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Buyer beware and a lesson learned...

Cflaguy

Cflaguy

Old School Snakeman
Well Lisa learned a lesson after the Daytona show. She purchased a Leopard Tortoise at the show. After a few days she comes to me and wants me wants me to take a look at him. Sure enough, a respiratory infection. She immediately thinks she is a bad mommy. I told her
A. They are prone to respiratory infections.
B. The stress of coming from Texas and being put on display and fondled all weekend was a contributing factor.
To her the cure is worse than the problem. I'm cooking him at 100 degrees. His appetite has returned and he'll be just fine.
 

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I hope he will be OK for you. Sometimes it is very hard to find the scammers from the rest. I have delt with a certain rescue that is at Hamburg and i will not do so anymore, i have also talked to a few people who have had deals go bad with the same rescue.
 
I do hope you did your homework on the leopard tortoise. They can live over 50-70 years, can weigh up to 30-50 lbs and can be expensive to feed. Cute as babies but way too many end up being given up for adoption.
 
Yeah I didn't want to imply anything or insult any board members. I used to volunteer at a natural history museum with a live animal center and they had two leopard tortoises that were given up to them from irresponsible owners. They had a pretty sad story and severe were severly malnurished in their youth. (Apparently their original owner fed them only mice - retard) And hey this lil one lives in Fla which means he can have a great outdoor habitat, something you couldn't do up here in PA. Oh btw have you ever seen an adult when they "make a mess" It's one BIG eeewwwwwww gross. :puke01:
 
Lisa is the turtle/tortoise...

Nicu22 said:
I do hope you did your homework on the leopard tortoise. They can live over 50-70 years, can weigh up to 30-50 lbs and can be expensive to feed. Cute as babies but way too many end up being given up for adoption.
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nut. I'm the snake guy. Don't get me wrong, I have an Ornate Wood Turtle she got me at Christmas. And I had one for twenty years prior. We have a pond on the property stocked with snappers and softshells. But yes Nicu, she has done her homework. I shelled out $200 in books for her.
The little guy has regained his appetite and enjoys his Sunday stroll. BTW, we are contemplating outdoor facilities but we also have a ton of wild critters who would love to make a quick snack of our little fellows. When they get older, we'll be in business.
 
Man thats awesome. I have checked out some of your other posts and it sounds like you have a great herp collection.
The two leopard tortoises at the museum really were some of my favorite critters. Mostly because we would let them roam around as they liked. I am really a newbie at this snake ownership thing. There was a really really great Anery A cornsnake at the museum that just gave me the bug. So after that I knew I had to own one. So I recently purchased a juvenile adult creamsicle corn from a great reputable local petstore who has just slithered his way right into my heart. I love these forums and have gotten so much good info just from lurking, reading the faqs and running some searches. Kudos to the whole cornsnakes.com community. I've definately caught the bug though as I am already considering purchasing that Anery A that I've always wanted. I only ended up getting the creamsicle because I didn't want to get a hatchling for my first snake and this guy just had such a pleasant disposition when I handled him in the store. Not to mention some amazing orange coloration.
Ok I am going to stop rambling on like a proud father now.

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he's a cute little guy...but yeah they do get big. my local pet store stocks them but they're good about deterring people from buying them if they dont have the room for them. it's amazing how such a tiny little turtle can become so huge.
there are some awesome outdoor enclosures you can build for him once he gets big enough. check out www.turtlepimp.com and look at his gallery. he has some decent custom turtle pens. he's a turtle breeder down here in florida...the best IMO.
i've got Central American Ornate woods. they are the best turtles i've ever had...they've got personality. and they're quite easy to care for.
 
What a pretty little guy! My Desert Torts came from a research project about maternal antibodies for URI. I hope they learned something useful. (My guys _do_ have the antibody.)

Is the Leopard Tort a burrowing tortoise?

There was a big deal up here in Gainesville (FL) when Fiona, 20 year old LT who was kept outside at an elementary school was stolen. The whole city was in an uproar- apparently the tort had been at the school a LONG time. (She was hatched here in Gainesville and given as a hatchling to the teacher who had her her entire life.) She was mysteriously found near the school about a week later.

Nanci
 
I have four acres...

Tyger9791 said:
he's a cute little guy...but yeah they do get big. my local pet store stocks them but they're good about deterring people from buying them if they dont have the room for them. it's amazing how such a tiny little turtle can become so huge.
there are some awesome outdoor enclosures you can build for him once he gets big enough. check out www.turtlepimp.com and look at his gallery. he has some decent custom turtle pens. he's a turtle breeder down here in florida...the best IMO.
i've got Central American Ornate woods. they are the best turtles i've ever had...they've got personality. and they're quite easy to care for.
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for outdoor enclosures and a spring fed pond. They are just to small right now and to many critters.
 
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