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Good Guy Chris Hembree aka bigbeaks

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This is not a buying and selling sort of review post for me. More of a matter of service.

Chris Hembree is a kind lady that pours a lot of effort into her animals.

I often am faced with the trying choice of growing out certain offspring indoors under special conditions for specific experimental reasons versus selling them (or letting them fend for themselves outdoors with the variability in conditions that such a style brings). Cannot keep every individual baby that I would like to. Not even close, really. As such, I sometimes previously would part with dynamite animals I would otherwise keep, but simply did not fit into adult colonies while I also had too little space to do them great justice indoors. I still do part with such extra robust and high-performing animals, but I can retain at least a few more than I used to thanks to the outsourced nurturing that Chris has provided.

Chris assumed custody of some of my younger project-focused animals and has done very well with them. Even with individual variation due to genetics, appetite, and idiosyncrasies of personality, the bulk of the babies sent have done well to better than well. I appreciate the extra steps she takes to provide good care for her animals as well as my own and she is always ready to engage in open dialogue regarding any concerns or details either of us might have.

I am appreciative of all that she does for me and that is the impetus for this good guy post/thread.
 
I agree! Chris Hembree is very conscientious and she does a terrific job raising young tortoises of many different species, some for herself and some for selected others such as Nick.
 
Thank you very much Nick for your kind words about how I raise tortoises. To watch the babies grow up and develop into beautiful tortoises is my passion. I am very intrigued with them, as well as always eager to learn more and more about tortoises. I will never learn everything there is to know about tortoises, but that is part of what fascinates me with them. You have been a wonderful teacher to me, even though I have to "Google" some of your words :)


Also thank you Bill for your kind words as well. You have always been more than willing to answer any and all of my questions.
 
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