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by A_Parr 2351 days ago
If you meant red-eared sliders as "Florida turtles", they're ironically banned for sale in Florida because they became an invasive species there.
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Yep, that's it apparently. According to Wikipedia[0] though they are native to Florida.

[0]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-eared_slider#Distribution_...