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Hi all, brand new here. Looking to get a Russian tort soon. Where would i be able to find one (Youngstown ohio area)? What kind of startup costs? Thanks very much in advance!
Where to get a rt?
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Check you local Craig's list. Also fauna classified might have some. But first check out our for sale section and see if any of our members have any. They would be the best to get from if any available. Start up cost I am going to guess, around 150-200 give or take, depending on the choices you make.
BTW, Hello and Welcome
BTW, Hello and Welcome
Hello and welcome.
We have many breeders here on the forum. I'd get one from them. Most of the ones you see in pet stores are wild caught, and many have problems adjusting to captivity. Start up costs vary a lot. I'd plan on $500 -$1000 for everything, and that is IF nothing goes wrong.
We have many breeders here on the forum. I'd get one from them. Most of the ones you see in pet stores are wild caught, and many have problems adjusting to captivity. Start up costs vary a lot. I'd plan on $500 -$1000 for everything, and that is IF nothing goes wrong.
Yep, they do cost more than you would think (sometimes there is a vet visit). Don't rely on Pet Store advice!
Here is a good site, except most of us don't use sand in the substrate.
http://russiantortoise.net/
Here is a good site, except most of us don't use sand in the substrate.
http://russiantortoise.net/
Good advice Tom it is best to not buy from a pet store because I was at a well known chain the other day and they had their Russian in a tank about 18" long by 10" and the poor thing could not even get to its water dish because of all the crap they had crammed in their. He did not look happy. I got mine from a breeder before I knew anything about this site. Good thing you came here first Tom and Lynne and the some of the others defiantly know what they are talking about. Go with a breeder on the forums. I enjoyed buying mine as a hatchling because I am actually raising him and seeing him "Grow Up".
Take their advice.
Cheers
Take their advice.
Cheers
ducksonmeth said:
Yes, from someone on the board who has extra would be the best choice.
If you must buy from a commerical establishment, I can vouch for the fact I got my first female from theturtlesource.com some years back, and she arrived beautiful and healthy.
I'd say save one from petco...they may be expensive (100$ in my area, Ma) but whenever i go in there i wish i had room for more, how they keep them is awful ): mine were rescued, and that's another great way, too. this is just me voicing my guilty conscience, lolll. they need to be saved, too, in my opinion ):
but in all reality, if you were to do that i would take them to the vet regardless, so it would probably be the more expensive option. in my area they keep 3 in a 20 gallon long tank...they LITERALLY cannot do anything other than sleep and eat...they couldn't pace if they wanted to )':
but in all reality, if you were to do that i would take them to the vet regardless, so it would probably be the more expensive option. in my area they keep 3 in a 20 gallon long tank...they LITERALLY cannot do anything other than sleep and eat...they couldn't pace if they wanted to )':
You can also look at reputable online breeders. Sometimes you can find them at reptile expos.
I second the vote for Craigslist. People get tortoises and turtles all the time then no longer want or can care for them. Their loss, your gain.
I agree with going with members of this forum. By the way. Hello and welcome...
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