The ban makes sense to Jonah Bader, 14, a Parkland ninth-grader who has owned one of the turtles for four years.
"They don't really make good pets," said Bader, who aspires to a career in herpetology, the study of amphibians and reptiles. "But red-eared sliders were the cheapest turtles you could buy as a baby, about $10. But when they get bigger, people release them into the wild."
Saturday, January 5, 2008
State hopes pet turtles are sliding into history
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Hey! That's me!
The ban does make sense but unfortunately I think the ban may increase to other species of reptiles besides chelonians. Only time will tell.
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