any local shops sell small turtles?

yes, i know a pet shop would be a logical guess....any specifics?

9/5/2006 7:28:15 AM

it is illegal to sell turtles for pets in nc

try the asian market on buck jones, i've heard they sell them for soup there, alive

9/5/2006 7:29:18 AM

^ I wouldn't count on those staying alive long as pets, but then again it's probably the best you'll find in NC.

9/5/2006 9:18:59 AM

try a pond

9/5/2006 9:24:50 AM

if i remember correctly you can't sell a turtle under 3 inches across. bigger turtles can be sold i think.

9/5/2006 3:16:10 PM

FDA in NC prohibits the sale of turtles in the state due to salmonella....so technically it is not legal to sell turtles within the state.

9/5/2006 3:40:12 PM

Is that a new law? cause I remember seeing little turtles all the time in pet shops.

9/5/2006 4:11:22 PM

^Yeah, they used to sell Caimen too.

9/5/2006 4:53:26 PM

pet shops give away "free" turtles with purchase of cage thing

thats how they get around it

9/5/2006 8:22:38 PM

my sister found a turtle on the street about 3-4 years ago and kept it

its still alive and about 10 times the size it was when she found it

9/5/2006 9:41:28 PM

^^i think it is illegal to distribute as well, and i ordered livestock for the petstore i worked at and none of the suppliers could legally sell to us, even though they were out of state

9/5/2006 9:44:16 PM

I had a guitar teacher one time that played with turtle shell thumbpicks. Apparently, they're very illegal to own. He said he's seen people get cuffed at bluegrass festivals for selling them in the vendor streets.

9/5/2006 11:41:08 PM