Purchasing tortoise

[Soco71]

I am a Russian Tortoise owner, I purchased her 6 years ago from a pet store. I live in south eastern NY and looking to buy a Cherry head red foot. NY has a huge reptile expo a few times a year and one is coming up. Is this a good place to purchase a tortoise or is it better to purchase from a reputable online dealer?

 

[ZEROPILOT]

Shows are very "Hit and miss" at best.
I would buy one from one of our members right here.
Post a "Wanted to buy" ad.
Maybe @allegraf

 

[Soco71]

Shows are very "Hit and miss" at best.
I would buy one from one of our members right here.
Post a "Wanted to buy" ad.
Maybe @allegraf

Thank you I will definitely do that!

 

[TerrapinStation]

@N2TORTS

Also breeds some awesome Redfoots, check out his pics and website.....

 

[allegraf]

Shows are very "Hit and miss" at best.
I would buy one from one of our members right here.
Post a "Wanted to buy" ad.
Maybe @allegraf

Thanks for the good word! I sent a pm already.

 

[Tom]

I am a Russian Tortoise owner, I purchased her 6 years ago from a pet store. I live in south eastern NY and looking to buy a Cherry head red foot. NY has a huge reptile expo a few times a year and one is coming up. Is this a good place to purchase a tortoise or is it better to purchase from a reputable online dealer?

Shows and large broker-type online dealers are not generally good places to buy.

Best to buy directly from a breeder who knows the parents of your baby and all about how the baby was started and cared for. The initial few weeks of life are absolutely CRITICAL for a baby tortoise. Breeders generally have a vested interest and want to make sure all goes perfectly vs. a broker or someone at a show trying to make their money back on an expensive table.

There are lots of good breeders right here on this forum that will give you after support and loads of good info. If I were in the market for a RF, this is the first place I would go.

 

[Gillian M]

A very warm welcome to the forum!

 

[Soco71]

Shows and large broker-type online dealers are not generally good places to buy.

Best to buy directly from a breeder who knows the parents of your baby and all about how the baby was started and cared for. The initial few weeks of life are absolutely CRITICAL for a baby tortoise. Breeders generally have a vested interest and want to make sure all goes perfectly vs. a broker or someone at a show trying to make their money back on an expensive table.

There are lots of good breeders right here on this forum that will give you after support and loads of good info. If I were in the market for a RF, this is the first place I would go.

I have been in contact with one of the breeders in the forum thank you very much for the input!