Agreed! He's only 13 years old and is interested in turtles. That's good. There are plenty worse things about which he could be trying to learn.Tough crowd....he's a kid, like most of us were when we got our first turtle..... given him a break. I seriously doubt he is of income-producing age yet so he's broke, other than allowance.
Hang in there kid....now is a perfect time of year to go out on a Turtle-hunt with a couple of others who like animals. We used to do it with regular "catches" years ago. Go around 7AM for a couple of hours.....
jeff
PS guys....I do understand the frustration...but we were all where he is at some point.
There may be some turtle rescues in your area you can check out. Or look on craigslist.I need a free baby male eastern box turtle please I'm in need of a friend
Agreed. Kids will be kids. There is so much more nasty horrible things a kid could be looking into.Agreed! He's only 13 years old and is interested in turtles. That's good. There are plenty worse things about which he could be trying to learn.