Russian Turtle - Balboa Island, CA (Orange County)

[Kadaan]

Found this on craigslist this morning, the photos break my heart

http://orangecounty.craigslist.org/pet/1453553372.html

Need to find a good home. Owner is moving and can't take it.
Russian Turtle (very friendly) less than a year . six inches long

1 tank with lights as well
Owner is looking for $25 rehoming fee
$15 for small tank with light

Let me know if you are interested A.S.A.P.
PLEASE be serious. . we've had a few no shows and this poor turtle really needs a home soon!
* Location: Balboa Island

 

[mctlong]

Thats sad. I hope someone from this site can adopt him and provide an adequate home. I wonder how long they've kept him in that tiny tank.

 

[Yvonne G]

OMG!!! A Russian tortoise 6" long that lives in a Critter Carrier??? I would take it in a minute if I were closer.

Yvonne

 

[katesgoey]

OMG!!! A Russian tortoise 6" long that lives in a Critter Carrier??? I would take it in a minute if I were closer.

Yvonne

Amen. I just cringe when I look at his little face looking out...."somebody let me outtahere....help" Poor thing.

 

[sammi]

How terrible =[ Won't that mold on the side of the tank make him sick?

 

[Candy]

I just emailed them. I live about 30 minutes from there. The pictures also broke my heart. Hopefully they email me back.

 

[katesgoey]

I just emailed them. I live about 30 minutes from there. The pictures also broke my heart. Hopefully they email me back.

Yeah, thanks Candy! Keeping my fingers crossed they respond. Keep us posted.

 

[sammi]

I just emailed them. I live about 30 minutes from there. The pictures also broke my heart. Hopefully they email me back.

Yay! I live about an hour south of them too, and I was about to e-mail her. Let me know how it goes!!

 

[Candy]

I will let you know. I've been checking my emails every 15 minutes but nothing so far. If they email me I could pick it up tomorrow. Lets hope they email me back. Candy

 

[Kadaan]

I emailed her earlier today and said I could adopt it if she didn't have any bites. She said she has someone scheduled to pick it up on Sunday, and one other person interested if the first doesn't show up.

 

[Candy]

I emailed her earlier today and said I could adopt it if she didn't have any bites. She said she has someone scheduled to pick it up on Sunday, and one other person interested if the first doesn't show up.

I sure hope the people she gives it to know how to take care of it. It doesn't look like she will give very good information on that to whoever takes it. Maybe you could email her back later and give her this website so whoever takes it can get advice if they don't know exactly what they're doing. She hasn't emailed me yet.

 

[Stephanie Logan]

Go Candy! Go Kadaan!

That picture REALLY hit home--ouch! I've retired Taco's tank to our charity pile and can't wait to get it out of my sight...bad memories and HUGE guilt attached.

 

[sammi]

Someone please let me know how this all ends. It kills me to see that little guy is =[

 

[kimber_lee_314]

I emailed her yesterday. She said someone is supposed to be coming Sunday, if not, she would get back to me. Looking at him just breaks my heart! The last thing I need is another Russian, but I have to get him out of there and find him a proper home. I'll let you know if I hear anything from her.

 

[Candy]

Maybe I'm doing something wrong because she didn't email me back or anything. I'm just hoping whoever takes this little tortoise knows how to take care of it.

 

[sammi]

Yeah I checked the craigslist posting and she updated it with "PICK UP PENDING"...

 

[dreadyA]

Its Monday!!!!someone email her!

 

[Candy]

I just got home and I emailed her, but I emailed her the other day also and she never responded. We'll see.

 

[dmmj]

I saw her posting and it said she has had several people flake on her.

 

[Kadaan]

I saw her posting and it said she has had several people flake on her.

Yeah, I saw she had posted the same thing a week or two prior to finding this one. Whoever was going to adopt it the first time around didn't show so she made a second ad. Sounds like she got quite a few people interested this time around, so it'll go to a good home (think I'm #3 on the list )