CPX - I dont think Carlisle tortoises should be promoted on a tortoise site - for people who join a site like this who are potentially looking at purchasing a tortoise they 'might' think that Carlisle tortoises are an acceptable place to purchase a tortoise - and we all know they are not.
Unfortunately its the problem with free forums. The owners of Shelled Warriors bought their forum to enable them to remove the ads from the site and cut this connection to dealers.
Might I suggest Turtlesale as one you remove? They knowingly sold someone TWO turtles which were septic and had shell rot. They also sell freezer babies, little turtles kept in the fridge to stunt their growth until they can be sold. I used to be over there and the horror stories they have are insane.
I agree with Tiffany, Turtlesales.com has a VERY bad rep for bad ethics.
1) They knowingly sell no eyed turtles...making them sound like a GREAT novelty.
2)All these RES being MASS bred and horribly neglected.
There are MANY reports on them in the "The Good The Bad and The Ugly" forum on austinsturtlepage.com
Sad thing is people who dont know better - seeks a turtle or tort and their ad comes up first when you google turts/torts...
i've added turtlesale.com and carlisletortoises.co.uk to the site's google ads blacklist. i don't know how long it will take to go into effect but they should be blocked. let me know if it isn't working