Turtle Collection

[turtlehead]

I like to collect pet turtles. Does anybody know if wild turtles make good pets?

 

[Leros]

go away

Edit: no, leave wild turtles in the wild

 

[ScrapSilicon]

Originally posted by: JToxic
leave wild turtles in the wild

:thumbsup:

 

[Eli]

Odd first post...

 

[tami]

you should know about turtles if you like to collect them. 😕

 

[LordNoob]

Please change your avatar from the free-IPOD-man.

 

[TriStar]

BBQ turtle is quite tastey, especially if they are a protected species.

 

[Wallydraigle]

While I don't think you're necessarily for real, a favorite thing of mine to do as a youngster was to pick up turtles that were on the road and probably going to be hit anyway, and just hang onto them a while. They're hardy and easy to care for. I would observe them for a while, and then turn them loose somewhere safe. I wouldn't recommend doing this with rarer species though. By all means help them off the road, but it's probably best to leave them where they are.

I don't see how this is any worse than buying a turtle that someone else took from the wild and sold to the pet store, or one that was raised on a farm which we know nothing about. Box turtles and other tortoises you find in the shops are usually take from the wild, at least in my area.

 

[turtlehead]

thanks for the suggestion