Ok so ive had my little russain tortoise Shelldon for about a year now but I have never told about how I got him. I was walking through Petsmart when I looked in the reptile section and saw a littler russain tortoise. He had mild shell rot and looked sick. They kept him in rabbit pellets. I told me dad (I was 12 at the time) and he said it wasn't a good idea to buy a sick tortoise and waste 100 dollars when he just might die. I only had 120 dollars at the time but I bought him anyway. Now he seems pretty happy and is very active. This shows that anyone, any age, any amount of money can make a differance in an animals life. Just 2 days ago was the one year maker when I got Shelldon.