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strange_wings
at Sun Jan 28 07:28:58 2007 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by strange_wings ]
The better question is do YOU want a pet turtle ? 
Are you prepared to care for this animal for a very long time?
When the son is off to college, married, has kids, you may still have the pet turtle. Are you willing to provide a varied diet of veggies, greens, and insects?
That aside, if you live in a eastern climate one of the species more adapted to that enviroment will be better. Western climate, maybe an ornate or desert. To keep them healthiest it's best to build them a fairly good sized outdoor pen. As was already suggested, consider adopting if you can.
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