My babies

**SueM** · 11-30-2006, 03:46 PM

I'll start the new forum

Heres my new babies

CyberSpike · 12-01-2006, 11:34 AM

My buddy just lost a turtle that he had for over 10 years. I don't think you can get them in Canada anymore.

**Osiris** · 12-01-2006, 11:52 AM

ooooo I've often thought about getting a turtle or poison dart frogs keep something where could do awesome aquascaping for land/water animals

**SueM** · 12-02-2006, 01:32 PM

How far from Niagra Falls are you Spike?
I happen to know a guy that has em

blcknwitecuban · 12-09-2006, 09:46 AM

those r cool.. i have 2 little baby turtles.... there cool

maxpayne_lhp · 12-25-2006, 06:26 PM

Awww aren't they cute? I missed my 2 res's

WarFly · 03-06-2007, 12:20 PM

There so cute! Good luck with your new babys!

Buggy · 03-06-2007, 01:21 PM

Oh how adorable! I don't have aquatic turtles but I have a box turtle and she is a ham. lol

fishbguy · 03-06-2007, 03:45 PM

their so cute! i have a snapping turtle that is about 2 1/2 inches long at the moment. i also have a 6 in box-turtle. how big are your turtles? they look like they are yellow bellied sliders or painted turtles. am i right?

gemjunkie · 03-06-2007, 11:44 PM

Red eared sliders?

Gaby191 · 04-02-2007, 03:32 PM

Awwww. I remember when my babies used to look like that. I have a RES and a Snapper. The RES has already reached maturity, and the Snapper will sometime within 2 or 3 years( just incase hes one of those boys that mature slower then the rest..... good thing he dosent have to change in the lockerooms though) anyway.....

Your babies are absolutely adorable, i wish all the best to them, hope they grow up to be old turtles with walkers. lol

Clerk · 04-28-2007, 11:03 AM

They look like babies, meaning under 4 inches, and I am fairly confident their is a federal law about buying/selling/owning (unless breeder.) when they are that size.

As for fishb, check your laws, the size is a problem, and often that species is illegal to keep, especially if you caught it from the wild.

Willow · 04-28-2007, 07:31 PM

It is technically illegal to sell turtles under 4 inches SCL as PETS, so the breeders get around that by only selling to serious HOBBYISTS

, because it is legal to sell baby turtles "for educational purposes". But it isn't illegal to own them, and I don't think it's illegal to buy them, just to sell them (although that's kind of a gray area). And usually the law is only enforced with pet stores or someone who's selling in volume, they aren't likely to get after someone who just happened to have baby turtles and is selling them to his friends. I have 2 baby Russian tortoises I bought from a breeder. They're very educational

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fishbguy · 04-29-2007, 04:43 AM

I keep my snapper as a pet but when people come over and look at him (I keep him in the garage) they learn alot about him. he is very educational. My other turtles are over the legal size.

Clerk · 04-29-2007, 01:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fishbguy

I keep my snapper as a pet but when people come over and look at him (I keep him in the garage) they learn alot about him. he is very educational. My other turtles are over the legal size.

Fish, thats not what the education requirement would be...

Regardless, you need to check the laws. Snappers can be dangerous the older they get, and in most states they are illegal to keep.

Many people do not realize their are laws against taking wildlife as pets.

fishbguy · 04-29-2007, 02:14 PM

I know that that is not an education requirement. They are also legal in my state i assume. a reptile store just down the street from me sells both common AND allagator snapping turtles that are under 4 inches in shell length. they are really cool looking, the allagators. they also carry caimans, boas, pythons, monators, and many other lizards/snakes. it is a very cool store.

Willow · 04-29-2007, 09:40 PM

Huh. That pet store is really risking their license if they're selling ANY turtle under 4 inches. Like I said, they don't bother with hobby breeders, but pet stores can get shut down and fined big bucks. but that's their business. I think it's a bad law anyway---it's done a lot of damage for the turtles. nobody wants to breed, because the pet stores won't buy the babies. so most pet turtles are wild-caught now.

Clerk · 04-29-2007, 10:36 PM

Fishb, I am not trying to attack you or anything. But never assume on laws, especially when your really cool store is already breaking them.

Look up the state laws, and follow them... Best advice I can give you

Scootydoo · 06-14-2007, 11:15 AM

well regardless of all these laws
those are some cute turtles!

**SueM** · 06-14-2007, 05:31 PM

The reason they made it illegal to sell Red-ear Sliders less then 4 inches is because they MIGHT carry salmonella, and young kids are prone to putting things in their mouths. So I ask you, does it make sense to let teachers have them in school rooms full of young kids? What makes a very busy teacher more responsible with a child then their parents? Its a stupid law.

12-01-2006, 11:34 AM	#2
CyberSpike Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Age: 19 Posts: 92	My buddy just lost a turtle that he had for over 10 years. I don't think you can get them in Canada anymore. __________________ Ryan Woodford ~* Planted 10 Gallon ~ 2 Cherry Barbs 2 Mystery Snails 6 Neon Tetras 1 Otto Cat ~ Planted 3/4 Gallon Bowl *~ 1 Crowntail Betta

12-01-2006, 11:52 AM	#3
Osiris Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Wisconsin Age: 25 Posts: 3,693	ooooo I've often thought about getting a turtle or poison dart frogs keep something where could do awesome aquascaping for land/water animals __________________ Reality is for people who can't handle Science-Fiction

12-02-2006, 01:32 PM	#4
SueM Administrator Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Kennewick, WA. Age: 50 Posts: 1,017	How far from Niagra Falls are you Spike? I happen to know a guy that has em __________________ Words that soak into your ears are whispered...not yelled

12-25-2006, 06:26 PM	#6
maxpayne_lhp Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: West Michigan Age: 20 Posts: 2,174	Awww aren't they cute? I missed my 2 res's __________________ ~Nam Nguyen~

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12-09-2006, 09:46 AM	#5
blcknwitecuban SuperCowMonkeyShiner Join Date: Apr 2006 Age: 17 Posts: 472	those r cool.. i have 2 little baby turtles.... there cool

03-06-2007, 01:21 PM	#8
Buggy Room Mother Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Oklahoma Age: 42 Posts: 700	Oh how adorable! I don't have aquatic turtles but I have a box turtle and she is a ham. lol __________________ Fish are people too! My animal family Dixie - Boxer/Lab Peanut -Chihuahua Cali - American Short-hair Cat B.B. - Parakeet Flower - Western Ornate Box Turtle Newly Aquired Cosmo - Rescue kitten Loki - White Ferret Odin - Brown Ferret Aquariums 55 gal tropical Fresh Water -14 various fish 29 gal tropical Fresh Water - 4 various cichlids 20 gal tropical Fresh Water - 5 skirt tetras, 8 zebra danios, 2 cherry barbs, 1 glass catfish, 1 rosey minnow, 1 corydora, 1 ghost shrimp.

03-06-2007, 03:45 PM	#9
fishbguy I'm watching you Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: michigan Age: 17 Posts: 1,865	their so cute! i have a snapping turtle that is about 2 1/2 inches long at the moment. i also have a 6 in box-turtle. how big are your turtles? they look like they are yellow bellied sliders or painted turtles. am i right? __________________ I think about you in the summertime And all the good times we had, baby It’s been a few years and I can’t deny The thought of you still makes me crazy I think about you in the summertime Summertime - New Kids On The Block

03-06-2007, 11:44 PM	#10
gemjunkie Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 141	Red eared sliders? __________________ ~gem~ The Crazy Fish Chick in Spokane WA http://www.hua.org/movie.html

04-02-2007, 03:32 PM	#11
Gaby191 Im a newbie! =) Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Connecticut Age: 17 Posts: 12	Awwww. I remember when my babies used to look like that. I have a RES and a Snapper. The RES has already reached maturity, and the Snapper will sometime within 2 or 3 years( just incase hes one of those boys that mature slower then the rest..... good thing he dosent have to change in the lockerooms though) anyway..... Your babies are absolutely adorable, i wish all the best to them, hope they grow up to be old turtles with walkers. lol

04-28-2007, 11:03 AM	#12
Clerk Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Oregon Posts: 462	They look like babies, meaning under 4 inches, and I am fairly confident their is a federal law about buying/selling/owning (unless breeder.) when they are that size. As for fishb, check your laws, the size is a problem, and often that species is illegal to keep, especially if you caught it from the wild.

04-28-2007, 07:31 PM	#13
Willow Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 128	It is technically illegal to sell turtles under 4 inches SCL as PETS, so the breeders get around that by only selling to serious HOBBYISTS , because it is legal to sell baby turtles "for educational purposes". But it isn't illegal to own them, and I don't think it's illegal to buy them, just to sell them (although that's kind of a gray area). And usually the law is only enforced with pet stores or someone who's selling in volume, they aren't likely to get after someone who just happened to have baby turtles and is selling them to his friends. I have 2 baby Russian tortoises I bought from a breeder. They're very educational .

04-29-2007, 04:43 AM	#14
fishbguy I'm watching you Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: michigan Age: 17 Posts: 1,865	I keep my snapper as a pet but when people come over and look at him (I keep him in the garage) they learn alot about him. he is very educational. My other turtles are over the legal size. __________________ I think about you in the summertime And all the good times we had, baby It’s been a few years and I can’t deny The thought of you still makes me crazy I think about you in the summertime Summertime - New Kids On The Block

04-29-2007, 02:14 PM	#16
fishbguy I'm watching you Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: michigan Age: 17 Posts: 1,865	I know that that is not an education requirement. They are also legal in my state i assume. a reptile store just down the street from me sells both common AND allagator snapping turtles that are under 4 inches in shell length. they are really cool looking, the allagators. they also carry caimans, boas, pythons, monators, and many other lizards/snakes. it is a very cool store. __________________ I think about you in the summertime And all the good times we had, baby It’s been a few years and I can’t deny The thought of you still makes me crazy I think about you in the summertime Summertime - New Kids On The Block

04-29-2007, 09:40 PM	#17
Willow Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 128	Huh. That pet store is really risking their license if they're selling ANY turtle under 4 inches. Like I said, they don't bother with hobby breeders, but pet stores can get shut down and fined big bucks. but that's their business. I think it's a bad law anyway---it's done a lot of damage for the turtles. nobody wants to breed, because the pet stores won't buy the babies. so most pet turtles are wild-caught now.

04-29-2007, 10:36 PM	#18
Clerk Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Oregon Posts: 462	Fishb, I am not trying to attack you or anything. But never assume on laws, especially when your really cool store is already breaking them. Look up the state laws, and follow them... Best advice I can give you

06-14-2007, 11:15 AM	#19
Scootydoo Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 48	well regardless of all these laws those are some cute turtles!

06-14-2007, 05:31 PM	#20
SueM Administrator Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Kennewick, WA. Age: 50 Posts: 1,017	The reason they made it illegal to sell Red-ear Sliders less then 4 inches is because they MIGHT carry salmonella, and young kids are prone to putting things in their mouths. So I ask you, does it make sense to let teachers have them in school rooms full of young kids? What makes a very busy teacher more responsible with a child then their parents? Its a stupid law. __________________ Words that soak into your ears are whispered...not yelled

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