle shell in my basement right now that measures 13 1/2" long & 11" wide along the bottom. It's the biggest I've ever had in my hands but after finding him I figure some of the large turtles I've seen slipping off of rocks that we always figured for snappers were prob. paint's.
I don't agree with those that say turtles won't hurt your fishery. They are preditors as well as scavangers. I've watched them catch minnows & tadpoles. I guess it goes back to one's goals. For my small pond I want all avaliable forage for my fish.
Ric