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[1tdawg]

Hey i know what my user says but feel free to call me "turtle hermit" "TH" "Hermit" or any other creative name. I also registered n turtleforum.com but i dont really get a good feel over there. So here i am! I have 1 baby RES i got saturday and it is eating well. but i have to wounder why there is always a 13 year old minimum on these sites??? Im fine with it since i just turned 13 in feb. But i just dnt understand why 13. Well anyways hai!

[steve]

Hi, welcome to the site. The 13yrs rule is mainly COPPA - Children's Online Privacy Protection Act

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children's ... ection_Act

There is also the notion that a 13 year old probably shouldn't be the primary keeper of a pet like RES... they can even be expensive and time consuming for adults!

[1tdawg]

Thanks for the info. I had no idea people thought of turtles as sutch. But im assuming there breeders or have more than 5. Because as far as i can tell (and ive housed several animals) it isnt very expensive to own one. But that may just be me. Thanks for the welcome though!

[steve]

It'll start to add up when you are upgrading tanks, filters and using more sophisticated lighting. Possible vet bills can really become an issue, so hopefully everyone stays healthy.