Bog turtles are a federally threatened species which means they are completely protected in the wild in all states they occur in. In some states they are quite rare, in others they can be somewhat "plentiful". However, even the largest populations rarely exceed 50-70 breeding adults.



Many people legally breed bog turtles in captivity. Captive born hatchling cost anywhere from $300 to $1000. There are alway many available at the Daytona expo (coming up next month). However, to purchase one you need to be a resident (and prove it) of the state where they were legally bred and hatched. Or you must have a USDI permit to transport them across state lines. Or you can get around the permit if the animal is given to you and no money or trade item is exchanged.

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• Spotted Breeding and Bog turtles - wondabread, Mon Jul 7 02:53:28 2003
• RE: Spotted Breeding and Bog turtles - ambull, Mon Jul 7 13:09:47 2003
• RE: Spotted Breeding and Bog turtles - Batagur, Mon Jul 7 14:13:04 2003
• RE: Spotted Breeding and Bog turtles - teepee, Mon Jul 7 16:32:56 2003
• RE: Spotted Breeding and Bog turtles - wondabread, Tue Jul 8 12:56:05 2003
• RE: Spotted Breeding and Bog turtles - CanidMan, Mon Jul 7 17:16:50 2003
• RE: Spotted Breeding - turtlelord, Mon Jul 7 19:54:35 2003
• RE: Spotted Breeding and Bog turtles - vidusa, Tue Jul 8 09:29:22 2003
• RE: Spotted Breeding and Bog turtles - bloomindaedalus, Fri Jul 11 11:24:22 2003
• RE: Spotted Breeding and Bog turtles - bloomindaedalus, Fri Jul 11 12:13:28 2003
• RE: Spotted Breeding and Bog turtles - spycspider, Sat Jul 12 21:18:49 2003
• RE: Spotted Breeding and Bog turtles - wondabread, Sun Jul 13 16:58:19 2003