Exotic turtle source? (aside from theturtlesource)

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So theturtlesource.com uses an AOL email address, and it's so crappy that when they email me back the emails just disappear. They don't even go to spam or quarantine. Tried with both an exchange and gmail account, and no real dice. I know it's not working because I talked with them on the phone about it. Recently been unable to reach them on the phone, to add to the situation.

I really dig their selection and the attitude espoused on their site, and I've heard great things about them on here, but if I simply can't get in touch with them I'm gonna have to start looking for other options. Are there any other comparable sites out there? Or any cool breeders?

Aside from weird genetic morphs, the coolest turtles I saw on TTS were Argentine Side-necks and the various snake-necked things. But I saw a lot of species on there I liked.

Anybody know another good source for turtles aside from TheTurtleSource? (heard turtleshack sucks)
 
Snakenecks get very, very large, and need a lot of swimming space - not a good choice for you. Sidenecks would be a nice choice for you, also.
Kingsnake.com has a lot of turtles, of many kinds - great place to browse. Some good vendors, others not so much - I'm happy to tell you what I know about any particular vendors on there.
 
fwprawn said:
Snakenecks get very, very large, and need a lot of swimming space - not a good choice for you. Sidenecks would be a nice choice for you, also.
Kingsnake.com has a lot of turtles, of many kinds - great place to browse. Some good vendors, others not so much - I'm happy to tell you what I know about any particular vendors on there.
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I was told that some of the snakenecks max out at 10'', and I was concerned that would actually be a little smaller than I'd like. Also, isn't their growth rate pretty slow? Like, if I get hatchlings, we're talking ~5 years to breeding size, no? (I'm a noob about all of this!)
 
Crutchfield has a very good reputation, and is on the higher end, cost wise.

Snakenecks are not very slow growers - and they are always swimming, so even if you get LUCKY, and get a male, of one of the smaller species, he would be a little restrained by the tank, because you want wood, plants, etc.
Keep in mind, also, that these turtles will always be up-rooting your plants no matter what, if not eating them outright.
It's just the nature of the beast.
I'm not sure if cost is an issue for you, but snakenecks are also more expensive than some other types of turtles.
 
fwprawn said:
Crutchfield has a very good reputation, and is on the higher end, cost wise.

Snakenecks are not very slow growers - and they are always swimming, so even if you get LUCKY, and get a male, of one of the smaller species, he would be a little restrained by the tank, because you want wood, plants, etc.
Keep in mind, also, that these turtles will always be up-rooting your plants no matter what, if not eating them outright.
It's just the nature of the beast.
I'm not sure if cost is an issue for you, but snakenecks are also more expensive than some other types of turtles.
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Cost isn't an issue unless we start getting to the point where I could buy a car instead, haha.

Any thoughts on wood turtles? They're pretty expensive but I dig the intelligence. Pretty sure I can't get NA ones in my state, but they advertise having a vietnamese one on TTS that is incredibly gorgeous.
 
Wood turtles are wonderful, but would not do well at all, with a "swampy" tank. They are a lot more terrestrial, almost like box turtles.
The Vietnamese ones I believe might be more aquatic, but I don't want to mislead you.
 
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