Turtles illegal even if bought in another state?

Question

ok I'm planning on getting a turtle, but i know they're illegal in New jersey, but i have a friend who said he could buy them for me, he lives near a pet store in NY, and he'd give it to me as a gift.. would it still be illegal to have it even if it was bought in another state??

Answer 1

yes, its not just illegal to buy in NJ, its also illegal to OWN.  

Answer 2

This law is to prevent the release of turtles into your local ponds and streams.  They don't care if you got it in California, or in Asia!  It's illegal to own a turtle in NJ (not illegal to buy one, but to OWN one).  Check on local fines, before you make this mistake.

Sorry I couldn't be of more help.

Answer 3

Yes, it would still be illegal.  Turtles are also very expensive, so you need to make sure that you are financial prepared for everything they require.

Answer 4

Yes of course, illegal is illegal. But make sure when you do get one that if its under 4" it gives off salmonella posioining. You won't die but you can get sick.

If you have allot of $$$$ and start out with  I say do it!

They are the coolest. Not cuddly pets at all.

Sliders, cooters , painted, map, yellow bellied all are basically the same and require the same basic care.

Did you know that they need to bask under a reptile light UVA/UVB for 8 to 10 hrs a day for the vitamin D that they need to grow. So that means getting a turtle dock also.

Leave the heater on 75 to 78 degrees always.

Their water needs to be clean otherwise they get sick easily from dirty water cause they p**p allot.

Total Body length: 5-8" average, up to 12 inches max. Life span: 15-25+ years

Males have the longer front nails and are used in mating. And are considered mature at about 5 yrs old. You can’t start sexing till about  3” across.

You need a good filter system! Gravel larger than they can swallow.

You need to feed them feeder guppies, goldfish or minnows for protein and calcium daily drop 20 or so in the tanks and watch them disappear in a few days!

This way when they swim for their dinner they get exercise also!

They sleep at the bottom of rivers, streams. lakes or ponds or your tank to avoid predators like coyotes,  foxes, owls, hawks, possums, raccoons and even some wide mouth bass.

TOSS in a bird cuttle bone in the water for calcium. it will dissolve real slow and if they eat it that’s fine!!

They can have garden worms, meal worms, crickets, flies, crayfish small frogs, dragon flies and  anything that moves only as a treat.

They need leafy greens Romaine, Butter lettuce. (Iceberg and cabbage are bad for them, any other leafy greens will do) for vitamin A that they need at least 3 to 4 times a week.

You probably already know that they get sick easily, shell rot, respiratory sickness, lopsided swimming, coughing, blowing bubbles from their nose.

**Swollen cloudy eyes means lacking in Vitamin A. Which we all need for good eyes. Google ‘vegetables with Vitamin A.

Contact the “www.anapsid.org/societies, for a turtle vet /  rescue in your city and state.

I wish you luck.

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Answer 5

yeah, its illegal to own a tutle in New Jersey...so even if you got it somewhere else, its still illegal..and there are BIG fines if they find out you have one