Okay I've seen baby turtles for sale under the 4" mark but read that you can't sell or buy them if it's under 4". It says only for educational research so I'm confused. So what's is it?
I'm confused??
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It's not enforced very strictly. A lot of times in the ads they'll say "all turtles under 4 inches are for educational, research, or display purposes only" but when you order a turtle they don't even bring it up. Pet stores will also put up signs that say the same thing but again don't even mention it when you buy a turtle. But I've heard they've been cracking down on it a little more lately.
^Yep,the small turtles are not to be bought as pets.It's due to salmonella concerns as I understand it with the thinking that the small turtles appeal to young children who may not properly care for the turtles thus possibly making way for infection from the disease.
I just saw a post on Craigslist selling some red ear sliders for $20 n get 1 free. But it said for educational purposes. To me that's still selling. So would it be considered breaking the law if it was given away?
This. I remember back in the day I wanted RES so bad, and I wasn't allowed to buy them for that exact reason. It was a human age restriction back then, not the turtle size restriction it is now.
Oddly,and sadly there are people who walk around here selling the little hatchlings.I am not sure where they get them from but I have been seeing them the past few summers with the hapless hatchlings in little plastic containers.
Oh yeah it has to be but no one seems to want to be bothered with it.I once spotted a guy with a cart that had about twenty turtles in the little containers and he was trying to sell them for ten bucks each.