harnish1102
New Member
Hello everyone! We are new to the tortoise world. We have done lots of research and decided on a Russian. We went to 5 different pet stores in our area and decided on 1 from PetSmart because he looked healthy. Clear eyes, nothing coming from his nose, shell looked great, they said he was eating and moving around. We had him for 4 days and we couldn't get him to eat at all, he wouldn't move all day (which they told us was normal)… he just didn't seem right. I took him back today and now I'm on the hunt for a new family member.... any help for us would be great. We live in pa and we are being told by everyone we call to go to a reptile show to purchase one. We don't want to end up with the same experience. Should we order online or try to find a breeder?