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Are red eared sliders allowed in virginia?
just say i might order an res from kingsnake.com
but i dont want to get into trouble and get fined
does anyone know the laws?

You are allowed up to five RES in VA. You cannot sell them in state or sell them to out-of-state residents. Same goes for most native species of reptiles (RES are considered "naturalized" and YBS are native). So, you can have five eastern painted, and five YBS, and five RES, and five cooters, etc. I believe that wood turtles and terrapins are considered state endangered or threatened, so the private person can't have one.

There are lots of rescues in VA that have sliders, or could find one for you, so that you wouldn't have to have one shipped. Some rescues don't charge a fee for sliders. Unless you wanted an albino or carmel, and the rescues don't usually have those.

Katrina

ok thanks, Because im thinking of getting an hypo red eared slider but i am not sure if i am allowed to get one, thanks!