This Ad went up yesterday. She Emailed me with more info: Galapagos Tortoise, Male, 250 Lbs, 49 Years old, healthy.

http://fresno.kijiji.com/c-Pets-Other-tu...dZ44839784

This person obviously doesn't know what her tortoise is worth. A 49 year old galop for only $500? And she's right here in my city. Wonder why I've never heard of her. If anyone can afford this price, its a heck of a deal (that is, if the tortoise is healthy). Too bad there wasn't a picture with the ad. Be interesting to see if it really is a galop.

Yvonne

I've been emailing back and forth with this person. She's a young woman here in my city who inherited the tortoise from her father when he died. I haven't seen the tortoise yet, but would really be surprised if it is a Galap. She is unaware there is the necessity of a permit for transporting the animal. Is unaware they are endangered. Unaware that hatchlings sell for $1500. I asked her if she has a picture and she has not sent me one yet, but I'd be willing to bet its a Sulcata and not anywhere near 250lbs. Because a 49 year old galap would weigh more that 250. I'll keep you all posted.

Yvonne

Can you go by her house and see it in person? Is she inviting to that?
I bet you are right....

I'd love to, but since I told her that Galops are very rare in private collections and I thought what she has might possible be something other than a Galop, she won't respond back to me. She sounded like someone who knows absolutely nothing about turtles and tortoises. I do have to give her credit for asking me a lot of question, though. She didn't want her tortoise to go to someone who didn't know how to take care of it. Too bad I can't get her to respond. If its a sulcata she MIGHT get that price for a really large one (you know how us sulcata keepers tend to inflate the poundage!!), but if its a Galap, its worth way more than $500. Even if 250lbs for almost 50years old is on the light side.

Yvonne

There is an Aldabra on Phoenix craigslist.

Sorry guys. Please disegard this post. I checked is out and it is not a Galapagos, for that matter it's not even a tortoise. It turns out this was a 13 year old girl's idea of a joke. Not very bright though, she gave out her next door neighbor's address. When there was no answer, I started talking to the guy next door who turned out to be this girl's grandfather. I was pretty pissed.
I reported all her ADs as bobus and they have been taken down.

thank you all for your help.

if anyone finds any other ads, please let me know. i am still very interested in find one at a reasonable price. I don’t have $10,000 for one right now.

i have a huge backyard to for the tortoise to live in.

i have 30 tortoises now, with 20 years experience, as well as my affiliation with non-profit rescue groups make me an ideal candidate for a very rare tortoise.

thank you all!
Cory

There is a person here on this forum who has Aldabran tortoises. He was selling them in the past, but I don't know if he has any left. I don't know if he wants to remain incognito, but his username here on the forum is "EJ"

Yvonne

thank you for that info, i have emailed that member.

How are your Aldabras doing? Anyway I could come up to Fresno and check them out one day?

Thank you