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Terrapins, Tortoises..Turtles??

Killme00 · 2007-10-31 10:33:22

I was in a pet shop yesterday and seen little terrapins for sale with a tank and a heat lamp for 350 euro. I used to call them baby turtles when i was a kid, can anyone point me in the right direction to find out more about them cause wiki doesnt have sheet. Thanks If after reading more about them and i eventaully wish to…

31-10-2007 10:33am

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I was in a pet shop yesterday and seen little terrapins for sale with a tank and a heat lamp for 350 euro. I used to call them baby turtles when i was a kid, can anyone point me in the right direction to find out more about them cause wiki doesnt have sheet. Thanks

If after reading more about them and i eventaully wish to purchase one or two (is it best to have two?) where is the best place to go.

Mucho Gracias Muchachas

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#2 31-10-2007 10:46am

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Don't go there, really!

Unless you've a lot of space in your house, are an avid reptile fan, and don't balk at spending thousands of euro and hours of your time looking after them.

These 'baby turtles' grow up to be enormous, smelly buggers. Just do a search and you'll find so many threads from people trying to rehome them. I'm not saying they are not enjoyable to own, but they are a lot more work than they let on.

Be prepared to eventually own a 5-6 foot tank, be prepared to spend 2-3 hours trying to empty and fill it once a month. These little guys can live for years and they're not pets you can bring with you on holidays etc.

Have a long and hard think if this is what you really want .....

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#3 31-10-2007 11:00am

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Found this thread..very interesteing..seems like a hell of a lot of work

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055133061&referrerid=59211

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#4 02-11-2007 7:27pm

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They are a lot of work indeed,it would probably
be easier to keep a sm tortoise.

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#5 02-11-2007 8:41pm

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ok guys i've read through this and the links but am still confused, i used to have what i thought was a terapin but he was very small, no trouble and didn't grow in 3 years, ahat would he have been?

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#6 02-11-2007 11:40pm

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There are turtles in need of a home in the DSPCA:D

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#7 03-11-2007 12:36am

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There are other types of turtles which don't grow as big and are more 'unique' looking, like musk turtles, theres a guy in wackers in town who say's he'll order them, only talk to the guys down stairs though.

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#8 03-11-2007 10:42am

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Reptile Haven in Fishamble street is better for reptiles IMO.
They incubated my male and female cornsnakes' eggs for me and I got 11 lovely babies. I got 8 of the ten snakes I bought from them and 2 of my four lizards and they're all in fantastic health

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