is this healthy?!?!

[OntarioLizardman]

hey i found these turtles online, and i know there are some people on here who are into turtles, but is this healthy? its kinda sad for some reason. i mean that cant be good, right? maybe im wrong

http://market.kingsnake.com/detail.php?cat=39&de=637819

 

[kinyonga]

I would like to know if the "un-natural" area of the shell is soft like a membrane. If so I would think it would leave them prone to injury.

I've never seen anything like it.

 

[dodolah]

omg... that's a bit disturbing...
it's basically helmet-less turtles.
here are some turtle's anatomy that might explain what exactly is that grey area.

I'm guessing whoever purchased those might have to make some adjustments in their care..

 

[Rocky]

$995 each! holy cow... and its a red eared slider! one of the turtles you can see in lakes around here O.O

quoted from their page "and [they] even bask quite a bit" .... well duh they dont have a shell and are losing the majority of their heat everytime they go into the water.

 

[jojackson]

The ad is gone but im guessing they were deliberately mutated shell-less turtles?
If thats the case its more than sad, its plain wrong, much like the horrendously ugly and unfortunate scale=less adders ive seen people breed.