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My husband and I are extremely interested in opening an educational center for people to come in and learn about several types of tortoises, care for them, even interacting with them...sort of like when you are at the zoo and you can feed the giraffe.
I have heard there is a place where you can feed galapagos tortoise as a tourist, however I have yet to find this place and I haven't seen anything like that for any other type of tort. We get so many questions about our torts already and I really don't feel it is in their best interest to take them to schools or shows to educate that way. I would MUCH rather make a very extensive education center, like a zoo for torts and turtles only, for people to come and experience.
This facility will be called "TORTOISEVILLE - an educational experience" this will include Tours, a Hands on Center, Replicated Natural Environments, Unique tortoises from over four continents and islands, (or more if we have the funds), Feedings and Interaction times, an Incubation Center, and much more. We also plan to offer a "Surrender your tortoise or turtle center" at no charge with no questions asked.
We will have a tort vet visit often for the saftely of the torts. In addition we will have very strick rules for the health of people and the torts.
My largest concern is that this may already exsist in the USA. If you know of one already, please let us know, since I really can't find anything like this myself yet. In addition, if you feel there is an area I am missing please let me know as I am completely up to ideas you may have to additions to the center. Also, please check out our site at www.freewebs.com/tortoiseville
I have heard there is a place where you can feed galapagos tortoise as a tourist, however I have yet to find this place and I haven't seen anything like that for any other type of tort. We get so many questions about our torts already and I really don't feel it is in their best interest to take them to schools or shows to educate that way. I would MUCH rather make a very extensive education center, like a zoo for torts and turtles only, for people to come and experience.
This facility will be called "TORTOISEVILLE - an educational experience" this will include Tours, a Hands on Center, Replicated Natural Environments, Unique tortoises from over four continents and islands, (or more if we have the funds), Feedings and Interaction times, an Incubation Center, and much more. We also plan to offer a "Surrender your tortoise or turtle center" at no charge with no questions asked.
We will have a tort vet visit often for the saftely of the torts. In addition we will have very strick rules for the health of people and the torts.
My largest concern is that this may already exsist in the USA. If you know of one already, please let us know, since I really can't find anything like this myself yet. In addition, if you feel there is an area I am missing please let me know as I am completely up to ideas you may have to additions to the center. Also, please check out our site at www.freewebs.com/tortoiseville