Updated On September 23rd, 2025
We purchased a turtle 40 gallon starter kit, but now am reading they were banned and illegal as pets? Is that correct?
1 Answer
Published on December 25th, 2017
Since 1975 selling baby turtles that are less than 4 inches long has been illegal in the U.S. So, I'm not sure if you are referring to that or something else. Can you post again and be more specific in your question?
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