Charlie's pal
Member
Hello to all the members of the Tortoise Forum! My name is Beth and I live in Atlanta, GA. I have been visiting the site since September when I purchased "Charlie", a Hermann's Tortoise from Petsmart. I know after looking at the forum it was a less than ideal place to buy a tortoise but I saw him every time I went to the store to purchase supplies for my other pets. He was always frantically scratching at the glass aquarium so I had to bust him out of there. The store employees said he is around five years old but I am uncertain of that. They also had a lot of misinformation on diet, etc. I found a good exotic vet in the area and he was given a clean bill of health. I will post pictures soon. Thank you to you all for sharing your knowledge with beginners. Between this forum and the book, "Naturalistic Keeping and Breeding of Hermann's Tortoises", I think I am off to a good start. I find it interesting to think that having Charlie is as close as I can get to keeping a dinosaur!! Amazing creatures.