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wondabread
at Fri Jul 11 00:00:58 2003 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by wondabread ]
I would never take from the wild. That is what captive breeding is for. When I lived in NY I found various herps on the wetlands that I worked on, took them into the aquarium (we ran a 20,000 gallon aquarium, small but cool) set up a home for them and released them a couple days later. I was basically left alone by the park nazis...err rangers. I assure you, my intentions are honest. First of all I dont have the kind of time it would take to actually find a bog turtle, let alone want to risk getting caught with one. However...if there are any captive bog turtles that are bred, and somehow not illegal (assuming the parent is a legal turtle, the offspring would naturally be legal as well), I would spend the money to get some and breed them on my own. I do understand that peoples intentions can be hidden behind the forum posts they make, but I am not looking to illegal collect ANY animal. If the price of a captive bred bog turtle is truly 300-1000 (which I was told in a previous post) I would consider buying a few, so long as they are close the 300 mark. 1000 is too much to spend on anything, unless serious thought is put into the purchase. I just couldnt justify spending that much on a turtle. Heh, or maybe Im just not as well-off as other collectors or keepers. So, these are my thoughts, and somehow, one day, I will own those cute little bog turtles....someday.
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RE: Just read you're previous post on bogs/spotteds. - wondabread, Fri Jul 11 00:00:58 2003