i walk through chinatown atleast 5 times and iv never seen them...what streets are they most popular on???

OMy... I just bought some last night because they looked so helpless... I was told people buy them in droves to eat them so I felt the urge to buy them, I had never seen them before yesterday. Thanks for the information though.

I bought two of them like three weeks ago they were freazin they looked kind of white, I didn't know it was ilegal but I just could't help it, they were almost death, they stiil alive and look pretty happy to me, they weren't eating but I put them in a warm place, and put some sand in a small square fish tank with a little warm water and a flat rock so they can get out of the water,and two days later they were eating, now they look alert and they keep their little heads out of the shell stretching their necks.

My girlfriend was enthralled with them and felt very sympathetic. She coaxed me to buy two of the little guys, but I was eager to get 'em anyway. Today I looked up all their info... these suckers get up to the size of shoe boxes.. O_O. Well, we bought 'em and are attatched, they have great personalities, so we'll stick it out to the end. If their's anyone in the city with a 20+ long gallon tank up for grabs, I'll be glad to take it off your hands. Or if you know of a place where I can get it discounted. Any help is appreciated, thanks :) Just Email Me. (Named them Thor and Psy )

Fuck! The size of a shoe box? What the hell am I gonna do with two turtles the size of a friggin' shoe box?!?

I bought my boyfriend two of those turtles back in August. Today one of them died, the other one is still very much alive.
For anyone that wants to know, if the turtles shell starts to get soft he's dying.
RIP Herman (that was the turtles name)

I bought some turtles from Chinatown... they weren't eating either.. but my girlfriend and i gave them some raw fish and they are ok now.. we placed them in a plastic tank and one end has deeper water than the other. Raphayel and Sweetie are super!

Hello..i would love to have a little turtle..is there anywhere i can get one thats not illigal? i really want one... please help me find one.. i live in bc though.

thats not right turtles dieing in a bucket they should stop doing this!!!!!

thats not right turtles dieing in a bucket they should stop doing this!!!!!

Red Slider turtles are still illegal yet still for sale in Myrtle Beach. We were there mid August this year and saw them at several stores. I contacted City Council which was responsive yet unaware of the continued sale.

I just bought a baby turtle for my daughter at a store in surf city south carolina. The sales person at the beach wear store in Myrtle Beach sent us to the sister store in surf city because the turtles a had been banned in Myrtle Beach. Had I known all the info and known the reason they had been banned I would not have purchased it. I have learned from another site they are carriers of salmonella and children are at higher risk from contracting it from the baby turtles.

my friend just bought me one today for my birthday, and i'm not quite sure what to do with it...
can I release it, or should i keep it until it passes on? :?

I bought 4 of them in chicago for 10 bucks a piece. They arnt eating but they keep trying to eat the plastic plants i got for decoration. I always wanted a turtle and this shop only had 4 out of the whole china town. We will see if they survive...

I just bought a baby turtle in Myrtle Beach this past weekend. We had no idea it was illegal. There are signs everywhere at the BeachWear stores but only actually had them. Our babysitter that went with us bought one also. He isnt eating much but we just moved him to a bigger tank and hope that will help with making him happy. We named him Jaws.

i bought one at myrtle beach i diddnt know he was illegal until i saw this site but anyways i havent seen him eat yet and i got him early last week i'm worried he's going to die i'll be heartbroken he also likes to just sit in the same spot on his shells out of the water isnt he souposed to swim? :( please help me with my turtle and chris is finally getting attached i named him ninja hes already part of the fam!

If anyone has a turtle/turtles they can no longer look after, or wants to adopt a turtle, go here http://www.turtlehomes.org/.
Please don't buy them!!! This just keeps the industry going, which means that millions of the little guys die either in the revolting farms from where they come, or during transit, or whilst sitting in dishes or buckets on the side walk, or when they get home and people don't know how to look after them properly and don't give them what they need. If you have turtles, read up on them - they need heat lamps to bask in, otherwise they will die.

Can someone mail me about 5
Please my turtle sunny eastern painted baby needs another baby turtle because his friends i had to get rid of because they were snappers. sunny hasn't been acting right ever since. i usually feed him grass hoppers, and reptomin floating food stix. i condition his water w/ reptisafe.
i sill don't know whether he is a he or a she. i am basically broke at the moment but i live in Connecticut and am very desperate. i swear whoever lets me have or sells me thier turtle i will take care of it. i am looking for something VERY cheap, (don't forget i am almost broke) i don't want a RES or a box turtle or a tortoise. Remember i am only looking for babies i will take the top amount (3) or (4)
savannah frogannad@aol.com
ps. I built sunny his own exercise room.

sorry i am so despreat i still feel really bad for them Nobody diserves to die like that though
any1 live in CT

i just bought two of them. i didnt know i shouldnt have. they arent eating. what should i feed them so they dont die. please help

I just bought two little ones this weekend for my stepdaughter, one is a boy and one is a girl. How do you determine if they are snapping Turtles? I am very nervous about the diseases that they carry, it was an impulse buy, of course my step daughter looking at me with her puppy dog eyes did not help much....we love the little fellas but I wont let her touch them because as soon as we got home I started to do research on the computer and did not realize how serious these diseases are, how concerned shoul i be? fafa414@yahoo.com

I just bought two little ones this weekend for my stepdaughter, one is a boy and one is a girl. How do you determine if they are snapping Turtles? I am very nervous about the diseases that they carry, it was an impulse buy, of course my step daughter looking at me with her puppy dog eyes did not help much....we love the little fellas but I wont let her touch them because as soon as we got home I started to do research on the computer and did not realize how serious these diseases are, how concerned shoul i be? fafa414@yahoo.com

I just bought two little ones this weekend for my stepdaughter, one is a boy and one is a girl. How do you determine if they are snapping Turtles? I am very nervous about the diseases that they carry, it was an impulse buy, of course my step daughter looking at me with her puppy dog eyes did not help much....we love the little fellas but I wont let her touch them because as soon as we got home I started to do research on the computer and did not realize how serious these diseases are, how concerned shoul i be? fafa414@yahoo.com

I just bought two little ones this weekend for my stepdaughter, one is a boy and one is a girl. How do you determine if they are snapping Turtles? I am very nervous about the diseases that they carry, it was an impulse buy, of course my step daughter looking at me with her puppy dog eyes did not help much....we love the little fellas but I wont let her touch them because as soon as we got home I started to do research on the computer and did not realize how serious these diseases are, how concerned shoul i be? fafa414@yahoo.com

I can't believe how many people completely missed the point of this post.

i bought two of them in chinatown but i feel bad after i read this article..one of them is ok but the other one doesn't eat anything for 2 months!!(i feed repto min)..they both alive but they always sleep like whole time!! i'm so worry about them! is anything wrong with them ? or they usually hide in winter?..please email me

I just got two like a month ago. We had them in a big tupperware full of water which I changed everyday but even at room temperature, the turtles are cold and they won't eat. They're also pretty idle. They sort of hibernate. Once i got a big tank, put in nice rocks for them to climb on, filter, and also a heater (very important - set at 80 degrees) they are super happy. They eat like crazy too. Just sprint a couple of those turtle food pellets in there. its really cool to watch them eat too.

I do have a spare tank (I got one off of craisglist but it apparently came with two). I'm not sure ho wmany gallons it is. Its liek the size of a compute monitor so its good enough for them at this size anyway. If anyone wants it, shoot me an email. You'd have to pick it up. I'm in bedstuy in Brooklyn.

So for everyone who has turtles who aren't happy or eating, please please please make sure they have clean watre, filter, AND esp a heater. I actually got the supplies in Chinatown where the prices were great. A heater usually goes for a bit of money. I got it for $17 there.

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=win+tropical+aquarium,+nyc&ie=UTF8&z=15&ll=40.722055,-74.001546&spn=0.016588,0.025363&om=1&iwloc=A

oops didn't realize this site doesn't list email. Mine is seamonsta@gmail.com if anyone needs a tank.

why are my turtles backs soft?

i actually brought one from myrtle beach seven months ago...i didn't know they were illegal either nor did i how much work they required. i spent alot of money as well. everytime i thought i was doing good with Mr.Turtle, he(althought now it think it's a "she")would stop eating. i got a filter and a heater and now he eats and all the time, but he doesn;t get out of the water to bask...ever!! the basking light i had broke so i've been using a reg light they use for fish tanks he's growing, but he's small and i have him in a ten gallon tank so he can swim around. his shell has patches of white spots, but it is no way near soft. what should i do to get him to bask? i work and go to school so i don't have time to watch him for hours to make sure he sits under the light and not in the water. i grew attached and i want him/her to live a long time, am i on the right track?

I bought i turtle off of canal street because i felt really bad for him.

I've had him for about 5 months now, and he is perfectly healthy.

He enjoys eating salmon catfood, or tuna fish. He also really like lettuce. I also had the problem of him not eating, when he was in the smaller tank, but once i switched him to a 30gallon tank with a heater, he got much happier and his eating habbits changed for the better.

I wish i would have known, how many turtles die in the process of buying the illegal turtles in New York. It is very sad. I dont have no regrets in buying my turtle, because i love him very much... but I do know that what i go to buy him a friend i will not be supporting this cruelty and now that i know i will be adopting a turtle from http://www.turtlehomes.org/.

p.s

the the person who asked why your turtles backs are soft..

soft shells are one of the signs of a dying turtle. Please get your turtle in some heat.

p.s

the the person who asked why your turtles backs are soft..

soft shells are one of the signs of a dying turtle. Please get your turtle in some heat.

p.s

the the person who asked why your turtles backs are soft..

soft shells are one of the signs of a dying turtle. Please get your turtle in some heat.

I really really really want a turtle. I want a way to get one so it's not illegal. Please help me find a turtle! But I live in NJ.

Do Eastern Painted Turtles have Salmonella?

i love turtles

i love turtles

These little guys are Red Eared Sliders. There is a book you can buy all about them. They are aquatic turtles that need special light bulbs that emit UVA and UVB mock the rays of the sunlight and keep their shells hard. They also need a heat lamp with a dry dock underneath it. You need to keep their water clean and feed them pellets, fish, and whatever else you can get them to eat. My turtle I bought in NYC and three years later, Scratch is going strong. At first I just kept her in a plastic tub and changed the water myself and kept the proper bulbs over it. Now it has slowly emerged to a tank. Make sure you do your homework if you have one of these little guys. Theres a lot to learn but once they are in a happy environment they become quite cute and if you buy a filter to clean the water they can be very low maintenece.

Wow, it's amazing how those idiots are selling those poor turtles that way. Turtles deserve to be sold in a special way. Not sold in a stupid bucket! Turtles shouldn't be pilled on top of each other like that either! Once again, they need their own personal space.

am i the only one who buys these turtles for food? i mean come on, throw on a little butter and cayenne pepper - they're delicious!

i bought two baby turtles (not knowing how horrible the buisness was) in chinatown 6 months back. for three months or so, they didnt eat, and i had no idea what to do. i didnt think they could swim deep, so i had them in a peice of tubaware with a centimeter of water. i know, i'm dumb. so, eventually i realized i was killing the little guys, and i went to the store. i got them a heat lamp, a filter, a UV light, and a little floating dock. they seemed ALOT happier, especailly in more water! however, they still refused to eat. i bought every different type of food, and i eventually found that they LOVE jumbo-krill(not alive). i'm actually feeding one of the little dudes right now. i love them very much. if anyone has questions about how to start off with new baby turtles (dont go out and buy them from chinatown, buy them off a turtle adoption site), just email me at Clearblueskyz@aol.com

Hey!! i just got a turtle from a friend who got 3 from China town ...my turtle seems preety happy...i didnt kno about the heater thing or that they were illegally being sold like that..but i think ima buy a heater now cuz i did notice he likes warm water..he gets all happy n starts swimming..(its really cute) but he doesnt seem to like a lot of water..is that normal? cuz if i put more water than usual it seems like he struggles to stick his head out...i just put enough to cover him... n yes i change his water everyday...n how do u kno what kind of turtle u have? n if they carry salmonella?...help me out guys!!..n about the boy girl thing...i was told the girls are darker then the boys..hey i could of been told wrong!

I recently purchased one from a chinese man. Im assuming he came to the Island from Chinatown & was selling them. Im an animal lover and couldnt refuse to buy one for 15 dollars.
He is growing BUT they do require A LOT of work! You need the proper foods & lighting especially while theyre little & always make sure theyre living in a clean environment! If not this may lead to softshell (the softening of the shell) and they can and most likely will die from this if not treated. REMEMBER! dont release them into the wild if you decide you no longer want a turtle as a pet.

I bought 2 turtles from a lady who sells them in frront of the S.I. ferry on the Manhattan side. At first I though they weren't eating but turns out I just never caught them in the act since my sister tells me she seen them eat. I didn't want to feed the just the turtle pallet so I've been trying to feed them a bunch of food and turns out they like tuna fish and lettus. It's too bad but one of the turtle died after like 2 weeks and I'm hoping the other one live a lot longer.

I didnt know it was illegal either! I bought mine last year in the beginning of July! I loved it SOOOO much!! Recently, on Memorial Day, he died. His name was Bingo. Yes, his shell was soft! D= I am totally heartbroken! I found out that he was dead at night and I burst into tears! Yes, these Chinatown box turtles are VERY loveable! I miss Bingo!!

How long can these Chinatown box turtles really live? Mines, Bingo, was almost 1 yr old, n i didnt buy it a tank, etc. I had no clue!

Every year in the same beachware place in Myrtle Beach, it has the outside appearence of a large shark's head. they have a baby pool full of turtles. No one every seems to mind. Is it really that bad because I always want to buy two but never felt I knew enough about their care. The place is very noticable and even has this shark tank inside

"Why 4 inches and is it illegal for me to own my baby turtle?"

There are a few reasons for the law stating that the turtle needs to be 4 inches or larger for sale as a pet. Some of the reasons are far-fetched, but they were believed at te time. All of which were based on salmonella poisoning. Children of those days were allowed to play with the little hatchling turtles. Kids are kids and they do what kids do - they put whatever they are playing with in their mouths. Not the best idea, but again, kids are kids. So these little turtles fit nicely in the mouths of young kids and thus assisted in the spreading of germs and bacteria. It seems the parents would rather blame the turtle for their child being sick, when in fact, they should have been paying closer attention to their kids and their turtles. Another reason is that before we understood that salmonella was an important part of their gut bacteria, it was believed that if turtles lived to be 4 inches, then they had survived salmonella and were thus salmonella-free. We now know this to be false.

It is not illegal to OWN a turtle under 4" in length; it is illegal to SELL a turtle less than 4" as a PET. Key word..."pet". This is why it is legal to purchase them from breeders and dealers on the internet who support the "hobby" as opposed to pet stores which sell the turtles as "pets". There is a great debate in the courts and hobby of turtle keeping, and one that will probably continue for years down the road. You can read about this law here.

You can read more about it here...

http://www.austinsturtlepage.com/Info/info.htm

I LIKE THE PICTURES ON HERE. I LIKE TO MOSH IN YOUR IN PIT. ANY GOOD BANDS COMING TO NEWYORK?

i am going to get one of the turtles there so cute and tiny and my freind has one and all you have to do is wash your hands when your done touching them she had hers for a year already and she or her kids never got sick from them

i am going to get one of the turtles there so cute and tiny and my freind has one and all you have to do is wash your hands when your done touching them she had hers for a year already and she or her kids never got sick from them

i am going to get one of the turtles there so cute and tiny and my freind has one and all you have to do is wash your hands when your done touching them she had hers for a year already and she or her kids never got sick from them

i am going to get one of the turtles there so cute and tiny and my freind has one and all you have to do is wash your hands when your done touching them she had hers for a year already and she or her kids never got sick from them

i am going to get one of the turtles there so cute and tiny and my freind has one and all you have to do is wash your hands when your done touching them she had hers for a year already and she or her kids never got sick from them

i am going to get one of the turtles there so cute and tiny and my freind has one and all you have to do is wash your hands when your done touching them she had hers for a year already and she or her kids never got sick from them

i want one free i love turles ship one to me with a cage

Ok. I don't suggest buying one, but if you did and don't know how to take care of it, they are fairly simple. They need a tank with at least a few inches of warm water, and plenty of room for them to swim around. They also need somewhere dry to get out of the water, with a heat lamp overhead fro them to bask in. They may not eat at first, but keep offering them food, and as long as you are keeping them in good conditions they should eventually eat.

I think the president should make this illegal. Well I actually have 2 big turtles and 1 normal sized. I bought my 2 big turtles in 8/2001, which means I already have 6 years with them. But with the smaller one, I only have like 2.5 years. When I got the small turtle, it was like 2 inches and right now is like almost 6 inches. I feed my turtles small crunchy marbles made of fish and shrimp. And yeah...I want and I hope my turtles live longer than me ;).

hi i always see the turltes there and their always in the cages and their like overflowing with them and i feel really bad for them how can u stop them from doing that besides not buying them? where are they getting the turltes from?

I WILL SAVE THESE TURTLES!!!!!!!!!!

the turtles that we brought back n august died today/ =[

FUCK those who sold us those turtles!!!!!!!!!
RIP timmy

I went to New York yesterday w my girlfriend and she wined and wined until I bought the last two lonely turtles sitting at this guys stand. I really did'nt want to deal w more animals in my home but when one turtle went out of his way to show he had character(ziggy), I was sold. Ziggy is mine and we named the other turtle Terp.We are already getting attached to the little guys.

well, for those of you with children and baby turtles, EVERYONE should wash their hands before and after handling the turtles. you really need to read up on these animals before buying them, a lot of people buy them because they think that they are cheap gifts for easy pets for children but they are not!!!! they need lots of care, just like a dog or a cat. they have needs that must be met! if not, they will die.

It's horrid how many turtles are being killed by this illegal act. I'm going to get my turtle at Petsmart(hopefully that will be better) and I want to get a Red Ear Slider. I've looked up all the info needed except I couldn't seem to find anything about letting your RES out of water...(I know about keeping a floating log, but would it be o.k. if I take it outside once and a while for some UVA, UVB?)
Please reply

let turtles live in their natural enviroment.. please adopt a cat or a dog and keep it for life (which can be 16 years or more)

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Would be interested in knowing of any locations selling baby turtles.

well guys its not illegal to buy em its illegal to sell them...

hey anyone know on what streets in chicago's china town i can find some baby turtles? i know how to take care of them i have a basking light and a fairly large tank that will be perfect for them so i want some.. let me know!

aww. i really want to help them now. someone do something. how can i adopt one or even buy one. i want to save them little guys. :) please tell me i want to help them and i really want one.

The Chinatown in Los Angeles is illegally selling baby turtles, just like New York...

i just bought a turtle from canal st (china town) last night it was 5 dollars but i had to give it clean water cause the water she gave me was dirty and it didnt eat anything but today its eating and always trying to climb out his tank lol its so cute im trying so hard to keep it clean i have another tank just so he can eat his food in there so he wont dirty the tank he sleeps in im washing him in warm water and a soft sponge to prevent diseases before i put him back in his tank everytime and i also wear gloves because i googled the diseases turtles can carry and humans can get it if contacted so i am very careful...other than that he is soo cute!

I think that they shouldn't put those little baby
turtles in there.