I don't know about New York by in Virginia it is illegal to take wild turtles, keep them, then release them again. You can kill entire wild populations by doing that. Also, hatchlings are super vulnerable to stress and being in captivity, your house is not the place for them, PLEASE PUT IT BACK before you contaminate it with any pathogens from other pets.
There is no need to kidnap a wild animal for "study" - that's what books and the internet are for. Covid, money, and where vets are mean nothing to this animal, survival does.
I've was a licensed wildlife rehabber for 13 years, and at least 60% of our patients are animals taken from the wild by people who can't or won't care for them properly, many didn't survive due to the poor care they received - you can't possibly get the foods it can in the wild. Chances are it hatched last year and overwintered in the nest and has just recently left now that spring weather is reaching your area
No cage is too large - nature is the best template - a snoot can't be booped too much
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