advice re turtle keeping

[krazykatyj]

Hi,

I am inexperienced, and got some great beginner's info from proteus regarding keeping turtles and that a license is needed. I was perhaps wrongly told by a pet shop that i could purchase them (from them i assume, unless they were going to pass me onto someone else). I was quoted $80-$100 for a pair, which then seems very cheap considering i was told i need a license to keep them. Where do i stand with this and is a license easy to get? Approx how much per turtle should one pay when licensed??

[scott bowler]

krazykatyj you are right you do need a license here in NSW and you can get it from national parks and wildlife .just go to the web site and down load the app form , it tells you the price there and the types you are able to keep here , good luck with it itisnt that hard to get one

[krazykatyj]

thanks scott

[krazykatyj]

Are there are fish reccommended to be kept in the same tank with turtles. I was kinda hoping i could have the best of both in one tank. I did read up though that i need a superior filter to purify the water which turtles frequently dirty. Any thoughts???

Thanks
kkj

[samir]

here's an informative link that may help :P
http://bertc.com/turtle.htm

[krazykatyj]

you have a wicked sense of humour, considering the link you sent me was for a recipe for turtle soup. Please DON'T tell me that you have tried it for yourself! You will bring a tear to me eye! :cry:

[Merrilyn]

Samir, consider yourself severely reprimanded :lol: :whip

[scott bowler]

hehe samir lol lol love it hehehe

[DiscusEden]

I had turtles as a kid (with a permit).

We did have fish in the tank - made great live food for the turtles, putting a mosquito fish or 2 in every few weeks.

[Robdog]

Be careful because the head will still bite even after it is removed from the body and the body will still crawl away after the head is removed
:shock: Sounds a bit like Taksans anaconda


...he was just starting to teach me about turtles, wild mushrooms, dandelions and other natural things
I think this guy knows plenty about "wild mushrooms" and "natural things" if he's cooking up turtles for a feed.

[samir]

:shock: Sounds a bit like Taksans anaconda

SShhhhhhhhh !!!! You'll wake it. Its hibernating.


It seems I mistakenly posted the wrong link :ug
the link I meant to post is
http://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/npws.nsf/Content/Getting+a+reptile+keepers+licence
:lol: :lol: :lol:

[krazykatyj]

Does anyone know where i stand legally if I obtain a permit to keep turtles, but buy from someone WITHOUT a seller's license. Am i at fault or can be in trouble??

[DiscusEden]

You could ask parks & wildlife.

In SA you could get done for that I think, yes.

The whole point of the permit is to keep people from depleting wild stocks without permission/due care. So if the person you're getting them from has no permit, it implies it could be a wild turtle and you could be in trouble.

There is (in SA) a big difference between a trader's and keepers permit, but either could sell a turtle to you legally. Just make sure they have a permit & you get their permit number for your records.

Or check direct with Parks & Wildlife. On the second link Samir gave you. Not the first.

[scott bowler]

krazykatyj it much the same here in NSW as DE said there are some big fines for people that sell reptiles on the black market , beware mate . would hate to see you come undone becouse of some one else ,good luck with it mate hope you end up with what you are after

[ILLUSN]

Getting a licence is easy and buying from legit people is easy too what species are you after? send me a pm and i'll proably be able to find what you want from good LEGIT breeders round sydney.