Most personable species?

[Oscar_Smith]

I'm just so interested to see what y'all think. To clarify, I mean outgoing, won't hide in its shell while you approach, etc. My personal opinion is Russians, because Oscar never hesitates to run up to me (for food, of course)

 

[lismar79]

Russians are not afraid of anything!

 

[Grandpa Turtle 144]

I'm sorry Oscarbut you must only have Russians cause they will part to let you walk through their enclosure so will Hermanns Evan leopards but you step in to my Marginals enclosure the mail will give you a hard time as if you forgot to knock before you walked in ! And they never put their heads in their shell .

 

[Iochroma]

So Grandpa, does that mean you think Marginateds are the most personable?

 

[Grandpa Turtle 144]

Lochroma
Yes the most personable and the the highest ability to interact with people

 

[Tim/Robin]

I second the marginated vote!!!

 

[sunshyne621]

Red foots!!! My girl is so funny and bossy. Never pulls her head in and is always waiting for her food. She sees you coming up are stairs and comes right to the edge of her enclosure.

 

[terryo]

Tortoises are great! I've only had two Cherry Heads, and my close friend has Sulcata's and Yellow foots, so I'm no expert on tortoises. I love the box turtles best. I've never had one that didn't have an outgoing personality. They make me laugh every day.

 

[harris]

Manouria emys emys. They're like my Labradors! Except for the fur part.

 

[FLINTUS]

I'd second manouria, then maybe aldabras from my experience.

 

[ALDABRAMAN]

 

[Tom]

Lochroma
Yes the most personable and the the highest ability to interact with people

Says the man who has no sulcatas...

 

[Tom]

In my experience, no tortoise species is more personable than the sulcata. Certainly not the right species for everyone, but definitely the most personable.

 

[leigti]

I don't know, I think I would have to go with Aldabra. I am basing this purely on all ALDABRAMAN's posts. They even seem less destructive and therefore easier keepers then sulcata. But they may also be less tolerant of colder or drier climates.

 

[jeffjeff]

some Russians are pretty brave. this is what sparky does when you put your hand in there. hope this link works

 

[smarch]

I only have Russians so my immediate answer without much thinking was Russian, my Nank is a ball of personality.
But with so many Russians coming from the wild, ones from pet stores can either adapt (like Nank did) or pretty much be timid of everything... I've heard of people owning Russians with the personality of a rock.

I think through what I've seen on the forum I'd personally put sulcatas up at the top, with a lot of that being on @maggie3fan 's Bob, he may just be the most personable of the most personable species

But I also believe every individual tortoise is different, just like people some are shy some are not. Some like people, some not so much.

 

[Maggie Cummings]

The most personable....

 

[Neal]

In my experience, nothing compares to the personality of an Indian Star tortoise.

 

[Tom]

In my experience, nothing compares to the personality of an Indian Star tortoise.

Well that is true!

 

[mike taylor]

I have to say red foots . My reds can be sleeping I open the door all of them fight to the front . Then the sulcatas . Harry will follow me around . Sally has only been here a short time but she loves my wife . She will walk right up to her no matter what she was doing . Then as for turtles I'd have to give that to my red ear siders .