Gastro3003 aka Dr. Robert Brunner -- Scam Artist, Forger, Beware!

Ici -- Would you be so kind as to answer my question presented in post #395? Thanks! :-)

I rarely post, but frequently lurk.
This thread is fascinating.
The questions I would love to see answered are:

~ Is the tort alive? (an easy yes or no, without anyone having to give away potentially incriminating info about genetics or permits). I think the tort is alive, and would love to see a photo with a date to prove it, no matter who has him.

~ Is the paperwork from Parrots of the World fake? (I am fairly involved in the parrot world, and to my knowledge PoW is a bird seller only, not a vet) My curiosity regarding the paperwork also includes the question of why anyone would pay $75 to dispose of the body? Perhaps things are different in NY, but here shelters charge $5 to dispose of bodies of deceased pets, or he could be buried for free.

The answers to those questions would satisfy most of my curiosity.

Has any one considered that the bills are real and that another tortoise in his possession got sick and died?
Brian Ferriera

Originally Posted by Brian Ferriera

Has any one considered that the bills are real and that another tortoise in his possession got sick and died?
Brian Ferriera

To answer your question directly, several people have.

There are still issues with said bill and the service provider.

Originally Posted by srsb

I rarely post, but frequently lurk.
This thread is fascinating.
The questions I would love to see answered are:

~ Is the tort alive? (an easy yes or no, without anyone having to give away potentially incriminating info about genetics or permits). I think the tort is alive, and would love to see a photo with a date to prove it, no matter who has him.

~ Is the paperwork from Parrots of the World fake? (I am fairly involved in the parrot world, and to my knowledge PoW is a bird seller only, not a vet) My curiosity regarding the paperwork also includes the question of why anyone would pay $75 to dispose of the body? Perhaps things are different in NY, but here shelters charge $5 to dispose of bodies of deceased pets, or he could be buried for free.

The answers to those questions would satisfy most of my curiosity.

A pack of cigarettes in N.Y. is almost triple what it cost in southeast Pa. Just sayin'.

Ici -- Can I take your silence to my inquiries in post #395 & #401 as admission of guilt and you did indeed sell the tortoise to Dr. Brunner for 5k but never supplied proof of lineage ... looks like scammer to scammer .. makes sense you didn't provide him with information .. otherwise there would have been no reason fro Tuan to contact you or Bill .. he would have just gotten proof from Dr. Brunner :-)
Regardless ... I look forward to hearing back from Evvonne on the authenticity of the Parrots of the World documentation ... will be great to actually have some facts and proof here.

Has anyone an idea on this tortoise's approximate weight?

Originally Posted by JButera

Has anyone an idea on this tortoise's approximate weight?

I cannot locate the original ad right at the moment, but I believe the tortoise was advertised as being 15" in length. A male Radiated Tortoise of that size could weigh as much as 25-28 lbs. in good health. I have a 16" male that weighs 30 lbs. and a 16.5" male that weighs 32 lbs. as a comparison.

The tortoise was advertised as a 15 inch breeder male .. so as Bill indicated.

In the Iguanas classifieds, there is a post by the Doc for a pair of Ctenosaura Defensor and a Ctenosaura Clarki being grouped for a sale. The pictures in the Doc's ad of the Defensor are straight from another ad for Defensor by a user "argus". I suppose it's possible the Doc bought the Defensor off of argus, and is now selling them, but it's odd that the post for sale by argus was just made at the end of July. That would mean the Doc is selling them pretty quickly after receiving them, if they were actually purchased from argus. Or he could just be using other people's pictures for his ads and may not even own any Ctenosaura, which wouldn't be too crazy to believe after his actions in this thread. Attached pictures of the ads of both Doc and argus. Note the dates.

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