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Fly River Turtles For Sale

Beware that before purchasing a Fly River Turtle for sale, keep in mind that they are illegal to export from their habitat. I was fortunate enough to receive a visit and an email from Scott Thomson with www.carettochelys.com . He provided me this information about Pig-Nosed Turtles for sale:

"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." - Cheers, Scott

Scott Thomson
Applied Ecology Institute
University of Canberra
www.carettochelys.com

Thanks to those who provide more information on this website. Please feel free to send me an email if any information needs to be revised or added on this website.

If you are able to locate a local Fly River Turtle to buy, you should also check for the local laws for your City, State, and County to see if these turtles may be illegal to have. I've heard some laws that state some animals are legal to have in the city, but illegal to sell in that same city. So it would be a good idea to call a local pet store or expert in Turtles around your area before you buy or post one for sale.

Small Pig Nose Turtle for Sale

Although i've seen these advertised by some Exotic pet stores, they are most likely illegal exports from their habitat. Otherwise there are many online classified postings to search through. Best of luck!
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General Classifieds for Turtles
http://market.kingsnake.com/index.php?cat=39

http://reptileforums.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=48

Exotic Pet Store that carries turtles. They may not always carry Fly River Turtles for sale.
http://Exoticpets-online.com

Specializes in Turtle Sales. Check website for availability of stock. I have emailed them about the Fly River Turtle and although it was not available on the website to buy, they did not state they will not carry a Pig Nose Turtle for sale. They simply mentioned to continue to check the website for always changing inventory.
http://Turtlesale.com

If you're looking to buy a Fly River turtle, you may want to join the Fly River Turtle group at Yahoo and at times these owners my have some Pig-Nosed turtles for sale.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flyriverturtles

Oodle - Search engine that scans several websites such as Backpage.com, Ebay, Geebo, etc. and consolidates it into one place.
http://oodle.com

How do you get notified if someone is selling a Fly River Turtle? Use an RSS feed. My suggestion is to subscribe to an RSS feed for 'Fly River Turtle' at Oodle.com. Oodle searches tons of classified websites, and if there happens to be one related to Fly River Turtles, it should POP right into your RSS reader. For a good RSS reader check out Blogbot.com or Pluck.com .


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