What store/ website should I go to to find these turtles for the lowest price?

Question

where should I go to buy these turtles: saw back map turtle, texas map turtle, eastern painted turtle, red eared slider, and spotted turtle. where can i buy them and what is the cost????(please dont say your local petstore because my local petsmart and superpets dont have them and my local petco has way over priced red eared slider!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 1

trutlepimp.com

Answer 2

Are you sure you can take care of one? the supplies cost much  ore then the turtle itself.yeah the first answerer was right, also just to add on....Do you have this setup? first read all of this and see if you have this setup, it costs at least $300, and is a regular setup. All the stuff is expensive!- Really, you have to be very responsible to own a pet turtle, because they are a huge responsibility. You have to be a loving, caring person who is willing to care for a turtle every single day! Really it is a big job for some people, but if you are willing to accept the challenge then go for it.

************ This is a setup for a red eared slider the most common type of turtle, they get up to 12 inches, but you will see them as babies at a store commonly, so know that they will grow very big**************

You will need to get a 50 gallon starter tank and upgrade to a 75 gallon later on when your turtle is over 6 inches...If you can not get that big of a tank right now then for now you can use a huge rubbermaid container filled up with clean warm water 5/6 of the way. The water should be 75-82F, that can be achieved by buying a water heater at the petstore, along with a water filter. Water filters that are best are canister filters, like the Rena xp3 filter which costs $200, but filters very well. Do buy a filter please, even a cheap one at $25, is better then none at all, since turtles are extremely messy and p**p-ful (haha). The bottom of the tank should be bare, no gravel because they could choke on that mistaking it for food. On top of the water you need 3 things, 1. a basking dock ( buy a large size zoomed basking dock). 2. you 100% need to buy a basking lamp+bulb, you buy them separatly, then s***w the bulb in ( 50 watts) and shine it on the basking dock over a mesh hood( cut a hole out of it and place the light there!). 3. This is very important, you need a uvb light. It is a long thin light, you need to get the actual lamp+ the long skinny bulb. Reptosun 5.0 is the best bulb( together costs $55). Shine that onto the basking dock as well. Turtles need these together because they use the uva for heat, so they stay warm ( the basking site should be 90-95F, not colder) and they need the uvb rays to metabolize calcium and vitamin d3 for a stronger shell ( like you need it for your bones!) The diet for the turtle should be reptomin pellets ( and other nutricuos pellets!) crickets, mealworms, bloodworms, shrimp, and krill. All of this is found dead at the petstore!;) They also need vegetation, get kale, mustard greens, romaine lettuce, and collard greens. Drop all of the food in the tank once a day, and remove any leftover bits after a few hours. By the way ALL of the protien food ( dead food, that was alive once) should be dusted with a calcium supplement ( powder) and you need to get a cuttlebone found in the bird aisle of the petstore and drop it in the water for him to knaw on, keep it there for a while (month) until she eats all of it, then get another. Once all of these things are done your turtle will be pretty happy!

Answer 3

http://www.turtlesale.com/home/index.php...

good luck :)

Answer 4

I got my red eared slider from chinatown NY for 5 dollars. It was a baby too. I'm not sure about the others though. Try typing in discount turtles sale into google.

Answer 5

I would highly suggest that you never ever buy anything off the internet, especially animals! When you buy things off the internet you never know for sure what you are getting and if it is worth the money that you paid for it. I would suggest finding an exotic pets store where they specialize in the unique pets or a breeder. Pet stores generally have the common pets and know very little specific details about anything beyond the common. When you go to a pet store they have so many different animals and run of the mill employees, not experts. If you go to an exotic pet store or see a breeder you can actually hold, touch and look at the one that you will take home. You can check it for problems and ask tons of questions and get real answers. When you order online, who knows what will be in the box when you receive it in the mail. It could be dead, it could be diseased, it could be the wrong animal. I would HIGHLY suggest a breeder or a pet shop that specializes in the breed you are looking for. Good luck!

Answer 6

www.exotic-pets.co.uk

Answer 7

kingsnake.com classifieds

but the cheapest isn't always the best. You might get a sick animal and either have to pay vet costs, or lose all your investment when it dies.