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Anyone Have A Unwanted Tortoise - Husband Has Always Wanted One And His Birthday Is Approaching...........please Let Me Know.
Thanks
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I'm not sure, but arn't there limitations on trading tortoises? Make sure you look into the legal side if you havn't already
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I thought that was only on importing them? they are a pretty expensive piece of kit - c.£150 for the beastie and £100 - £150 for the vivarium.
Then there shell polish, the collar and lead etc...
Cracking present though - OH is v lucky!
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A patient of mine received a tortoise for her 50th birthday from her husband.
The legal restrictions are on IMPORTING them. They cannot be imported.
What you need to find is a breeder in this country. It is possible, but likely to be expensive.
A quick Google just found There seem to be others though.
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Our local pet shop breeds them at £175 a time- cute little critters!
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Crikey - £175 a time? I'm gonna start breeding them!
How hard can it be, a mummy and daddy tortoise, some soft music & tub of ice-cream.. Bingo, 175 quid!
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This might be of interest to anyone wanting to keep tortoises
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collar and lead??
I had a tortoise when I was little, his name was Fred.
I knew this, cos whe I found him strolling down the road, his name was painted vividly in red on his shell.
They should've painted their phone no. too, cos I took him home, and he lived with us, cos no one answered the ads for 'found tortoise' in the local shops.
He was a very nice toroise, and he ate like ahorse. But our relationship was short lives, as he climbed over the fence and naffed off up the road; where he was doubtless found by someone else who thought
'ah Fred, pity they didn't paint his phone no.....'
Anyhoo, they're a lot of money for a critter that can climb tall fences to escape....ah now I see, collar and lead.
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Last tortoise I bought was 8 shillings in 1969!!!
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I have always wanted a tortoise, sorry that is not helpful but just so you know your Husband is not alone!
I did try to buy a small (yes a mini ) version of one years back, they had to kept in a tank though I wanted one to roam the garden, good luck with your search
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Thank you all for your replies - I am still on the lookout for one - Husband has researched the tortoises needs etc, so im pretty confident he knows how to look after it. just got to find the little cutie now at a decent price!!!!