I contacted a seller to acquire a tortoise.
He told me that the best ones would be Sulcatas and it had to be a pair because if it was one tortoise it would die of loneliness because they are very social.
Next he said that I must also buy from him the following items:
The I asked about thermometers and if other equipment was needed, he said: No, all you need is a plastic box.
I wanted to build a cool home for them so I asked if he could wait for a week.
He said sure, just send me the money upfront.
For the cherry on top, I asked what if the tortoises get sick, he said if its breathing problems a warm bath will suffice.
If it's something else, then they might just die and no vet can help with that...
After all this, I decided to cancel the deal, something told me that I was about to be ripped off.
He told me that the best ones would be Sulcatas and it had to be a pair because if it was one tortoise it would die of loneliness because they are very social.
Next he said that I must also buy from him the following items:
- 1 heat lamp - I asked about the CHE ones and he said that those were crap, the one he had was better.
- 1 UVB 10.0 lamp - It was a coil bulb, I told him that from what I read on the internet those are bad for tortoises eyes, once again he said that's crap, he has tons of tortoises and all are fine.
- 1 night heating cable - He just said it was necessary to put under the plastic box? I found that strange, so I said why not put below the substrate, he said that it would burn the tortoises.
The I asked about thermometers and if other equipment was needed, he said: No, all you need is a plastic box.
I wanted to build a cool home for them so I asked if he could wait for a week.
He said sure, just send me the money upfront.
For the cherry on top, I asked what if the tortoises get sick, he said if its breathing problems a warm bath will suffice.
If it's something else, then they might just die and no vet can help with that...
After all this, I decided to cancel the deal, something told me that I was about to be ripped off.
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