Other Turtle Discussion :: Just wondering about breeding turtles?

[Chibi_Sephiroth]

I'm not breeding at all i was just wondering is it illegal to sell turtles that get from breeding turtles?

[jenaero]

Could you re-phrase that? I dont think the question is clear.

I re-read and re-thought that... Did you mean Is it ok to sell the offspring if you were breeding turtles? I wouldn't think so, depending on the breed but I'm not in the US.

[Chibi_Sephiroth]

sorry breeding turtles as in have a male and female make babies and then sell the babies

[jenaero]

So many people make their living that way. I intend to breed snakes and some of the less common turtles at some point. I certainly wouldn't advise anyone to breed/sell res.

[Chibi_Sephiroth]

well im not i was just wondering if you could lol

[DavidY]

You could breed them, but I doubt you'd be able to find enough people to sell them to. That's why you can find them so cheap at places like flea markets, sitting in a pale of dirty water or in overcrowded conditions. And more likely than not, since they are so cheap, the people who buy them will put them in one of those tiny cheap plastic critter carriers and eventually lose interest in them. Or they will wonder a week later why their little precious has stopped eating and moving (answer: no heat, no UV light, no filtration, improper feeding, not enough space, not enough water...). Not trying to be harsh, but the reality is, it's probably more humane not to allow any eggs to incubate at all. The section on reproduction on this website says it all, really. http://redearslider.com/reproduction.html