You'd be better off adopting an unwanted turtle. Box turtles sold in stores are almost always wild-caught. These animals don't always adapt to captivity and usually carry parasites. In addition, some box turtle populations cannot withstand animals being collected and taken out of the environment.



There are a number of places with turtles for adoption. They can give you detailed information on the turtle you're interested in. Here are links to some of the places:



http://www.corhs.org/turtles.html?gclid=CP_5xp-6vIgCFSAeWAodGm7MaQ



http://www.gctts.org/database-ro/adoption/



http://www.sdturtle.org/Adoptions.htm



http://www.boxturtle.org/Adoption.htm



http://turtlerescues.com/turtle_tortoise_adoptions.htm



http://turtle_tails.tripod.com/adoptions.htm



http://www.turtlehomes.org/



http://www.arrowheadreptilerescue.org/adopt/turtles.htm



http://www.reptilerescue.net/



http://maturtlerescue.org/turtleadoption.htm



Tim

Third Eye

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