You know what I am SO sick and tired of reading? "can't take care of my sulcata, need new home"... They are like the fricken pit bull of the tortoise world!!! I just can't stand when people buy animals on a whim with NO research at all. it is one thing to buy it THAN get home and check out TFO or something, but completely different when they have a little sulcata that one day doesn't fit in the 20 gallon aquarium with a exo terra fricken 40W day bulb over it! They wake up on morning like "oh crap, my little baby weighs 200 pounds, can't take care of it anymore". MAN it ticks me off!! That goes for any animal, DO YOUR RESEARCH!!!!!! It takes three seconds to type in "basic, whatever tortoise you are deciding on buying, care" in a search engine. Learn whether or not you have to remodel your master bathroom into an aldabra tortoise enclosure BEFORE you bring him home, not when the sides of his shell start busting through your little homemade enclosure. I wish this thread was at the top of every states craigslist pet post.
I do not intentionally mean to start things with anybody, as I also realize that sometimes peoples lives can change where they are absolutely no longer able to properly care for the animal in their care. This was a simple rant directed toward the many impulsive not-very-responsible people out there. I also intentionally posted this thread under "debates" because I understand people may have some good arguments, or other things to throw on the wagon, and I figured it was a good place to post. Thank you all for listening. I feel a little better
I do not intentionally mean to start things with anybody, as I also realize that sometimes peoples lives can change where they are absolutely no longer able to properly care for the animal in their care. This was a simple rant directed toward the many impulsive not-very-responsible people out there. I also intentionally posted this thread under "debates" because I understand people may have some good arguments, or other things to throw on the wagon, and I figured it was a good place to post. Thank you all for listening. I feel a little better