PondsForFun, turtles are a huge group of animals so it is almost impossible to say anything definite unless we know what species or type of turtle you are talking about.

I have deliberately added western painted turtles and spiny shoftshell turtles to our lake. When painted turtles start to take bait or pellets, I catch them and release them into a different watershed so they won't return. I like having them but remove the individuals that become pests.

Norm Kopecky