Talk About An Impulse Buy

I'm used dealing with customer after customer after customer asking about fish.
But....any other creature in the store...
It's a record if I deal with two...maybe three people in a row asking about the same creature.

And then came the Walmart guy.

Apparently every year about this time...a guy shows up at Walmart.

With: Red Eared Sliders.

A type of turtle.

Here at Starsmet, we're not allowed to sell turtles unless they're at least 4inches.
...and...I'm pretty sure it's illegal to sell anything smaller....anywhere.

Well.
This guy is selling little baby turtles.
About the length of your thumb.
TINY.

I have no idea how much he's selling them for...but he must be making a pretty penny.

Because I had TWELVE (ish) Customers come into the store just today!
Basically all in a row.
"Hi! We just got this little turtle" (shows little turtle in tupperware container.) "And we need to get everything for him."

O.o Talk about an impulse buy.
First off....WHY would you buy any animal from Walmart?
Seriously...not a good idea.  And from a guy outside of Walmart?
(It seems a bit shady to me....)

It's just...odd. I mean, it's not like a gold fish from the fair. It's a TURTLE.
Something that can live for YEARS. DECADES
and will get BIGGER.
It's not something you can put into a fish bowl and expect it to do well.

No. When all is said and done, you'll need like a 55 gallon tank to make that little turtle happy when it's all grown. (sure you can start smaller, but you will need to get bigger like with any reptile.)
And with that tank, you'll need Heat lamps, and Day Lamps
You'll need a filter. -and for turtles it's better to have two.
You'll need the gravel.
You need some place for the turtle to get on land.
You'll need to get the right food.
Plus....turtles are pretty dirty...I mean they can get that tank filthy.
Totally not the pet I would recommend for a new pet owner.

*shakes head*
Basically when all is said and done, if you want to make this turtle happy....
It's going to cost you like $200 to get everything.

Yep.
Customer after customer went wide eyed when they found that out.

Like I said....it's not a gold fish.

Until you next see these words;
I'll be watching the leaves.
Enjoy the day!

-Sarnic Dirchi