I am happy to report, that a sweet female Testudo gr.ibera arrived safe and sounds and wriggling via UPS after her trip from El Centro Calif.
The box was packed beautifully with peanuts and styrofoam walls and top, she was in a muslin bag held closed with a plastic tie. Inside the box was a heat pack. It was nice and warm in there!
She was wriggling about as I was setting her free.
She immediately went into a 75 degree soak for 30 minutes then dined on fresh picked plantain and hawksbit. She was not interested in opuntia though. Guess I'll be weed picking a lot!
The girl came from VicTORT. Vic from El Centro. He was so helpful and truly was diligent in his handling of the transaction. I highly recommend him.
I have not taken photos yet as I want her to settle in for a while and rest up after her trip.
The UPS guy didn't even realize it was a living creature, even though the lllreptile box clearly indicated care and caution, hhhmmm.
The box was packed beautifully with peanuts and styrofoam walls and top, she was in a muslin bag held closed with a plastic tie. Inside the box was a heat pack. It was nice and warm in there!
She was wriggling about as I was setting her free.
She immediately went into a 75 degree soak for 30 minutes then dined on fresh picked plantain and hawksbit. She was not interested in opuntia though. Guess I'll be weed picking a lot!
The girl came from VicTORT. Vic from El Centro. He was so helpful and truly was diligent in his handling of the transaction. I highly recommend him.
I have not taken photos yet as I want her to settle in for a while and rest up after her trip.
The UPS guy didn't even realize it was a living creature, even though the lllreptile box clearly indicated care and caution, hhhmmm.