Not quite so...
European tortoises and the like might have been that cheap but the tortoises that typically had holes drilled in their shells were either unheard of or very expensive at that time... Leopards, Sulcatas, Burmese...
Those tortoises were bought from villagers who had them for food and shipped to the states or europe for really big bucks.
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Originally Posted by wildlifewarrior
well 40 years ago tortoises were like £3 in todays money so they were cheap and so they wer enot considered a valuable pet in price wise. my anutie had one for her 3 birthday ..49 years ago now and it's still going to this day but i think that was down to her mother (my nan) taking them to birginham zoo to get advice.
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