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With the ongoing debate here and people being railed for asking about breeding Sulcata tortoises I am curious about opinions and perceptions of the still common practice of collecting thousands of tortoises from the wild each and every year to supplyour hobby.
I realize that Sulcata's are everywhere nowadays. But if you take a look on Kingsnake and other sites you'll see that Redfoots are as common if not more so. Russian tortoises have become the Red-Eared Sliders of the tortoise side, especially now that we have pet chain mega stores everywhere.
Which leads me to these questions: Why is no one up in arms about adult Redfoots and other species still being collected?
Or that thousands and thousands of young adult Russian tortoises are being collected and shipped here leaving a tremendous gap in their generations?
Why only the fixation on Sulcata?
I realize that Sulcata's are everywhere nowadays. But if you take a look on Kingsnake and other sites you'll see that Redfoots are as common if not more so. Russian tortoises have become the Red-Eared Sliders of the tortoise side, especially now that we have pet chain mega stores everywhere.
Which leads me to these questions: Why is no one up in arms about adult Redfoots and other species still being collected?
Or that thousands and thousands of young adult Russian tortoises are being collected and shipped here leaving a tremendous gap in their generations?
Why only the fixation on Sulcata?