Hi All,
Thanks for the many welcomes and great advice! So from my exploration of the forum it looks like consensus is that Petco Russians are likely to be WC even if the store tells you otherwise. Is that true? They are selling Red Foots and Russians at Petco in our area - both are about 4-5 inches and said to be around 5 years old. The employee, who seemed pretty knowledgeable, was very specific that all of their torts were CB. I must say that the Russian did not have a "smooth shell" as I read is seen in WC Russians. Also no obvious bad shell damage. I have to say that they looked pretty happy and active. Both were eating and exploring. I just really do not want to support the WC tortoise trade. Any tips or threads you could point me to to know what to look out for would be appreciated.
Katie
Thanks for the many welcomes and great advice! So from my exploration of the forum it looks like consensus is that Petco Russians are likely to be WC even if the store tells you otherwise. Is that true? They are selling Red Foots and Russians at Petco in our area - both are about 4-5 inches and said to be around 5 years old. The employee, who seemed pretty knowledgeable, was very specific that all of their torts were CB. I must say that the Russian did not have a "smooth shell" as I read is seen in WC Russians. Also no obvious bad shell damage. I have to say that they looked pretty happy and active. Both were eating and exploring. I just really do not want to support the WC tortoise trade. Any tips or threads you could point me to to know what to look out for would be appreciated.
Katie