It pains me to see people who go into a pet store and buy a tortoise or tortoises on impulse. A lot Of the time they buy or find a all aquarium, throw sand and miracle grow pitting soil In it, buy tortoise pellets and feed them iceberg lettuce. Maybe on occasion, put a 100w heat bulb on a clamp and attach it to the aquarium. Then after the tort/torts health declines or dies, then they want answers and finally do an attempt to research the problem for a quick fix without taking the pet to a Vet.
In this day and time, there is no excuse for that. The Internet is a very powerful tool and almost everybody has access to it. If you start a project or any kind of hobby, you don't go both feet knee deep into it without the research and and some guidance to do it right. Same goes for tortoises or any other type pet. A tortoise is NOT a coffee table showplace for your friends. It's a living, breathing animal that demands time and proper care.
People are lazier now these days then they ever have been before. But it only takes a couple of hours away from your social networks to do the research. I'm not an expert at all on care and husbandry at all. But from the minute my wife and I decided to buy our first tortoise, we did 2 days of research before we went and bought her.
Without this forum and the many members that have helped me from the beginning, I would be lost and probably would have a sickly or worse than that, dead tortoise. Thank you all very much for all the help and insight you have given me on proper care of a tortoise. Now I have 6 beautiful torts that are healthy and thriving. And I owe it to the people on this forum. Again, thanks
Ron
In this day and time, there is no excuse for that. The Internet is a very powerful tool and almost everybody has access to it. If you start a project or any kind of hobby, you don't go both feet knee deep into it without the research and and some guidance to do it right. Same goes for tortoises or any other type pet. A tortoise is NOT a coffee table showplace for your friends. It's a living, breathing animal that demands time and proper care.
People are lazier now these days then they ever have been before. But it only takes a couple of hours away from your social networks to do the research. I'm not an expert at all on care and husbandry at all. But from the minute my wife and I decided to buy our first tortoise, we did 2 days of research before we went and bought her.
Without this forum and the many members that have helped me from the beginning, I would be lost and probably would have a sickly or worse than that, dead tortoise. Thank you all very much for all the help and insight you have given me on proper care of a tortoise. Now I have 6 beautiful torts that are healthy and thriving. And I owe it to the people on this forum. Again, thanks
Ron