Other Turtle Discussion :: about where to get RES

[turtlelover2]

omg i am soo sorry i bought my turtle form that site omg omg i am so aorry guys i didn't know all that bad stuff about it i am so aorry guys!! sorry

turtlelover2

i really do love turtles

[ellman605]

its ok! lol, we just don't like that site. Just because we dispise it, doesnt mean you have to be sorry about getting your turtle from there. lol.

[ellman605]

fyi, heres a perfect reason why we hate it.


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does that look like a happy turtle? i betcha afterwards he goes right back in the freezer. :'(

and yes, i blurred out the name

[sublime1008]

reposting the sites picture could subject u and redearslider.com to copyright liability, elliott...just fyi.

[bubble1987]

I didn.t know that this website was so cruel. I bought my turtle there and he arrived today. I posted some pictures at the photo gallery. He has some white marks on his shell. also he won't swim much, he keeps basking for hours. Another thing he has problems swimming. I'm glad I saved him!!!!

[Turtleboy]

i got clark at big al's, $34 bucks canadian at about 1 inch... i dont think theres any size law here in canada .. i know places that sell em for about $7 canadian but their those cheap chinese stores that don't know what the heck their doing if it isn't an arrowana.... or i can get them for about $15 from the private listings and such.. btw do stores like general dollar or something in the USA really sell turtles?! how do they sell them? do they give it to you in baggies? thats a really funny yet sad thought, dollar stores selling turtles =D....

[Martha]

wow! That is abusive... I can't believe that someone would refridgerate an animal... especially an animal that needs a heat lamp! I obviously don't know what the site is because it is blocked. Ellman, has anyone ever tried reporting this to have them shut down or their practices changed?

I bought my baby RES at a flea market at First Monday Trade Days in Canton, Texas. The guy gave me the "death" lagoon as others have called it.

[goatfarmer123]

hello! ok, so i recently got this baby res at the mall. the guy was being shut down for i guess legal reasons, and was really trying to get rid of the turtles before he had to shut down. they looked very sad and small and so i got one for 4 dollars. I have him in a 5 gallon tank right now but after reading up more on them i don't know if i can take really good care of him as he grows older and bigger. He is tiny, a little bigger than a quarter. i have 3 cats, so i can't keep him in an open container, and i'm a type 1 diabetic so my immune system is a bit weakened and i shouldn't have something with salmonella running around. But i realize he is my responsibility and i will take care of him, i'll just need lots of advice! however, if you are in the west texas area and would like a baby res, i will personally drive him to you. he's very cute, and his name is leonardo. i like him a lot but i don't know much about good turtle care. feel free to email me directly at coolwhipnjello@hotmail.com with ideas or advice! make no mistake i'm not selling him, just looking for someone a little more knowledgeable and prepared to keep him safe and healthy. have a wonderful day!

[Martha]

I asked my vet today (just about 2 hours ago) about RES and salmonella. She said that the chances of getting salmonella from a RES are VERY slim. She said that everyone freaked out about 30 years ago becasue a few kids played with turtles, put their fingers in their mouths and got salmonella. She said that I wouldn't get it as long as I don't eat with them or lick their shells... ha! She said that is one of those things that got way out of hand as far as overstating and rumors.

[marisa]

This is true, Keep your turtles healthy wiith a good habitat and diet (the salmonella bacteria is much more apt to be shed from the intestine when they're ill or stressed) and wash your hands well after handling them or their things, and you should have no problems.