Re: Forest hingebacks at Petco. OH NO ! It was russians. NOW.....

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Posted by m chambers on November 28, 2000 at 10:21:21:

In Reply to: Forest hingebacks at Petco posted by Souella on November 27, 2000 at 16:52:39:

it's hingbacks at Petco. The same thing goes here folks. Most people reported the same thing > a few russians were in ok condition and a very few Petco had what looked like good torts for sale. But most had problems. One can prove this by russians purchased at Petco on this forum. If you buy a tort from Petco, no matter what condition, ect., felt sorry for them (the torts), problem tortoises, raved and contested the keeping in store situations, you will just add fuel for the sale of these species within the company. As I said before, any sale made by this company and others, will promote the re-purchase of more/diff. species. And we know all of these animals are wild caught with problems. We will see what happens in the weeks ahead on this forum of problem hingbacks purchased at these stores.

MRC

: Do the Petco's in your areas have forest hingebacks in stock? I have been to a number of Petcos in the Dallas and Houston areas and they've all had them. I've seen one or 2 in seemingly ok condition. The rest have all had them mixed in with other inappropriate species in really bad conditions. Usually with very dry substrate like hay or pellets. I've pointed out to various employees/managers that either their turtles were sick, dehydrated, or were going to be sick due to the setup they were in, all with varying degrees of interest or caring. One employee looked positively horrified when I handed her one really pretty forest hingeback that had an obvious eye infection and told her that it would need veterinary care.

: I was just curious. Petco was just the first place I saw this beautiful type of turtle.

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: it's hingbacks at Petco. The same thing goes here folks. Most people reported the same thing > a few russians were in ok condition and a very few Petco had what looked like good torts for sale. But most had problems. One can prove this by russians purchased at Petco on this forum. If you buy a tort from Petco, no matter what condition, ect., felt sorry for them (the torts), problem tortoises, raved and contested the keeping in store situations, you will just add fuel for the sale of these species within the company. As I said before, any sale made by this company and others, will promote the re-purchase of more/diff. species. And we know all of these animals are wild caught with problems. We will see what happens in the weeks ahead on this forum of problem hingbacks purchased at these stores. : MRC : : : Do the Petco's in your areas have forest hingebacks in stock? I have been to a number of Petcos in the Dallas and Houston areas and they've all had them. I've seen one or 2 in seemingly ok condition. The rest have all had them mixed in with other inappropriate species in really bad conditions. Usually with very dry substrate like hay or pellets. I've pointed out to various employees/managers that either their turtles were sick, dehydrated, or were going to be sick due to the setup they were in, all with varying degrees of interest or caring. One employee looked positively horrified when I handed her one really pretty forest hingeback that had an obvious eye infection and told her that it would need veterinary care. : : I was just curious. Petco was just the first place I saw this beautiful type of turtle.

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