Where do I buy a Turtle?

Question

where can I buy a turtle online or offline?

I just want a TURLTE MANN!

:) help .

&. no negative c**p pls . thanks/

Answer 1

I recently sold my turtle because of size. Before I sold him to the pet store, I put up posters. Try checking out bulletin boards, or asking around town.

Answer 2

Look in the yellow pages under petstores. The small petstores that you hardly know about usually carry them because they don't carry big exotic animals. Here in El Paso all you have to do is go on weekends to the swap meets and they have them there. 2 for 15bucks with the small aquarium and food. Try your swap meets.

Answer 3

I would definitely try craigslist.com.  

It's a great way to find a turtle that is either small or grown... it will also com at a good price, because most people on craigslist are just looking for new homes for their pets and don't care about making money.  

Search the listings under "community" for your area.

Best of luck with finding one.  

Answer 4

the pet store...

Answer 5

i am not trying to be rude at all, i am just trying to inform you on what they REALLY need! their supplies cost hundreds and hundreds of dollars more than the turtle itself!!!!!! Well just taking care of turtles is extremely difficult for a LOT of people because they are VERY high maintenence, no joke. But if you are responsible enough, this is a RES setup.they are very high maintenence and hard to take care of.first read all of this and see if you have this setup, it costs at least $300, and is a regular setup.

************ 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 he eats all of it, then get another. Once all of these things are done your turtle will be pretty happy!

Answer 6

If you have allot of $$$$ and start out with a 55 gal plus size tank and great filtration system for Aquatic turtles I say do it!

They are the cutest!

Sliders, cooter, painted, map, yellow bellied all are basically the same and require the same basic care. I have had my 2 slider  girls for 36 yrs. Plus an 8 and 5 yr old and now a 2 yr old that was adopted last week from this site.... Been in a pond for almost 7 yrs now

Petco has them for 17.99 in Calif. Plus our local shelters..

Buying and having them shipped via Mail..is just bad it always leads to death and or sickness.

The bigger the environment the bigger the healthier the turtle.

Did you know that they need to bask under a reptile light UVA 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.

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

They can have garden worm, meal worms, crickets, flies anything that moves!

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

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Answer 7

Before buyin this turtle, ask yourself this, can you afford everything needed for it?

40+ gallon tank with a large swimming area and dry area. UVA/UVB light, food, and a basking lamp(not always needed).

You can find them at pet stores, flea markets and online. I'd try to find them locally though.

Answer 8

A tropical fish store.

Answer 9

You can buy a Turtle at a local pet store or a local reptile store. Or you can go on google and type in turtles for sale in..Where ever you live. Hope this helps, Good luck!

Answer 10

china town, or a big flea market run by mexicans

Answer 11

petco, petsmart... ect...... online. either way!

hope i helped!!!!! :]

Answer 12

Pet stores that specialize in reptiles.  However, you'll do better with small, independent stores instead of the big chains.  Doing it this way, the small store traditionally will take better care of you and educate you on taking the best care of your turtle.

Additional note:  Well, sorry.  You're going to have to travel, then.  I really would not attempt to buy living things online.

Answer 13

I see turtles in Petsmart all the time.

Less than 30 dollars.

Answer 14

Pet store, petsmart, petco, craigslist. Google>type in turtle breeders in your city>press enter> waa laa

Answer 15

@ pet store duhhhh

Answer 16

google, amazon, ebay. DUH!!!!

Answer 17

google it or check out the petstores around you