I'm going to be shipping my adult (6", 480g) Russian tort soon. I've seen a couple threads discussing putting larger torts in a box in a larger box so they have room to right themselves if they are to flip. and smaller ones in plastic cups.
but just to throw it out there, i have a laptop box that is a couple inches taller than the tort...seems he wouldn't be able to flip over from being tossed around but on the other hand, if someone were to purposely put the box upside down, he may or may not be able to flip back over (I've seen him correct himself in hopeless situations)
i thought of this because when i received my yearling leopard, (too large for a cup) she was upside down. I've seen her flip since then and she's so highly domed that its impossible for her to right herself without something right next to her, I'm sure the members with torts that have high domes know what I'm talking about. so even if, let's say the ups worker, puts her the right way, all the juggling could tip her just as easily. so for a tort that sucks at getting back on their feet, is laptop box a good idea? since they can't right themselves given the room anyways, and i hope most of the people would follow the labels and put it right side up, the odds of having a highly domed tort flip would be smaller?
i would obviously label it correctly with big bold, screaming letters, haha. and probably some hand warmers and towels to buffer the sides. i could give him a bit of room to move or pack him with towels nice and snug just a thought!
but just to throw it out there, i have a laptop box that is a couple inches taller than the tort...seems he wouldn't be able to flip over from being tossed around but on the other hand, if someone were to purposely put the box upside down, he may or may not be able to flip back over (I've seen him correct himself in hopeless situations)
i thought of this because when i received my yearling leopard, (too large for a cup) she was upside down. I've seen her flip since then and she's so highly domed that its impossible for her to right herself without something right next to her, I'm sure the members with torts that have high domes know what I'm talking about. so even if, let's say the ups worker, puts her the right way, all the juggling could tip her just as easily. so for a tort that sucks at getting back on their feet, is laptop box a good idea? since they can't right themselves given the room anyways, and i hope most of the people would follow the labels and put it right side up, the odds of having a highly domed tort flip would be smaller?
i would obviously label it correctly with big bold, screaming letters, haha. and probably some hand warmers and towels to buffer the sides. i could give him a bit of room to move or pack him with towels nice and snug just a thought!