Russian needs a home in San Diego

[funkycowsd]

Hi all, it deeply saddens me that a move has forced our dear old friend onto the patio. We adopted him from craigslist and at the time he had a big yard to himself. I've been scouring the resources looking for patio enclosure ideas but I feel he would be miserable. He was most definitely wild caught/pet trade and had a rough go with healed shell rot. I am concerned it might be returning and he was burrowed/hibernating? and had to be dug up when we moved. He is in need of some care, but he is a feisty guy and we want him somewhere he can roam, eat well, and be cared for by keepers more knowledgeable than ourselves.

 

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I would love to take him! The only thing is I live in Hawaii . Unless your willing to ship I'm not sure I'll be able go get him.

 

[T33's Torts]

I thought you cant ship most reptiles to HI?

 

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No,
It is legall. I have had stuff shipped here before. You just need a permit. You just can't have snake,Iguanas, and few other turtles. But not Russians they are very legal here.

 

[T33's Torts]

Oh cool!

 

[funkycowsd]

Since he is waking up from hibernating outside, we aren't sure about his condition or if he's healthy enough to travel, so we'd prefer to keep it as local as possible. :/

 

[turtlegirl13]

Is it for sure a male? I am looking for a female Russian tortoise to be a companion to my other female Russian tortoise. I am not ready to breed them haha I am in CO though...

 

[pdelpizzo]

I recommend the san diego tortoise society. They will take good care of him and find him a good home.

Patrick Del Pizzo
Cooper City, FL

 

[Janine2566]

If you have not found him a home, I have an approx 15X20 enclosure with 2 other russians mot sure if they are M/F and would welcome yours to our home.

Hi all, it deeply saddens me that a move has forced our dear old friend onto the patio. We adopted him from craigslist and at the time he had a big yard to himself. I've been scouring the resources looking for patio enclosure ideas but I feel he would be miserable. He was most definitely wild caught/pet trade and had a rough go with healed shell rot. I am concerned it might be returning and he was burrowed/hibernating? and had to be dug up when we moved. He is in need of some care, but he is a feisty guy and we want him somewhere he can roam, eat well, and be cared for by keepers more knowledgeable than ourselves.