Crocker
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Does anybody know where I can get a baby red foot tortoise for cheap????
crocker
Jun 16, 2003 02:41 PM
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teepee
Jun 16, 2003 03:51 PM
Cheap is not the way to go. Find a breeder who raises them, and buy from them. Make sure they are not just being farm raised in Brazil. Remember that breeders put $1,000's into feeding their adults each year. Put yourself in their place and after you figure in the time for care and cleaning as well as the food bills, ask yourself "If I was the breeder, how much would I ask for my offspring". Go to the classifieds, and check out the going rate for the hatchlings. Add 10% if you are talking directly to the breeder. Trust me, save yourself the trouble and buy from the little breeders. You'll get a clean healthy hatchling that will grow to a nice adult without the troubles.
mayday
Jun 16, 2003 04:37 PM
Buy from a smaller breeder who sells THEIR OWN hatchlings.
A good breeder will tell you lay dates, hatch dates and incubation temps.
