tortoise or not to tortoise?

lucky: They need to be dewormed every few months, and parasites CAN kill them
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do u know if that goes for all turtles??? because thats something I never heard of... do u know where I can find out, cause I've had Axle for almost 3 yrs now & he's never been dewormed or anything... I might make a vet appointment for him if he needs to be dewormed or needs soime form of vacctionation... I've never even thought of all this for a turtle before... thanks for bringing it up... & please post back asap I really want to know ur answer

yes good point I would like to know to .

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Yellow, r u sure it was a common snapping turtle? cause Aligator snappers get to approx 100yrs in the wild & in captivity... if my memory serves me right Commons in the wild live under 50 & in captivity avg out to 50 yrs... but I still don't care how long he'll live, he's going in my will...

... but I have a midterm to do so I gotta study, chat more about this later

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Yuppers, I am 100% positive it was a common. We don't have alligators in Wisconsin. My dad pulled it out of the water to have a look, it looked like this: (of course we put it back in the water).

http://www.nps.gov/wica/images/Snapping%20Turtle.jpg

Come to think about it, the turtle was about that size too. Its shell was completely covered in moss. Ok, so maybe it wasn't 80- but it had to be pretty old, it was huge.

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GREAT post YLL, I completely agree.

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Thanks, Wolf_Q! :)

The best way to tell its age is by its weight, after its a couple of years old, for every pound it weighs is its age. Doesn't count for the ones in captivity, they get a much better diet & therefor grow much quicker.

& yeppers thats a common snapper alright :) looks like a dirty version of Axle... heheh

I called the petstore and they said they arnt getting any turtles intull early august and that they are $50.00 each :)

thats alot of money, I think their cheaper out here

the turtles I called about are not tortoises they are just common lil swimming turtles that live in the water most of their lives. they only grow about the size of you palm.

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I called the petstore and they said they arnt getting any turtles intull early august and that they are $50.00 each :)

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Turtles? Isn't this thread about tortoises?

What kind of turts/torts are thay getting? $50 is a remarkably good price for something that is captive bred. Make sure they aren't wild caught or farm raised animals.

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GREAT post YLL, I completely agree.

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I agree with YLL and Amy.
Good thing we aren't flies or crickets. We would probably be made into pets :rolleyes: or pet food

I will ask and make sure. I Want a tortoise more then a common turtle becuase they dont need to be in water constantly. There is a place where i live it is a plant store and the lady that owns it owns 3 tortoises and they are a fair sise. She has them at the store all the time in this pond thing. I love them sooo muach. I am gunna ask if I can buy one of her torts off of her for 100$, I asked if I could have one last year and she said no because she was to attached to them. but I hope she'll reconsider. I love thoughs tortoises. I wouldonly buy 1 she could keep the other 2. That sounds fair hey? but if she says no again I do understand because I probibly wouldent want to sell it once I got attached, then I'll buy a common turtle or I just wont but a reptile. :cool:

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There is a place where i live it is a plant store and the lady that owns it owns 3 tortoises and they are a fair sise. She has them at the store all the time in this pond thing. I love them sooo muach. I am gunna ask if I can buy one of her torts off of her for 100$, I asked if I could have one last year and she said no because she was to attached to them. but I hope she'll reconsider. I love thoughs tortoises. I wouldonly buy 1 she could keep the other 2. That sounds fair hey?

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Ok, I have 3 dogs, if somebody asked me to sell them one and I'll still keep 2, that's fair right? Because there's still two? Even though they are *all* my beloved pets and I wouldn't sell *any* of them?

If the lady loves her tortoises, let her keep them....they'd be much better off with her anyway...

$50us is like $70can here thats insane!!! the avg turtle here is about $10 & their captive bread. But that was when u were able to buy tutles (2 1/2 yrs ago), now their illigal to sell/buy.

I know what you mean. they are illegal here as well. But why do ppl still have them? I dont know.

As for her keeping her turtles. I think it is very fair if she turns down my offer then I'll leave it @ that.

Turtles are illegal in Canada?!?!?! WHY?! That's so sad.

What about other reptiles? They're okay right? *alarmed*



Erm....and there are plenty of land turtles as well, just FYI. :)

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I know what you mean. they are illegal here as well. But why do ppl still have them? I dont know.

As for her keeping her turtles. I think it is very fair if she turns down my offer then I'll leave it @ that.

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What part of this aren't you getting??
You are asking someone to SELL THEIR PETS???
If this is the regard/respect you have for people you don't deserve a pet.
Where in the world makes you think it is OK for you to ask her to buy her tortiouses AGAIN when she said she was already attached to them??
Not getting it at all.
WHAT would YOU do if someone came up to you and said Nice Dog Buy it for $100.00??
Mike and Molly have 20 dogs are you going to ask them to buy one of theirs b/c "it is fair they have 19 more?"
Shows your maturity level.