Small turtles are for sale online and can be bought from sites like Xyzreptiles.com, theturtlesource.com, other online retailers and your local pet store. They will have captive bred baby turtles for sale, so you don't need to worry about them being wild caught, though you should always check before buying. This means the turtles are bred and not taken out of the wild. Wild turtles do not make good pets for a number of reasons, including habitat destruction, possible parasites, and the turtles happines. Just think how you would feel if someone locked you up in a cage after knowing what freedom felt like.