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THAsia
at Sun Aug 17 01:35:23 2008 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by THAsia ]
A little off topic but still relevant. I get sick of hearing pet stores tell people that turtles will only grow to the size of their tank. I don't know where this myth started but it needs to stop. RES are causing havoc on our environment by being released. They are very invasive. Females grow to be too large for most people to properly maintain. It is becoming nearly impossible to find homes for all the unwanted RES in the USA. Here is an online petition to get PETCO to stop selling RES as pets:
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/petition/602341814
There are many other better options as far as captive turtles go.
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Michael
http://turtletracker.com
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RE: Why don't... - THAsia, Sun Aug 17 01:35:23 2008