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Hi, i was just wondering if anyone couls help me. i am looking for a small turtle. i am looking for something that wouldn't get any bigger than maybe a palm (if there any like that). it could be water, or land turtle. can you please give me the name of one, and maybe some websites for a care sheet or breedersof these. Thank you in advance for any help you can give me.
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Matt
My Reps:
1.0.0 Brown (Bahaman) Anole
0.1.0 Green Anole
2.1.0 leopard geckos a Norm, an Abberrant, and my newest... a Blizzard!

This question is asked at least once a week. I am sure if you search this forum you will find the answers you are looking for.

A good website to get information from would be. . .

www.Austinsturtlepage.com

Chris
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Hey whats up, I'm Chris and I currently have 1.0 Softy 1.1.8 Leopard geckos, 1.0 Bearded Dragon

As you scroll thought the many previous requests for advice under "first turtle" or "small turtle" etc (strongly suggest you review the wealth of well-thought out info already on the forum - sometimes our knowledgeable regular posters may get tired saying the same thing many, many times and fail to respond) I would advise you to consider more than "cuteness" or "small size" (not YOUR comments but frequent requests). As you are already a herper, you will appreciate the benefits of hardiness, as typified by your Leopard Geckos. Many of the draber species have interesting personalities (African Muds, for example) and, unless you choose a truly gigantic species, size isn't always a major problem, as it may take many years to achieve adult size and you can accomodate.

Great... thanks for the input... and i'll be sure to look into a bunch of different species before i buy... also, to the poster above you (unsure of user name) thanks for that website... it rally helped me narrow what i want down.
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Matt
My Reps:
1.0.0 Brown (Bahaman) Anole
0.1.0 Green Anole
2.1.0 leopard geckos a Norm, an Abberrant, and my newest... a Blizzard!

I'm partial to eastern mud and musk turtles. They stay small and can have interactive personalities. Still, remember that NO turtle or tortoise should live in a ten gallon tank for very long.

Please also ask for captive bred turtles when purchasing, and consider adoption if you are looking into other turtles (rescues don't get muds in very often). Fostering is also an option.

Katrina