Hi, I haven’t been here for a few years and I’m getting a little frustrated with the search feature. Is Aldabra man still active on this site? I’ve been thinking of buying an aldabra for a while but have been spooked by some shady breeders. I seem to remember he had a great set up and was very...
Valerie, there's a baby sulcata on Craig's List in the Tampa area, I think. The guy is moving in a few days up north and wants to find a good home for his baby Master Oogway.
Oh, and Tom, you are the main reason I haven't been on the forum for the past 2 years. You have a response to everything that has nothing to do with you, and it's usually grumpy. Honestly, you are not very fun to hang out with.
Well, don't blame me for the study results. Look it up for yourself to see the exact statistics, but it definitely said numbers went up significantly for the hunting lodge road. Instead of 2%, it went up to, perhaps, 5-10%. So, I guess that would make 5-10% of hunters 'knuckle dragging morons...
Seriously sick sulcata = >$3000 vet bill for feeding tube operations, X-rays, medicine, special diet, barium study, SubQ fluids, repeated out-of-town trips to the specialist, etc.... I can only imagine what vet costs would be for a giant aldabra if something like that happened.
BTW, sulcata is...
I remember that article. Certain animals had different percentages, like the fake spider was the highest. BUT, I think it was an average of 2% of the people that drove by went out of their way to hit an animal. An estimated 2% of the population falls into sociopath category. Coincidence? I...
Ohhhhh, they are soooo sweet. I have other tortoises, but spread out over 10 acres in various tortie yards and gardens. I have a large outdoor enclosure that is isolated from the other areas. They could live happily there. Would just have to possibly do shoe and hand disinfect upon leaving, but...
Yvonne, I'm pretty sure it's an Eastern, but I wouldn't bet the farm on it. I'll take a pic tomorrow to share. He's sleeping right now, don't want to disturb him. ;)
Hello! Around 8pm, I was driving down State Road 72 at 55 mph, and cars in front of me swerving around a small chelonian. I pulled over thinking it was a Florida box turtle, and was going to help across the road. Imagine my surprise and delight when I picked up an :<3: East Hermann's tortoise...
OK, barbiestovall, I just sent you a PM about organizations and agencies that might be able to help, plus some other information that might be useful in securing freedom for this tortoise. Please let me know if you do not receive the message, so I can try again.
Good luck. My fingers are crossed!!!
There is a website called LoveAnimals.org. It's a crowd funding platform specifically for animals. I don't know if it's specific to the USA, though. I'm supposed to talk to the founder in a couple days regarding something else, let me ask her if you might be able to post something for the...
Hi everyone,
I contacted my friend who is the Asia Director for an international animal welfare organization. Hopefully he'll get back to me in the next couple of days with some contacts in Japan that might be willing to help. Fingers crossed.
Telling the truth only seems to work when the seller is not the original owner of the tort, and the prior owner can be "blamed" for the poor condition if the animal. Otherwise, the seller feels completely offended and shuts down all communication...
Since she doesn't know we all know each...