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- Apr 29, 2012
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I wanted to share with everyone my experience with the company Blackwaterreptiles.com. I purchased a juvenile Yellow Foot Tortoise from them. There website looks professional and legit but I was wrong. This is the Yellow Foot they sent me. I was in shock that this poor animal has been treated with such neglect. I just cant image anyone or company selling a tortoise in this condition without disclosing upfront her health. After several emails explaining my concerns to them they gave me a partial refund. I was told that there Yellow Foots are wild caught. They don't have anywhere on the website saying this. At first they argued with me saying I was wrong in stated tortoise has shell rot and possibly MBD even after I provided pictures to them. I kept getting the response "we'll let our shipping manager/department aware of my concerns". At one point they wanted me to return the tortoise for either a replacement or refund. I explained to them that this is not an option because of the likelihood of her being disposed of. I will never again buy anything from this company. FYI. I have been nursing her back to health. I might post a thread about her progress soon.