#and a native shouldn't have been taken out of it's habitat or bred in the first place
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I'm drunk right now and worried about the ethics of having a pet turtle and my friend silenced her notifications on text 12 of a 16 text rant
#honestly a power move#turtles#pet turtles#I just don't think we should be collecting turtles for pets and am afraid I'd be continuing the cycle even if I took one off someone else#and an exotic would be continuing to fuel the trade#and a native shouldn't have been taken out of it's habitat or bred in the first place#they're not domesticated#but here's the thing#there are two turtles I love VERY much in the back room of a nature center#legally can't be released and are deformed (kidnapped by humans and not properly cared for during critical developmental periods)#they're my babies#BUT#When I move to the west coast#I'd be taking an EASTERN species to the WEST coast!#Do you see the problem here?#That feels mean to them#though they wouldn't know and can't be released anyways#(though I know of one person who wants to release them illegally)#So I guess it comes down to in a tank with me who will spoil them for the rest of my life and literally set up a turtle fund for them#or in a nature center with 5 other box turtles and pushed around to other people's responsibilities
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