Cicitina
Well-Known Member
I have just come to realize how toxic Facebook groups are and how much of a safe space this forum is.
I had removed myself from Facebook for 5 years but recently rejoined to connect with people after a big move. I made the mistake of joining a couple tortoise groups.
At first they were friendly and welcoming. But then I made my second mistake of commenting on a post. (Someone housing two tortoise together and mentioned signs of what sounded like bullying) I suggested tortoises shouldn’t be housed together and then came the trolls.
Oh the trolls…telling me to do my research and stop spreading false information.
I am not a confrontational person so I will never reply to these people or further these negative conversations. But this was something I learned from my research and time spent on this forum speaking with the many professionals and avid keepers here.
I just needed to come back to my safe pace and thank everyone here for always being so kind, even when correcting others it’s done more eloquently than just accusing others of being “wrong” and swarming them and basically shaming them to the ground (while I still feel like I am correct here, and feel for these tortoises)
Thank you Tortoise Forum
I had removed myself from Facebook for 5 years but recently rejoined to connect with people after a big move. I made the mistake of joining a couple tortoise groups.
At first they were friendly and welcoming. But then I made my second mistake of commenting on a post. (Someone housing two tortoise together and mentioned signs of what sounded like bullying) I suggested tortoises shouldn’t be housed together and then came the trolls.
Oh the trolls…telling me to do my research and stop spreading false information.
I am not a confrontational person so I will never reply to these people or further these negative conversations. But this was something I learned from my research and time spent on this forum speaking with the many professionals and avid keepers here.
I just needed to come back to my safe pace and thank everyone here for always being so kind, even when correcting others it’s done more eloquently than just accusing others of being “wrong” and swarming them and basically shaming them to the ground (while I still feel like I am correct here, and feel for these tortoises)
Thank you Tortoise Forum