Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2005 2:55 pm
Is that souvenir shop where you got your first 2? If so, I'd run screaming in the other direction instead of buying from them again.
The reaction really depends on the turtle. Some of them will fight. Some of them will live happily together for years, then for no apparent reason they'll fight. They are quite territorial..that's why the bigger the tank is, the better.
I think the only difference between ordering online and going to the pet store is that most online suppliers are breeders and they know the health and history of each animal. Most guarantee live arrival and will reimburse you if something happens to the turt in the first few weeks. Pet stores just order them, stick them in a tank and sell them without caring what happens after.
The things that come to those who wait may be the things that were left by those who got there first - Steven Tyler