Other Turtle Discussion :: my boyfroend wants me to give away 1 of my turtle

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i dont know what to do. if i do give give one of my turtle away who do i give it to ? is anyone willing to take her off my hands?

[steve]

If you don't mind the question... how old are you?

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i am 17

[steve]

My next question would be what authority does he have over your ownership of these turtles?

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he got me turtle and star and he is mad cuz i took lil monkey of my teachers hands cuz she didnt know what to do with her. my mom think i should give one away as well i dont know what to do

[Kallistos]

So correct me if I'm wrong, you have 3 turtles now? What are their sizes, those 3 turtles will require a large tank in the future. We can't go over to your house and stop your boyfriend or mom. All you could do is protest or give them away to www.turtlehomes.org or www.cohrs.org Both are reputable rescues although you have to fill out and application and pay the shipping fee.

What kind of set-up are the three turtles in right now?

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they each have thier own 10 gallon tank they are not that much bigger then a computer mouse

[Kallistos]

Note, they'll grow 9 inches to a foot long. It won't be easy to care for them, you're looking at the All-Glass 180 gallon or 210 gallon, that's if they do get along. If they don't, then it's 2 or three 75 gallon tanks. It's not all bad to give your turtles up as long as they go to good places. Like the aforementioned sites.

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well i thinjk i shoud give one away but not turlte or star two trutles already cost me alot of money i got lil monkey cuz she was just going to let her cat kill her. so is anyone will ti take her off my hands

[Hoooneylynn]

I suggest the sites that RESowner has suggested. Let me get this straight... your teacher told you that she was gonna let her cat kill the turtle? And thats why you took him? HMMMMM sounds like an abusive teacher to me... maybe we should report her!!!!!!

[Kallistos]

Instead of waiting and asking people here to take one of your hands you should just send them to the sites that are listed above. Recently hundreds of baby turtles were found and I think that those turtles should be the first to be adopted (since they were dumped to die)

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i want to give her to someone i know for a fact will take care of her

[flutterby]

If you only lived closer.

[Kallistos]

Taken directly from Turtlehomes.org

Previous owners (donors) have the option of being fully involved in the selection of a new home for their turtle or tortoise, or they may allow us to make the best choice for placement.

It's up to you, if you want to wait for someone on this partiuclar site to take your turtle and that lives in California that's your call.

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i filled out the form