.22LR good enough for red-eared sliders?

[LouisianaCarry]

I used to do a lot of turtle culling on my family's pond in Ida, LA. I always used 30-06, for added fun, though. No neighbors there.

I have neighbors at my house now, though, and several turtles I don't want. Is .22 a sure dropper? I would think so, but I do my best to avoid wounding but not killing things, so I thought I'd ask.

 

[spanky]

you talking body or head shot here?

i'd be unsure about body/shell shots with .22lr...

 

[Manimal]

pretty sure that it will blow them up fine.

though...instead of killing them you could catch them and release, or sell them as pets...

 

[JadeRaven]

Some of them bite pretty good, though

But yes call some pet stores, some might pay you for them.

 

[rhettro]

Voice of experience here. .22lr is fine for the job!

 

[Ike]

If they are under 4" they can not be sold as pets because of salmonella. They can be sold, however, for educational purposes.

I remember when I was young me and my grandpa would sit by a canal by his house and shoot the turtles with slingshots and watch them go away and then swim back up.

 

[CajunTim]

What a lot of the pet shops do is when you buy the set-up for the turtle you get the turtle for free with the purchase.

Its like scalping tickets. The tickets are face value but it requires you to buy the envelope they come in at an outrageous price.