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I received a new little boy in the mail. Shipped from @Carol S in California all the way to VT. He arrived safely today and is crazy alert and explorative even after a 24 hour delay in getting to me. Thanks @Carol S and everyone who recommended her to me. I couldn't be happier with the entire...

Hi! I sent you a $50 deposit on a Russian tortoise. We were going to wait to ship him becausw I'd planned to take a trip in early April. Can we connect about getting him shipped earlier now that my travel plans have been suspended. Thanks, and I hope everything is going well for you and yours! Shari

Definitely! The enclosure got sterilized after pinapple passed. Thanks for the suggestion though.

Thanks so much for all the help! I contacted Carol and we have her beautiful boy coming to me next month! I'm truly grateful.

It looks like she's closed comments and replies to her post. Beautiful little guy though!

Pineapple was a Russian. I liked the idea of having a smaller sized adult, but the Hermanns have beauitul coloring. I'd be happy with either :)

Ok, so phase 2 of my sad story. Tortoise town seems like a no no. They are no breeders in VT. Who can I trust? I really appreciate finding this forum. Shari

I really wanted to be a tortoise mom. I'm a landscape gardener, and just love nature in general including all living things. I did what I knew I shouldn't have done amd went to a privately owned pet store to purchase a tortoise in January and he never seemed quite right. I figured he was just...