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Ive heard chinatown in the City carries them.But i dont know when or where.im guessin in the spring during breeding season right.But if any one knows where i can get 2 babies please reply.thnks ;]
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Jae from Jer'z

my collection and their names..
1.0.1 tremper albinos [juveniles] Yoshi & Laly
0.2.0 albino [babies] Peatree & Little Foot
1.0.0 hypo [adult] Tigga
0.0.1 normal [seems pregnant] Queens

Please consider adopting instead of supporting an illegal trade in `disposible` pets.
Does anyone now a rescue in that area?

What ima do it adopt one from being killed.I knows its continuing it's business on sellin them.But theres a big chance they'll die anyway.So im makin the right choice, ima rescue a turtle from the worst housing. Doesnt that make sense
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Jae from Jer'z

my collection and their names..
1.0.1 tremper albinos [juveniles] Yoshi & Laly
0.2.0 albino [babies] Peatree & Little Foot
1.0.0 hypo [adult] Tigga
0.0.1 normal [seems pregnant] Queens

No, it doesn't make sense. You are putting money in the hands of people that are making money on misery. And, you're contributing to and encouraging the further sale of more turtles that will be kept in misery.

What do you think happens when rescues are too full of already unwanted pets, and can no longer take in others? Some turtles come in really messed up from uniformed owners and need a long time to recovery, but one hopes there is a good adoptive home waiting out there, or else we won't be able to take in the other mistreated ones when the time comes.

I pull turtles from a local shelter, becuase I can provide a better set-up and foster care until an adopter is found, and I specialize in finding homes just for turtles. What do you think happens to the turtles at the shelter when I'm full?

Katrina

Heh...

Dude, I hope Katrina never ends up finding your sliders along with coupla others in the future. Now I don't mean you'll do that to your turtles. What I mean to say is many people don't want their sliders once they get all big (8-10 inches) and harder to keep. Then they end up giving them to shelters where if they're lucky, someone caring like Katrina will bring them in for adoption to other pet owners. But this is just perpetuating the cycle of red-ears being throwaway pets.

I'm guilty myself for impulsive red-ear transactions. Many of my friends who also got babies already told me "you can have them once they get bigger." I'm like "umm...that's ok, not really interested." Maybe you can adopt a couple adults and breed them to make your own babies? It'd be much more rewarding I bet than to risk getting a sick turtle from C-town.

Johnny

Hi. I got my baby RES on Canal Street in Chinatown. Often the turtles are just shoved in these big buckets, and sometimes blankets are put over the buckets in case the police are around. I got mine in September, so I don't know if the turtles are still "out," but I would imagine they are. Many people are very much against buying sliders in Chinatown as they are housed in horrible conditions, and if I had it to do all over again I wouldn't have gotten mine there. However, they are there and they are cheap (mine was $10) so the decision is really up to you.
~Amanda
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0.0.1 Crumpet
In this world, this new world of ours, there will be rocking.
~Dave Eggers

FYI, it is illegal to sell turtles of any size in NJ, and in NY the law says they must be over 4 inches in length. The ones in Chinatown are all illegal and kept in terrible conditions. Try turtlehomes.org they are in NY and have lots of sliders that need homes, including babies. Nobody ships this time of year so you should wait until spring.
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Oh, people should apply for turtles AT ANY TIME - it takes time to process an application. Plus, this person might be close to a turtle that already needs a home - you don't always have to ship to a new home, sometimes they're in your own backyard, so to speak. And, turtles come up for adoption at any time.

Katrina

Adopt by all means or find someone nearby who has red-ears. I started off wanting them and really found out how easy it is to get them. Ugh, they're everywhere where you don't want them to be...hahah. And then they grew......and grew.....=P

I got mine years ago in Chinatown for $20 for 5 (plus lil tank and turtle sticks)..guilty as charged. I got mine during the summer when I felt it was less risky to exposing them to the cold.

Johnny

canal street has em'. i haven't personally seen or bought any from there but i know people who have. turtlehomes.org is at almost every single ny metro reptile expo in white plains. also if you want go to PA. i go once a year in november for the N.A.R.B.C. reptile show where it's legal for baby turtles..all kinds & all healthy from private breeders for the most part. that's where i got my yellow belly slider. there's a show in PA almost every month i think in hamburg? check the events section & call em & see if they have it...if you dont want to take the trip you have turtlehomes.org & canal street

Ok,

Probably gonna get ragged on for adding to this, but not just Canal St. Check Mott, Elizabeth, as well as adjoining blocks. If you're heading north, it'll be on the right side of Canal, mostly. Wherever there are those identical shops selling identical trinkets, you're bound to find them. Be prepared to shed some tears though...the baby turtles are kept in tiny tubs or in tiny tanks in freezing cold weather. That's why I bought mine during the summer. Like anyting else there--fake Loui Vuitons,watches, burberry scarfs, etc. you can HAGGLE or move on. $4 or $5/ turtle is good. Mabye more expensive during the winter.

Those are just facts and personal experiences. My suggestion is to adopt or go to a reptile show. Better yet, find the authorities to deal with the shops though I have a feeling they already know and don't really care. :/

Johnny

yeh they maybe are more expensive this time of year.But im a smart customer.I'd just tell them i got $5 and i bet they give it up.Those are the best people to bargain wit.They hungry for money.
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Jae from Jer'z

my collection and their names..
1.0.1 tremper albinos [juveniles] Yoshi & Laly
0.2.0 albino [babies] Peatree & Little Foot
1.0.0 hypo [adult] Tigga
0.0.1 normal [seems pregnant] Queens

FYI, the 4" rule is an FDA regulation, and it's illegal to sale turtles under 4" unless for "bona fide scientific, educational, or exhibitional purposes, other than use as pets." Most shows have them because enfourcement is lax and the FDA and local officials have better things to do.

NYC itself has a health code that prevents the sale of turtles under 4". Again, enfourcement is lax, but if more people made a stink to the city council and mayor's office about it, something might be done.

Some areas have stricter rules than that. In MD it's a health code reg that prevents ownership of a turtle unfer 4", although we might have new regs in place this year that will allow breeding with a license. In one county in MD it's illegal to sell turtles, period. In Indiana, it's illegal to sell RES, because they are a native turtle, and so on.

Katrina