Everyones a rescuer!

[cooljules]

Originally Posted by REPTAREXPERT

yep this is true CJ i usually try not to ask for a fee but on the odd occasion it cant be helped and even so i try to make the fee £10 or less....

you are right however you do need to be careful with children but i have rehomed reptiles to children personally with no guilt as i request there parents come with them and a form of identification aswell

i rehomed another male BD last week, to a girl of 12, whos father foned me a few weeks ago, they had read up for ages, got everything but my name was mentioned in there fishing club, by a member who i had asked for large tanks and ext filters, so they came to see me, and took a very well looked after when it came to me subadult BD...and are coming again soon.

[DRACONODON]

Originally Posted by cooljules

i rehomed another male BD last week, to a girl of 12, whos father foned me a few weeks ago, they had read up for ages, got everything but my name was mentioned in there fishing club, by a member who i had asked for large tanks and ext filters, so they came to see me, and took a very well looked after when it came to me subadult BD...and are coming again soon.

Brilliant hows the turtles?

[cooljules]

Originally Posted by REPTAREXPERT

Brilliant hows the turtles?

Well last week, we had another slider/cooter came, and the woman down south it came from, sent me a pm and wants to send or pay for some food, wrote me a nice pm etc... all the other people who gave (dumped is usually a better word) couldnt care less what happens to them...but this woman was happy it had found a new home, until it can go into the big garden pond next year and made a nice gesture

the new wierd soft shell has now lots of river sand to bury in....

its differant, sliders etc spend 90% out on land basking, but the sfoft shell spends 90% of the time in the water under sand

[DRACONODON]

awww bless her thats very nice!!!!

i personally am not TURTLE PERSON but could do i would not be willing to see them abandoned....
if some one came to me asking if i would take some turts in i would but find them a new home straight away or phone another rescue that new what they were doing

i.e yourself

[cooljules]

Originally Posted by REPTAREXPERT

awww bless her thats very nice!!!!

i personally am not TURTLE PERSON but could do i would not be willing to see them abandoned....
if some one came to me asking if i would take some turts in i would but find them a new home straight away or phone another rescue that new what they were doing

i.e yourself

(i have another 2 due tomorrow)

seems a mad rush of turts at the moment....and i havent asked for any or said i have the space so come on bring em...

soon i will have to say no to more, until the large pond next year, but none would survive now if dumped in a pond...and unfortunatly, i dont know anyone who can take in turtles

[DRACONODON]

hmmmm have you noticed private rescues such as ourselves are called into action every year coming up to around xmas time....

il ask around if you like see if some of my friends would like to rehome turtles

[ReptileKid]

Theres always turts about, i've rehomed a couple of babys,
but havnt got the eqiptment for adults, the baby i rehomed was found on a high street it mesured around 2" so only a baby, it was quite healthy though, i still wonder how it got there, either dumped or made a fair old jurney!
Shame because there lovley animals!

[Saedcantas]

The most demonstrative thing I can add to this topic is to point out that literally last week "Oasis Reps" who probably is a genuine guy, was keeping his new boa with a desk lamp sellotaped to the side of it's viv, placed perfectly for a fire, burns or perhaps some water related electrocution.

He was seriously non the wiser until others clutched their heads in awe. Then took days for a "new fitting" to properly deck the viv out arrived.

Ready for anything?
Equipped for anything?
Experienced enough for anything?

A prime example I'm afraid

[ReptileKid]

Originally Posted by Saedcantas

The most demonstrative thing I can add to this topic is to point out that literally last week "Oasis Reps" who probably is a genuine guy, was keeping his new boa with a desk lamp sellotaped to the side of it's viv, placed perfectly for a fire, burns or perhaps some water related electrocution.

He was seriously non the wiser until others clutched their heads in awe. Then took days for a "new fitting" to properly deck the viv out arrived.

Ready for anything?
Equipped for anything?
Experienced enough for anything?

A prime example I'm afraid

The lamp was not taped to the side?
it was Srewed down the the floor, also there was mesh covering it,
while i waited for my new lamp to arrive.
Also, all my reptile are perfectly healthy so i think i must be doing somthing right.

[cooljules]

Originally Posted by oasis_reps

The lamp was not taped to the side?
it was Srewed down the the floor, also there was mesh covering it,
while i waited for my new lamp to arrive.

never kept them, but if it gave off heat to right temps, was secure and safe and did the job...seems fine