When is turtle season?

Question

This isn't a stupid question because when i went to the pet store to ask if they had any turtles they said it's not turtle season and my parents promised to get me a turtle when they have them i can get them and i really want one please help me i love turtles please don't give me a stupid anwser i really need to know

Answer 1

All good answers... captive turtles will lay all year long and hatchlings are available any time. However, spring is when more eggs are laid and subesequently more hatchlings. May and July tend to have more hatchlings from breeders.

May I suggest you buy directly from a breeder, where you can get better choice, cut out the middleman (store), and may even get cheaper.

Check out kingsnake.com's classifieds ads. Most will ship to your door overnight, for $30-40 depending on location.

Here is an article about choosing your first turtle. May I suggest a smaller species, which means you don't need a huge tank. Mud/musks, spotteds, southern painted and male maps all stay under 5" when full grown. Stay away from sliders (RES) and cooters, which will get to 8-14" when full grown. Here is the article about choosing your first turtle:
http://www.austinsturtlepage.com/Articles/firstturtle.htm

Good luck.

Answer 2

There is no "turtle season". As with some Reptiles Turtles are not a seasonal animal. Regardless of what type of turtle you want most pet stores can order about any type you want if they do not keep them in stock. By The Way... Turtles make wonderful pets. I have kept them for years. Both Domestic and Wild caught. Also in some States there are bans on certain breeds of turtles. You can check online to find out what your State allows. Good Luck PS.. Before you get a Turtle please check with Vets in your area to see who will treat Reptiles and Amphibians. Not all vets do.. It is a specialized field. You would not want to get a Pet and have it become ill and then have no Vet that is trained to care for it. These are things to consider before getting any type of pet. Do your Homework first so that you can be a responsible pet owner.

Answer 3

"Turtle Season" is the time of year pet stores think they will sell more turtles- often in the fall for some reason.

It has nothing to do with availability (although many wholesalers will not ship them in the winter, and some avoid hot weather as well.)

Few retailers can sell reptiles all year long, and few even want to try. They would rather use the tanks available for stuff that sells better (and costs them less- more profit)- hermit crabs, newts, frogs, etc.

Before you get your turtle, research it at http://ww.austinsturtlepage.com so you get the right stuff for it. I was just at a big store where they were selling a family a turtle set-up and a lot of the stuff in the set-up was pretty much a waste of money.

Answer 4

Really there isn't a season cause our local store has turtles all around.

Answer 5

I'm sorry I've honestly never heard of that. I've always been able to go buy a turtle when i wanted to. i got a couple of mine in upstate NY, and I live in FL now so maybe its just easier for me to get them down here, I'm not sure. Good luck with your search. They are really fun animals to own with the proper care. While you are waiting for your turt make sure you have all your research on the proper care done. :)
There are plenty of places to buy them online, but i've never done that myself and i dont know how good these places are, etc. maybe you can research that option also?

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