Tortoise shipping

[Scorpendra]

my dad's finally found a home for the tortoise we've been trying to give away. however, the guy's in North Carolia iirc. neither of us know exactly how to ship a vert. naturally, the box'd have to be padded, tightly sealed and have the "fragile" and "this side up" signs, but nothing beyond that.

 

[Scorpendra]

nevermind, my dad (and hopefully i) is going to rendez-vous with the guy's friend who'll be in the city for a while.

 

[Barbedwirecat]

AWWW!! I woulda taken it, been lookin for a friend for my own *pout pout* what kind did ya have?

 

[Scorpendra]

it was sold as a "madagascar hingeback" but i know that's just a phony petstore name.

 

[Barbedwirecat]

AWWWW *pout poutpout*:}

 

[Scorpendra]

it's that we wanted to give it a home that was some type of reserve and not a store or a hobbyist (regardles of skill or knowledge).

 

[Barbedwirecat]

Hmmm...I wonder if its the place I know. Good for you! I totally agree wholeheartedly on that one. Do you know what it really was? Have any pics?

 

[Scorpendra]

pictures? yes. good pictures? no.

 

[Sherekahn777]

Well, thats def. a hingeback. I've never seen a hingback like that though, its beatiful. Are you sure its not what the pet store said??

 

[Scorpendra]

sci. name?

 

[Barbedwirecat]

Kinixys homeana

http://www.wnyherp.org/care-sheets/turtles/hingeback.php

 

[Scorpendra]

a fine example of how most petshop workers will say anything to sell you an animal.

 

[Barbedwirecat]

True, but if you look at the link I sent their common names are not so far off from what they told you, at least they said hingeback LOL, I've seen sulcactas posing as box turtles, THATS a person that will be in for a surprise.

 

[Scorpendra]

lol, yeah. but the care was way off.