Jacknife
Very Well-Known Member
Searching through that wondrous site 'GT' when I stumbled across an ad for an Eastern Long Neck for sale.
According to the ad it's over ten years old and I'm assuming it's been in this tank for all of them.
If the missus wouldn't have a hissy fit I'd take it just so it's no longer neglected like this.
The thing I fear is that someone else who doesn't know any better buys it thinking housing like this is acceptable, or that the seller thinks they've done nothing wrong by someone willing to buy it without saying anything.
I know there is another thread right now debating the issue of licensing on the more common species with Beardies as an example. I would say Turtles are almost as common and right here is a prime example as to why licensing is important as far as making people think a bit more about researching an animals requirements before buying them - as these non licensed folk quite clearly have not...
According to the ad it's over ten years old and I'm assuming it's been in this tank for all of them.
If the missus wouldn't have a hissy fit I'd take it just so it's no longer neglected like this.
The thing I fear is that someone else who doesn't know any better buys it thinking housing like this is acceptable, or that the seller thinks they've done nothing wrong by someone willing to buy it without saying anything.
I know there is another thread right now debating the issue of licensing on the more common species with Beardies as an example. I would say Turtles are almost as common and right here is a prime example as to why licensing is important as far as making people think a bit more about researching an animals requirements before buying them - as these non licensed folk quite clearly have not...