Turtles in the souq

petsforever
By petsforever

I was at the souq last week when I saw them selling live turtles!!! They sure look cute but I did not buy thinking why I should spoil their lives for my selfishness. First of all, how do people take care of the turtles? Is it not illegal to sell turtles? Won't they grow big in a few years, worse, won't they weigh double your weight? How can they survive in a household?

By frez.joe• 7 May 2013 16:58
frez.joe

Yeah, better to shop in safari or lulu, wait till they start to trade pets

By examination• 7 May 2013 16:50
examination

lolz don't go to souq

By deedee• 7 May 2013 16:30
Rating: 5/5
deedee

in the US as they transmit diseases to humans. We had them years ago, before the ban. Boring pets, they do nothing and YES! they grow, no matter the size of the tank. Our first one started out the size of a dirham coin and grew to the size of a dinner plate. It made the entire house stink. Plus they bite hard!

By Lucky Luciano• 7 May 2013 14:43
Lucky Luciano

Turtle Soup is a Delicacy in Far East Region :)

By Baburao-Ganpatrao-Apte• 7 May 2013 14:19
Baburao-Ganpatrao-Apte

wat do they do LP

By anonymous• 7 May 2013 14:16
anonymous

I had a small turtle which was living in my aquarium. It used to stay mostly on top of something floating in the water.

By knor• 7 May 2013 13:06
knor

2nd emotion to frez suggestion....

By frez.joe• 7 May 2013 12:57
Rating: 3/5
frez.joe

ohhh petsforever take it easy man, BG is a funny person,be wise... if u really care about those turtles just buy them let them free in sea or wheresoever, even tho it's not illegal to raise turtles as pets, i had turtles i raised them too!

By cracydutch• 7 May 2013 12:26
Rating: 5/5
cracydutch

if you keep them in a small thank the stay small,.the more space you give them the bigger the grow,.depents on the spieces of turtles if the are illegal or not,. at the souq the the red cheek ones which even in europa are legal to sell and hold as peds

By petsforever• 7 May 2013 12:14
petsforever

I meant the above comment for baburao-ganpatr..

By petsforever• 7 May 2013 12:13
petsforever

You're so jobless! Don't comment on every other forum if you know just to be sarcastic about everything! You'll know it better only when ppl are sarcastic about your life!

By ed94387• 7 May 2013 12:08
ed94387

they can survive...

By anonymous• 7 May 2013 12:06
anonymous

Yo....in Qatar its all about money :)

By painther• 7 May 2013 12:03
Rating: 4/5
painther

it should be illegal (going by rules at other places),

By Baburao-Ganpatrao-Apte• 7 May 2013 12:01
Baburao-Ganpatrao-Apte

pls complain to turtle court

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