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I wanted to make mention of a nice experience I had today with Joshua Rodriguez and Marco Ortiz of Half-Shell Ranch. I visited a reptile show in Tampa earlier today to kill some time and see if there was anything that either suited my projects or suited my fancy. I came across an older and larger LTC female yellow foot tortoise at the table of these two gentlemen. She had/has all of the outward appearance hallmarks of good health as well as seemed/seems very comfortable with human handling. Other offerings at their table were nice as well. Both Josh and Marco readily answered my few simple questions and were engaged, polite, and friendly. The payment process was efficient and painless. My in-person experience was positive and I mentioned after the purchase that I would be describing my experience here.

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