i know they do get BIG. but he has this thing where if u buy a hatchling, and it gets too big, you can send it back and he give you more hatchlings. not that i will do this but it will be at leas another 10 yrs till i need to decide what to do with him. i can wait.Pomatomus;4284919; said:I remember when I took me leopard gecko to the vet about 8 years ago. $400 bill.
But you should really be thinking about where you are going to house a 3 foot turtle. I don't think it's legal to just release them, so you must have a large pond in mind....