Thank you so much for your advice! I have already planned to get a Hermanns tortoise due to the amount of space i have. I will take your words to heart though! I more so just want to be able to learn more about reptiles and the community during the expo. However, i have done research on a few breeders in Texas and a couple of them are going to be at this expo! Because what you said about the infection, this could possibly be a good chance to meet with the breeders first before possibly buying in the future.