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I currently live in the Twin Cities, Minnesota but I'm moving to Key West in a few months. I have two sibling common snappers that I've had since they hatched in 2003. I would like to take them both but space is limited on the 2x4 mile island. I want to find a good home for at least the male. I have to check first, but I'm not even sure if they're legal down there so I may need to find a home for both. Any advice? I don't want to have to let them go - I couldn't bare the thought of them not making it in the wild. Thanks for any help!

Pretty sure there's no law about owning common and Florida snappers in Florida.

I wouldn't think there would be a state law against it, but key west is almost 150 miles from the mainland. I would think maybe a city ordinance?

I don't think Key West has any city ordinances against owning turtles outside of the ones already mandated by the state.
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0.1 Striped Cal King
0.1 Aberrant Cal King
0.1 Chihuahua Mountain King
1.0 Arizona Mountain King
1.0 Anery Jurassic Milk
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Thanks for the replies! I just hope I can have the room for both of my snappers. Everything down there is half the size of what we have here in the twin cities! We have two painted turts, two snappers, one gecko, two dogs.

Are those the only two snappers you've owned? I thought you had one from 2002 same age as mine. How big are yours?

my two were born in either 2002 or 2003... they're both still relatively small. Mine go into brumation over the winter... the male is quite a bit larger than the peach colored female. I just cleaned their tanks yesterday and fed them. I surprised how small they are for their age, but they're very healthy and look great! Great personalities on both - the male doesn't like being held, but that's probably because I handle him less than his sister. She's pretty docile - except after chillin' all winter... she's a little cranky in the spring for the first few days. Those are the only common snappers I've owned since I used to catch them when I was a little boy. I got these two siblings from a fellow Minnesotan here on the forums.

The male has Acriflavin in his water, hence the green look... both of these pics are a few years old. I'll try to get some recent pics soon. Work is pretty hectic so I need to try to find some time! -Phew