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I remember those little "dime store" turtles, and mine probably came from Woolworths, too. I also had the little island turtle bowl for him. I was pretty young when I got him, so I don't really remember what happened to him any more. We might have turned mine loose, too.
They were usually little painted turtles, and were pretty common in Idaho where i used to live growing up. I think that your turtle probably did fine after you turned him loose, and the natural instinct would have taken over when the weather turned cold.
He probably enjoyed having a creek or pond to lounge around in and catch bugs.
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