I want 728 turtles =(

I like turtles.

I smell a turtle orgy.

I have one, she is neat, so happy just existing

(From Article)"They kind of lose their appeal as cute cuddly critters in the pet industry when kids get them after a couple years, and they tend to get released into the wild or traded around, not cared for," Blakely said.

Since when were turtles cute and/or cuddly?

That's ALOT of turtle-head pokin' out.


/touchin' cloth?

beat you to it chickyraptor, sorry

ladodgers2716 I smell a turtle orgy.

That has got to be an interesting odor.

ladodgers2716: (From Article)"They kind of lose their appeal as cute cuddly critters in the pet industry when kids get them after a couple years, and they tend to get released into the wild or traded around, not cared for," Blakely said.

Since when were turtles cute and/or cuddly?

They are not. Especially if you have a snapping turtle hooked on your fishing line. That was a nightmare.

alleged owner

Maybe he was going to make something out of them.

i saw a turtle

Beatlefreak: They are not. Especially if you have a snapping turtle hooked on your fishing line. That was a nightmare.

They weren't snappers. They were sliders.
One of my neigbors used to fish for snappers for soup.
She caught one the size of a washtub once.
She dragged it (she wsas in her 60s mind you ) by the tail up to her house and chopped its head off with an axe, and started prepping it and that's when my mother came over to her yard and dragged me home.
I wanted to stay for lunch, too.

skinink: I bet they were all happy together.

Dammit, you beat me by 70 seconds

My apartment is infested with baby turtles. Its the cutest infestation EVER, much better than cockroaches. Every time I come home and turn on the light they all scatter, and I'm like, "WAIT! Come back! I just wanna hoollldddd one of you and feed you a leaf!"

thats a lot of ninjas

I saw 700 Urkles. Eat one mouse.

it's not THAT easy to get salmonella from reptiles.
We have 9 Diamondback Terrpains and a Veiled Chameleon...

you buy proper filtration for your aquariums, they don't require "daily" upkeep either...

the more you know n stuff.

Worst greenlit headline ever.

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He can beat the rap.
"They aren't my turtles. I don't even know their names".

came for the i like turtles kid, left happy.

The Turtle Man is VERY interested.

/Two times in the same day I got to use that

adammpower: you buy proper filtration for your aquariums, they don't require "daily" upkeep either...

how do you get proper filtration for 700 plus turtles?

Used to have some sliders and musk turtles.

I have two little guys. Not the best pets, but they are fun to watch and do have personality. So sad how people buy them at fairs then lose interest after a few days. Can always find tons of free turtles on craigslist.

/won't somebody think of the turtles?!

Turtle Trifecta?

Man, the things I could do with 700 turtles.

Millions_Knives: Worst greenlit headline ever.

Surely you recognize this tribute to fark history?

/stops calling you Shirley

read_more_please: The Turtle Man is VERY interested.

I enjoyed that video about Turtle man. What a dude! YEYEYEYEYEYEEE

I came for the "Yertle the Turtle" turtle stacking references... and I leave disappointed.

Yertle needs some space....



/We apologize for the delay in Yertle's arrival...

I hear it was turtles all the way down.

/cute pic!

Ravynia: I came for the "Yertle the Turtle" turtle stacking references... and I leave disappointed.

I came to say, "You know who else liked to stack turtles?" with this pic...



...but I was late.

I have had 2 red eared sliders for about 15 years. I had no idea until today that they were illegal to own in Oregon. I will concur that they make a heckuva mess and are difficult to keep the tank clean.

Here in NJ, we have an outright ban on Sliders smaller than 4". Evidently, that's when the salmonella thing is an issue.
Larger than that no one seems to care.

The only thing I've seen worse than people hawking baby sliders, is baby sea turtles.

I ran across a family a couple of weeks ago at the shore. They found a little baby sea turtle and had it in a bucket. They were going to bring it home.

I was like, "do you have any idea how to keep one of these?"
"No... But I saw a box of 'Instant ocean' at the pet shop last week... I figured that's all I need."

//Facepalm

I said, "Look, I don't want to sound like a know-it-all... But if you don't already have something suitable to hold an animal like this, it ain't gonna survive."

That was really the last word I could have in it. I'm sure the poor little guy is long dead and flushed down a toilet by this time...

"If released, wildlife officials fear the turtles will grow and begin taking over native species' habitats."

Translation: we are going to kill them.

GMcG: Surely you recognize this tribute to fark history?

I miss that turtle, by damn.

/I saw a turtle
//3665 comments and counting...

Is it Turtleday already?

Mmmm... sliders.

GMcG: Millions_Knives: Worst greenlit headline ever.

Surely you recognize this tribute to fark history?

/stops calling you Shirley

When Referencing past FARK Threads, Please post the 'O'

I saw a turtle

/...riginal
/Loves a turtle thread
/not a turtle

The turtles are illegal in Oregon and Washington

lol wut? i live in WA and own a red-ear slider that was sold to me by petco. they still sell them, so does petsmart. not illegal unless under 4" shell length.

I don't think the salmonella is any worse with the baby turtles, except that it's the baby ones that kids WANNAHAVE! when they see one as though they're little battery toys. Especially when they were sold for pennys and tortured to death for their short little lives.
Adult ones at least cause the buyer to think for a microsecond first.