They need your commitment 

According to animal experts, turtles can live up to forty years or more and you will need to commit to them for the long term if you still want to adopt one. 

To be more specific, if you want to travel more or you can’t keep it because of your family or other life changes, what would you do? You can’t abandon it in your backyard! In fact, there are some species of turtles that can’t survive outdoors, because they need special care. 

Moreover, if you abandon your turtle, “it can become dangerous for local wild populations of turtles,” notes Claudine Sievert, DVM, since a pet turtle can spread diseases to local animals.