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1" or less size Baby Reds, Local pet store selling them
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Mon Sep 12, 2011 4:07 pmby redforman
I went to this locally owned aquarium store to pick up a few fish and I was looking around and noticed these little guys. They looked to be about 1" or less in size, don't know how good you can tell from the pictures but they are so so so tiny.
Poor guys
They shouldn't be selling them this small
Re: 1" or less size Baby Reds, Local pet store selling them
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Mon Sep 12, 2011 4:09 pmby redforman
Here's another pic of the little things
They are so darn cute, I wish I could've taken them home with me
Re: 1" or less size Baby Reds, Local pet store selling them
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Mon Sep 12, 2011 4:35 pmby sflemin2
Are you in the US? They are suppose to be 4" to be legal
. At least they have a basking area and there arent 100 of them crammed in there. They are so hard to resist when they are babies arent they?
Re: 1" or less size Baby Reds, Local pet store selling them
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Mon Sep 12, 2011 4:41 pmby redforman
Yeah I'm in the US. I know and they are way under the 4" size. It looked like they were barely 1" big
Very hard to resist
Re: 1" or less size Baby Reds, Local pet store selling them
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Mon Sep 12, 2011 7:31 pmby steve
Speak to the manager or inform the local turtle rescue/org and see if they can deal with it quietly.
Re: 1" or less size Baby Reds, Local pet store selling them
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Mon Sep 12, 2011 7:40 pmby redforman
I researched on Google to see if their are any turtle rescue groups around here and I just can't seem to find any. Should I contact my local humane society?
Re: 1" or less size Baby Reds, Local pet store selling them
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Mon Sep 12, 2011 7:47 pmby steve
What city/state are you in? You can PM me if you don't want to post it.
Re: 1" or less size Baby Reds, Local pet store selling them
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Mon Sep 12, 2011 11:37 pmby 1iquid5nake
Is this by any chance in Houston, Texas? Looks awfully familiar to a store I visited a couple of weeks ago in the Asian part of the town.
Re: 1" or less size Baby Reds, Local pet store selling them
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Tue Sep 13, 2011 10:51 amby AllTheCandies
awwwww they are so cute!! they look like they're in a surprisingly nice set up. Usually teeny tiny babies are sold in horrendous conditions.
Also, $30 is a lot for a 1" turtle O__o
Re: 1" or less size Baby Reds, Local pet store selling them
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Tue Sep 13, 2011 11:37 amby redforman
I know they're setup isn't horrible but still they are really tiny
but so cute.
@1iquid5Snake it isn't Houston, Texas but thankfully I have contaced a local rescue group that I found and they are looking into it. I wish I could take them home with me.
Re: 1" or less size Baby Reds, Local pet store selling them
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Wed Sep 14, 2011 10:13 pmby Jaysea
AllTheCandies wrote:Also, $30 is a lot for a 1" turtle O__o
I wont mention what I paid for my Northern Blackknob and Concentric DBT then
Re: 1" or less size Baby Reds, Local pet store selling them
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Wed Sep 14, 2011 11:13 pmby Peva
They are cut! I wish I could have gotten a little one like that. Adorable!
Re: 1" or less size Baby Reds, Local pet store selling them
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Fri Sep 16, 2011 3:58 pmby valladin82
sflemin2 wrote:Are you in the US? They are suppose to be 4" to be legal
. At least they have a basking area and there arent 100 of them crammed in there. They are so hard to resist when they are babies arent they?
In Florida they are allowed to sell at that size for "research or class purposes". I bought my yellow belly at that size for 13 bucks and I had to sign a form basically saying I'm buying the turtle for those reasons. Obviously I wasn't but thats how they cover their butts.
Re: 1" or less size Baby Reds, Local pet store selling them
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Mon Sep 19, 2011 5:02 pmby Touche the Turtle
OMG that's way over priced besides being illegal.
Re: 1" or less size Baby Reds, Local pet store selling them
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Tue Sep 20, 2011 8:54 amby Snowboi
Funny thing is, many pet stores sell them, but they say for educational purpose only, but I've heard of them sell them to parents with there kids with them.