I am constantly confronted with this dilemma. Someone happily posts a picture of their baby sulcata eating a strawberry, or their desert tortoise eating an apple, or their dog or cat "playing" with their tortoise, or the tortoise sunning next to the human swimming pool, running loose in a public park… etc… You pick the bad or dangerous practice.
They post the pic wanting to share their happiness and commune with like minded folks, but all I see is a disaster in the making. Do I say something and make them hate me and never want to post again? Will they be grateful that I'm attempting to save their tortoise from harm?
Saying something is likely to upset them, but how upset will they be when their tortoise is injured, ill or dead and nobody said anything?
I could take it to PM, but not saying anything publicly is in some manner condoning the practice, and I certainly don't want other people reading to think these things are okay to do.
All opinion and discussion is welcome here. What do you guys do when you see this sort of thing?
They post the pic wanting to share their happiness and commune with like minded folks, but all I see is a disaster in the making. Do I say something and make them hate me and never want to post again? Will they be grateful that I'm attempting to save their tortoise from harm?
Saying something is likely to upset them, but how upset will they be when their tortoise is injured, ill or dead and nobody said anything?
I could take it to PM, but not saying anything publicly is in some manner condoning the practice, and I certainly don't want other people reading to think these things are okay to do.
All opinion and discussion is welcome here. What do you guys do when you see this sort of thing?