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- Jan 18, 2012
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Made the mistake of looking at Pet Classifieds. Wanted to see if there were any Sulcatas in need of a forever home in my area. Since we have the space, awesome habitat finally completely finished both indoors and out. My attempt to help a couple selling " at least two" of their Sulcatas because they just don't have enough room for them to " roam in their house" was sooo not well received.
I should know better than to browse such places, the photos of some of these Sulcatas break my heart. But, I figure since we have a long-range plan and funds in place, I should help torts in my region if possible.
The ads that talk about how healthy their torts are when you ate looking at the sadly miskept reptiles is both heartwrenching and infuriating.
Below is what I wrote when inquiring about the juvenile Sulcatas ages 3-5
Message: I am really interested in giving two of your Sulcatas new homes but when I enlarged the thumbnail i noticed they have serious pyramiding for being so young. Can you share your husbandry practices and tort diet details please? What are their enclosure humidity and heat levels? I'm sure you tried your best, but need to be better educated about Sulcata care to help the Sulcatas you are keeping. If you join the Tortoise Forum you can very easily find details about habitat and diet needs from a very caring and helpful group of Sulcata lovers.
I really wanted to type something like " what the hell have you done to these poor torts" but did not. I dont think what I typed was nasty sounding but, here is the response I received
wow who do you think you are? i take amazing care of them and feed them everything that they need. including vitamins. and for your information my husbands mother used to raise them. do not contact me again.
Searching for the ad so you guys can see the torts. Shame the woman is so sensitive, she lives only an hour away and the torts could have been enjoying their new home by tomorrow evening. ;(
I should know better than to browse such places, the photos of some of these Sulcatas break my heart. But, I figure since we have a long-range plan and funds in place, I should help torts in my region if possible.
The ads that talk about how healthy their torts are when you ate looking at the sadly miskept reptiles is both heartwrenching and infuriating.
Below is what I wrote when inquiring about the juvenile Sulcatas ages 3-5
Message: I am really interested in giving two of your Sulcatas new homes but when I enlarged the thumbnail i noticed they have serious pyramiding for being so young. Can you share your husbandry practices and tort diet details please? What are their enclosure humidity and heat levels? I'm sure you tried your best, but need to be better educated about Sulcata care to help the Sulcatas you are keeping. If you join the Tortoise Forum you can very easily find details about habitat and diet needs from a very caring and helpful group of Sulcata lovers.
I really wanted to type something like " what the hell have you done to these poor torts" but did not. I dont think what I typed was nasty sounding but, here is the response I received
wow who do you think you are? i take amazing care of them and feed them everything that they need. including vitamins. and for your information my husbands mother used to raise them. do not contact me again.
Searching for the ad so you guys can see the torts. Shame the woman is so sensitive, she lives only an hour away and the torts could have been enjoying their new home by tomorrow evening. ;(