Badly written ad: Exotic salcada dessert tortoise for sale

[froghaven5]

http://www.gotpetsonline.com/cgi-bin/Eware/view_ads.cgi?fcad_id=90201
For Sale
Caption: Exotic salcada dessert tortoise for sale
Ad Information:
Breed: Turtle
Ad Number: 90201
Date Posted: 05/13/2012
Price: $2000
Ad Text:
he is an 8 year old salcada dessert tortoise he is 20 in. long, 14 in.
wide, and 11 in. in height . he is good for breeding but he requires
lots of room to move around therefor he must have an entire
backyard any small areas are unhealthy for him he likes to rome
around and sunbathe he eats regular lettuce no cabbage please if
not sure about what to feed it please look online or go to a pet
store certain kinds of greens can get him sick he has big poops and
they must be cleaned at least once a week or he will eat them he
eats a stick of lettuce a day but make sure to put water on it so he
gets his water two.
Ad Owner Information:
City Van Nuys
State California
Country United States
Contact Owner

 

[clare n]

Hmm.. it makes him sound like something you order after dinner.... Poor bugger
I read one in my local paper whilst looking for a sulcata that simply said *sulcutta for sale, quite young, eats and poos fine*....................

 

[dmmj]

Well since it is a rare Exotic salcada dessert tortoise, 2000 is cheap

 

[clare n]

It's lonesome George all over again...

 

[wellington]

I was going to contact this person and give him some education. However, you have to pay for a subscription to do so. If anyone already has a subscription to the site, please contact this person and educate him/her. It just might help

 

[froghaven5]

Well since it is a rare Exotic salcada dessert tortoise, 2000 is cheap

LOL

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I was going to contact this person and give him some education. However, you have to pay for a subscription to do so. If anyone already has a subscription to the site, please contact this person and educate him/her. It just might help

Good idea. I don't have a subscription either, but it came up when I was doing a search.

 

[Tom]

So sad...

It must be encrusted with diamonds for that price.

 

[Jacqui]

Wouldn't cost much to feed this one, as he only "eats a stick of lettuce a day".

 

[TortieLuver]

I see ads like this all the time and not that I expect everyone to be great spellers, but you generally spell sulcata correctly if you have done some research on the species. Clearly his ad says it all.

 

[DanaLachney]

Just awful absolutely awful....

 

[GeoTerraTestudo]

Ha ha ha! Sure, I'll order the exotic salcada dessert instead of the flan, please.

 

[acrantophis]

The spelling and grammar mistakes alone made me cringe! This person needs to read more often to develop their spelling skills! And perhaps a bit about tortoises would be nice as well. I worry for the poor tortoise! What is a stick of lettuce anyway?

 

[TortieLuver]

Doesn't sound nutritious but a head of lettuce a day...not a stick? That's scary that he's trying to educate the next person who purchases his tortoise.

 

[Sulcataman]

No wonder other countries think Americans are a joke. Very embarrassing

 

[Nixxy]

Wouldn't cost much to feed this one, as he only "eats a stick of lettuce a day".

I was unaware lettuce came in stick form.

You could probably make a deal with a breeder and get like 30 Sulcatas for that price, or more.


I seem them all the time for 100$.

 

[Laura]

with all those typos, maybe its only $200?
and a Stick of lettuce.. I bet he is feeding Romaine.. At least it needs a big yard...
And for Dessert... a large plate of Desert Sand!

 

[Nixxy]

XD

$200, I can see. And honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if maybe he meant to put like.. $200.00?

At the very least, it seems the intentions of this...individual...of sorts..is genuine.

 

[tyguy35]

I get stupid ads like that here in canada also. They make it like they are impossible to fine someone had one up for 6000 bucks HA ya right. so badly pyramided also.

 

[kanalomele]

There is a sullys adult male .posted in my local Craigslist for 1500. Not a joke either, they keep reposting it actually thinking some Crazyhead will pay that ridiculous price. My local tort club is laughing at it on fb right now. As if there are not enough sullys in rescue to go around.