Re: Q about gator snapping turtles
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Originally Posted by BloodySyn
...they asked me where i live so i told them then they said it illlegal for them to sell to me i was just wandering if they were lieing or if they where being truthful about not selling to me? :confused:
Just to address this part of your question, rather than discuss the merits of if that turtle makes a good pet or not...
I seriously doubt they'd lie to you, because they are there to sell animals and make money. I've never once heard of a pet store (or whatever retailer you were visiting) lying in order to NOT sell an animal...usually they lie in order to get you to buy stuff you really don't need.
When I lived in VA, there was a really nice pet store I frequented...and it was where I bought my first snake ever. (Cape gophersnake) They had a really fun variety of "exotic" animals there...and they would ask specifically where you lived before they would sell some of them because the different counties in the area had different laws about which animals could be owned. I lived in Fairfax county...and the petstore was in Fairfax county....but they could not sell me a hedgehog because they were illegal to own in Fairfax county. But a few miles down the street (past the county line) they were legal.
So yeah...pet stores can sell animals that are illegal to own for some of their customers...but if they have them for sale, then it must be legal for SOMEone to buy them.
Re: Q about gator snapping turtles
I know there illegal here in AZ. We have alot* at Phoenix Herp. Soceity and they are kinda fun to work with. The owner got nipped on the fingure but it wasnt as bad as if it were to get a good position on it.
Re: Q about gator snapping turtles
Are you sure it was a alligator snapping turtle or just a snapping turtle? In Illinois the first one (alligator snapper) is now Federally protected so Indiana just might have the same law.Its not a pet that will tame down someday lol.
