I apologize if someone has brought this up before, but recently I was stuck in a Petsmart and got bored enough to pick up a care sheet there. What I read was absolutely horrible! I can't believe they dispense advice to people (usually the parents of much younger pet owners, from what I've seen) that is so obviously wrong.
Here's a link to the Russian tortoise care sheet
http://www.petsmart.com/uc/petartic...nt/reptile/care/tortoise/RussianTortoise.html
"Vegetables
80% of the diet should be raw and cooked vegetables. Choose romaine or green leaf lettuce, yellow peppers and tomatoes; cooked sweet potatoes, squash and cauliflower.
Fruit
About 20% of the diet should be fruit like apples, melons, grapes, bananas and plums. Offer every third or fourth feeding."
UGH!
Here is a link to all the tortoises and turtles they carry:
http://promotions.petsmart.com/landing/turtle/choosing-the-right-turtle.shtml
Read and rage.
My question is, does anyone know who I should contact about this? Petsmart online has a contact page, but the only people you can reach is customer service employees. I want to write a letter, and I think it'd be really helpful if a lot of other people wrote letters too- specifically people who know about Greeks, Red Foots, Cherry head red foots, ornate wood turtles, and aquatic turtles. I wouldn't know what to look for in their caresheets, but I'm pretty sure they're just as bad as the Russians'.
I'm going to keep looking for someone to contact, I'll let you know what I find.
Here's a link to the Russian tortoise care sheet
http://www.petsmart.com/uc/petartic...nt/reptile/care/tortoise/RussianTortoise.html
"Vegetables
80% of the diet should be raw and cooked vegetables. Choose romaine or green leaf lettuce, yellow peppers and tomatoes; cooked sweet potatoes, squash and cauliflower.
Fruit
About 20% of the diet should be fruit like apples, melons, grapes, bananas and plums. Offer every third or fourth feeding."
UGH!
Here is a link to all the tortoises and turtles they carry:
http://promotions.petsmart.com/landing/turtle/choosing-the-right-turtle.shtml
Read and rage.
My question is, does anyone know who I should contact about this? Petsmart online has a contact page, but the only people you can reach is customer service employees. I want to write a letter, and I think it'd be really helpful if a lot of other people wrote letters too- specifically people who know about Greeks, Red Foots, Cherry head red foots, ornate wood turtles, and aquatic turtles. I wouldn't know what to look for in their caresheets, but I'm pretty sure they're just as bad as the Russians'.
I'm going to keep looking for someone to contact, I'll let you know what I find.