A lot of stores, espescially ones in tourist trap towns will break out the baby sliders on the weekends once in a while. Unless they have complaints, it is unlikely that any agents will be running routine or even random checks on weekends. If you only do it a 4 or 5 weekends a year you can potentially rake in tons of dough from unsuspecting tourists and the risks are very minimal. The potential for huge profits outweighs the risks. baby turtles they get for $2.00 they sell for $20.00 along with another $20.00 worth of worthless supplies and many of the turtles probably don't even make it home.



Even if it were legal to sell baby turtles, I doubt if I would. 90% of the time when someone comes into my store looking for baby turtles, they change their minds when they realize they can't keep them in the little plastic lagoons of death. Appropriate sized tanks, covers, heat lights, tank heaters (maybe) uvb lights, fixtures are usually a little more than they have bargained for. their question is always the same "do I really need all that stuff" I always tell them "no, but the turtle does"



Steve Schindler

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