where can i buy a fly river turtle from? (aka pig nosed turtle)?

Answer 1

As I am a where it is illegal to export from their habitat.

The species has now been bred in captivity on three occasions as yet none of these animals have ever been sold. Hence there are no licenced breeders of Fly River Turtles or Pig Nose Turtles for sale and there never has been.
All Fly River Turtles on the market for sale have been smuggled out of Indonesia by locals stealing eggs from beaches. These are incubated and the hatchlings are then exported. This was the basis for the recent listing of the species on CITES II. (CITES=Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species)
Also you may want to note that as the species is CITES II. Now you cannot import them into the US anymore. The three countries in which they are found have had bans on their export for 30 years and in any case all three countries are signatories to CITES. They cannot allow their export anymore without CITES permits. Although if there ever were a licenced breeder that will sell Fly River Turtles, you could import them into the US for sale (in theory), as this has never occurred it is a moot point

Answer 2

Pig Nosed Turtle For Sale

Answer 3

This is not an easy turtle to care for- see these care guidelines: http://www.austinsturtlepage.com/Care/caresheet-fly_river_turtle.htm

This species also does not reproduce in captivity and it is illegal to ship in most countries, so any speciman available for sale can easily be illegal.

If your thought there is 'so what', I would remind you that the US government ran a huge illegal reptile sting operation several years ago- Snakescam- which arrested and fined hundreds of people in the US, and there are rumors that it is happening again.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

There is one in the huge fish tank at the O2 centre in London and I have always wondered the same- if you could buy them somewhere.
We named him pig snout x

Answer 6

You are WAY underqualified to have a turtle like that!